copystar finished reading Doppelganger by Naomi Klein
What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self—a double who …
This book captures this moment so exceptionally well. I loved its multi-faceted approach and storytelling.
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copystar finished reading What I Mean To Say by Ian Williams (Massey Lectures)
Conversational, meandering, disappointing
copystar rated The Notebook: 5 stars
The Notebook by Roland Allen
We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did this simple invention come from? How did they revolutionise our lives, …
copystar finished reading The Notebook by Roland Allen
We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did this simple invention come from? How …
Loved this. Wise, entertaining, and illuminating
copystar finished reading Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these …
Exceptional. Many of these short stories consider learning and memory.
copystar finished reading Moonbound by Robin Sloan
The book opens on Earth, eleven thousand years from now. The Anth met their end …
My favourite of Robin Sloan’s books of fiction.
copystar finished reading Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan
Excellent read.
copystar finished reading Composing a life by Mary Catherine Bateson
Lynda Barry recommended this.
copystar finished reading Who Owns This Sentence? by David Bellos
This is the book on copyright that you should read
copystar finished reading Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
Heather McGhee’s specialty is the American economy—and the mystery of why it so often fails …
This should be required reading for all the folks who want to 'fix cities' and in doing so, never bring up the harms of racism.
copystar finished reading In Defence of Copyright by Hugh Stephens
Copyright is one of the cornerstones of western civilization; it is as relevant today, if …
I did not enjoy this book. I would recommend finding another book on copyright from an author who makes a good faith effort to engage with criticism.
copystar finished reading How Infrastructure Works by Deb Chachra
A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, …
Don’t dream of getting off the grid… …dream of better and resilient infrastructures of care for everyone.
copystar finished reading Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz
Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet—revealing how …
Solid business journalism that recounts the stories of the players and the deals behind the rise of Content Creators and their influence and interdependence with commercial social media platforms.
copystar finished reading The Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor
Writer, filmmaker, and organizer Astra Taylor takes a curious, critical, and ultimately hopeful look at …
Strongly recommended!
copystar finished reading Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by …
Needed this.