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I read a bit of everything, but mostly sci-fi. Me on Masto: social.coop/@anaulin
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anaulin rated Exit Strategy: 5 stars

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be …
anaulin rated Rogue Protocol: 5 stars

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
SciFi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is again on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more …
anaulin rated Artificial Condition: 5 stars

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells’s Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems …
anaulin rated All Systems Red: 5 stars

All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved …
anaulin rated Compulsory: 5 stars

Compulsory by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #0.5)
Murderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha Wells—has proven to be one of the most popular characters in 21st-century …
anaulin rated Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative: 5 stars

Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad
Nine days before October 7, 2023, award-winning author Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture at Columbia University. …
anaulin rated The Reformatory: 5 stars

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Jim Crow Florida, 1950.
Twelve-year-old Robert Stephens Jr., who for a trivial scuffle with a white boy is sent to …

Livesuit by James S.A. Corey (The Captive's War, #1.5)
Humanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is …

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
This is a story about Peter Duke who went on to be a famous actor. This is a story about …
anaulin rated The salt eaters: 4 stars
anaulin rated On the Abolition of All Political Parties: 4 stars
anaulin rated Small Things Like These: 5 stars

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize
"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, New …
anaulin rated All About Love: 5 stars

All About Love by bell hooks
All About Love: New Visions is a book by bell hooks published in 2000 that discusses aspects of love in …