ScottPleavin rated Enshittification: 4 stars
Enshittification by Cory Doctorow
Enshittification: it’s not just you―the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify.
We’re living through …
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ScottPleavin rated Darwin's children: 3 stars
Darwin's children by Greg Bear
Greg Bear's Nebula Award--winning novel, Darwin's Radio, painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap …
ScottPleavin rated A Canticle for Leibowitz: 4 stars
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. (St. Leibowitz, #1)
In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved in a monastery, as "sacred books". The monks preserve for centuries …
ScottPleavin rated Why We Sleep: 5 stars
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, …
ScottPleavin rated Why We Sleep: 5 stars
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our …
ScottPleavin rated Exit Strategy: 4 stars
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
Martha Wells returns to her Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The …
ScottPleavin rated Sunstorm: 4 stars
ScottPleavin rated Time's Eye: 4 stars
Time's Eye by Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter (A Time Odyssey)
ScottPleavin rated Solaris: 3 stars
Stanisław Lem: Solaris (Polish language, 1995, Interart)
Solaris by Stanisław Lem (Dzieła / Stanisław Lem -- 10)
The cult-classic by Stanislaw Lem that spawned the movie is now available for your Kindle! Until now the only English …
ScottPleavin rated A Scanner Darkly: 2 stars
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
A Scanner Darkly is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical story …
ScottPleavin rated Hyperion: 2 stars
Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called the Shrike. There are those …
ScottPleavin rated Spin: 4 stars
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
Spin is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer Robert Charles Wilson. It was published in 2005 and won the …
ScottPleavin rated Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1): 4 stars
Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) by John Scalzi
John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in …
ScottPleavin rated Leviathan Falls: 4 stars
Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #9)
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the …
ScottPleavin rated Parable of the Sower: 2 stars
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1)
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future.
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