TimmyMac rated A Psalm for the Wild-Built: 5 stars

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
I go through phases - sometimes I'm bingeing science fiction or fantasy, sometimes it's classical literature like Moby Dick or Don Quixote. My tastes have historically been pretty dude-centric (Tom Robbins, Cormac McCarthy, Thom McGuane, Hemingway, Steinbeck) but I'm working on that.
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It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …

It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …

Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth.
Hungry for power and knowledge, …

Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth.
Hungry for power and knowledge, …
Another terrific book from Martin Cruz Smith. The sparseness of his writing suits the hard boiled nature of Arkady Renko's world but is also somehow appropriately Russian.
Another terrific book from Martin Cruz Smith. The sparseness of his writing suits the hard boiled nature of Arkady Renko's world but is also somehow appropriately Russian.
What a tremendous combination of modern technology and the best kind of sparse detective story. There were a couple of editorial choices that I found jarring, but otherwise just loved the story. I could see Philip Marlowe getting caught up in this kind of thing, he just didn't have Signal and Tor at his disposal.
Can't wait for the next one!
What a tremendous combination of modern technology and the best kind of sparse detective story. There were a couple of editorial choices that I found jarring, but otherwise just loved the story. I could see Philip Marlowe getting caught up in this kind of thing, he just didn't have Signal and Tor at his disposal.
Can't wait for the next one!

The DisCO Manifesto is a deep dive into the world of Distributed Cooperative Organizations. Over its 80 colorful pages, you …
Very much enjoying so far. Feels like it took a chapter or two for Doctorow to dial in the tone, but now he's got it.
Very much enjoying so far. Feels like it took a chapter or two for Doctorow to dial in the tone, but now he's got it.

A grabby next-Tuesday thriller about cryptocurrency shenanigans that will awaken you to how the world really works.
Martin Hench …