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Apollo

apollo@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 11 months ago

Speculative fiction and comics enthusiast.

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https://apollolemmon.com/

https://cozymech.com/@apollo

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Apollo's books

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2025 Reading Goal

Success! Apollo has read 57 of 52 books.

Marie Kondo: Letter from Japan (Hardcover, 2025, Crown)

In her most personal book yet, the iconic star of the hit Netflix series Tidying …

Kondo Contextualized and Japan Celebrated

Letter from Japan gives context to Kondo's other books, pointing out the cultural influences that shaped her approach to tidying. It's also a love letter to Japan and its culture, celebrating the aspects of the place and people that positively shaped her worldview.

Hwang Bo-reum: Every Day I Read (Hardcover, 2025, Macmillan Publishers)

Why do we read? What is it that we hope to take away from the …

A Traditional Appreciation of Books

I enjoyed this collection of essays full of a love for books, even if it felt a bit more traditional than I'd prefer. Celebrating the appreciation of books and bibliophiles was a cozy, unchallenging experience.

Ecy Femi King: Bit by Bit (2024, Stanford University Press)

A Fun Computer Science Intro

Presenting Python, C++, and computer science concepts as comics works very well on this case. There's humour that softens some challenging concepts and the whole thing hangs together very well. I would have loved to have this when I studied computer science. There are some Stanford-specific bits, but this is suitable for anyone interested in programming languages.

reviewed More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

Satoshi Yagisawa: More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (2024, Manilla)

More Books, Relationships, and Slice of Life

This second Morusaki Bookshop novel is more of the same stories of relationships, heartache, and books. It's immersive, and both people and places felt fully explored.