essteeyou replied to David Swinstead's status
@swinstead Yikes, how did it manage that in 24 pages?
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I primarily read science fiction, but I will also read some general fiction, and even an interesting autobiography.
I love The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I'm not sure if anything I'll ever read will supplant it as my favorite thing to read.
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essteeyou commented on Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard
Simulacra and Simulation (French: Simulacres et Simulation) is a 1981 philosophical treatise by the sociologist …
I have a study guide to help me get through this, and I still find myself needing additional outside help. My poor brain.
essteeyou finished reading Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Awesome! I liked the ending a lot.
essteeyou commented on Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
I wasn't expecting a potentially supernatural element.
essteeyou started reading Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Reading this based primarily on Station Eleven.
essteeyou finished reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner)
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the …
The ending is pretty odd, but the book was enjoyable. Definitely want to watch the movies again.
essteeyou started reading Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
I'm reading this with my seven-year-old. It's way above his age group, but I'm changing the few swear words as I go. He's seen them in the book, and he knows it's not appropriate for him to say them to people. He's a fan of Pumpkin.
essteeyou commented on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner)
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the …
I really want to watch both Bladerunner movies now.
essteeyou commented on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner)
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the …
Made a quick start. I don't know why I wasn't expecting electric sheep.
essteeyou started reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner)
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the …
This is something I've been meaning to read for a really long time.
essteeyou finished reading Polostan by Neal Stephenson (Bomb Light, #1)
Well, now I'm just going to be waiting for book 2.
essteeyou replied to xylogx@bookwyrm.world's status
@xylogx@bookwyrm.world Leading up to world war 2 ;-)
essteeyou commented on Polostan by Neal Stephenson (Bomb Light, #1)
I keep thinking that Dawn/Aurora has had such a hard life, and then there's an occasional reminder that she's still only like 17-19 years old.
essteeyou commented on Polostan by Neal Stephenson (Bomb Light, #1)
I'm curious about the scope of this series now. I'm 50% through book one, and there are hints of massive scope, but not too much in the way of specifics.