The struggle against oppression is longer than a lifetime. I loved the dystopian future Korea and the letters between Frobisher and Sixsmith.
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Curious microbiologist outside of academia working to make it possible to launch biotechnology projects from unlikely spaces (hopefully community driven!). Reading sci-fi since I was little (probably started with Monica Hughes) and I try to mix it up with some non-fiction too.
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danwchan finished reading Copra: Round One by Michel Fiffe (Copra, #01-06)
Copra: Round One by Michel Fiffe (Copra, #01-06)
"They're ugly. They're mean. But up until today, they've always been loyal. So when one of their own betrays them, …
danwchan finished reading Nimona by ND Stevenson
Nimona by ND Stevenson
From the Publisher:
A National Book Award Longlist Title
The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on …
danwchan started reading The Hologram by Cassie Thornton
The Hologram by Cassie Thornton
In an era when capitalism leaves so many to suffer and to die, with neoliberal 'self-care' offering little more than …
danwchan finished reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas is the third novel by British author David Mitchell. It was published in …
danwchan started reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas is the third novel by British author David Mitchell. It was published in 2004. It won the British …
danwchan finished reading Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology by David Graeber (Paradigm)
Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology by David Graeber (Paradigm)
"Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology" is one of a series of pamphlets published by Prickly Paradigm Press in 2004. With …
danwchan finished reading Conflict is Not Abuse by Sarah Schulman
From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of …
A extremely relevant discussion on the difficulties in disambiguating the behaviour of those who are processing Trauma and those who are exerting Supremacy that calls the us to more closely examine the ways in which we align ourselves with the participants in a conflict. Examples move through varying scales of human conflict in social relationships that are rooted in 1:1 interactions but build to a global scale.
danwchan started reading Conflict is Not Abuse by Sarah Schulman
Conflict is Not Abuse by Sarah Schulman
From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid …
danwchan reviewed The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the …
Interesting ideas, not a fan of the characterizations
3 stars
A bit rosy view of the world.
danwchan finished reading The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to …
danwchan rated How to clone a mammoth: 5 stars
How to clone a mammoth by Beth Alison Shapiro
"Could extinct species like mammoths and passenger pigeons be brought back to life? The science says yes. In [this book], …
danwchan rated This Census-Taker: 5 stars
This Census-Taker by China Miéville
"For readers of George Saunders, Kelly Link, David Mitchell, and Karen Russell, This Census-Taker is a stunning, uncanny, and profoundly …
danwchan rated The island of knowledge: 5 stars
The island of knowledge by Marcelo Gleiser
"Do all questions have answers? How much can we know about the world? Is there such a thing as an …
danwchan rated NeuroTribes: 5 stars
NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman
What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? …