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Justin Abrahms

abrahms@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 years, 11 months ago

I'm a software engineer with an interest in solarpunk topics.

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Justin Abrahms's books

Cory Doctorow: For the win (2012, Tom Doherty Associates)

In the near future, expert online game players around the world unite to stop the …

fantastic book about unionization

This is an awesome book that deals with future economies, workers rights, transnational corporations, and unionizing in the face of thugs and oppressive governments.High recommend.

reviewed The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)

Katherine Addison, Katherine Addison: The Goblin Emperor (Paperback, 2019, REBCA)

Maia, the youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, …

Review of 'The Goblin Emperor' on 'Goodreads'

Not bad but stuffy names

I liked the book. I'd read even more if there was more to read. I found the names to be a bit obstructive to reading. They are too similar, too numerous and could have just as well done without them in many cases.

Woody Guthrie: Bound for Glory (2004, Penguin Books Ltd)

First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, …

Review of 'Bound for Glory' on 'Goodreads'

Solid and down to earth

I loved the vibrant wording and harkening back to the era of trains. There are lots of parallels today of the downtrodden, though these days the white poor are a bit better off than they were.