Putting this away for now. There are great concepts and cool things, but it just doesn't pull at me. Feels like a chore to read, so then I don't.
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developer in norway. i read mostly technical books, sci-fi and fantasy - for my own enjoyment of course. life is too short to finish a boring book.
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TomasEkeli commented on The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) by Hannu Rajaniemi
A breathtaking joyride through the solar system several centuries hence, a world of marching cities, …
TomasEkeli commented on The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) by Hannu Rajaniemi
A breathtaking joyride through the solar system several centuries hence, a world of marching cities, …
This is a bit hard to read, but interesting
TomasEkeli wants to read The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female during each mating cycle, and …
TomasEkeli wants to read Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award in 1990. Subsequent stories have won the Asimov's …
TomasEkeli reviewed Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos) by Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos)
It's a classic for a reason
5 stars
Each chapter gives a totally different perspective, and they're all very well-written. A deeply troubling masterwork.
TomasEkeli wants to read DIASPORA by Greg Egan
TomasEkeli wants to read Dragon's egg by Robert L. Forward
Dragon's egg by Robert L. Forward
In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms--the cheela--living on Dragon's Egg, …
TomasEkeli wants to read Accelerando by Charles Stross
Accelerando by Charles Stross
The Singularity. It is the era of the posthuman. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings …
TomasEkeli started reading The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) by Hannu Rajaniemi
The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) by Hannu Rajaniemi, Hannu Rajaniemi
A breathtaking joyride through the solar system several centuries hence, a world of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people who …
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
Extremely cool and thought-provoking
5 stars
This is a mind-bending book, in a very good way. Not at all what I expected, and superbly engaging. Highly recommended!
TomasEkeli wants to read Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Recommended by @SharonCrockett@toot.community
TomasEkeli wants to read Binti (Binti, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor
Recommended by @Reea@mas.to
TomasEkeli wants to read Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone (The Craft Sequence, #1)
"A god has died, and it's up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic …
Recommended by @belghast@gamepad.club
TomasEkeli wants to read The Thief's Gamble by Juliet E. McKenna (Tales of Einarinn #1)
Recommended by @hairylarry@gamerplus.org