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JL Peridot rated Picture of Dorian Gray : The Picture of Dorian Gray: 5 stars
Picture of Dorian Gray : The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published …
JL Peridot rated Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things: 5 stars
JL Peridot reviewed Jasper Cliff by Josh Kemp
Dark and compelling.
5 stars
JL Peridot rated Jasper Cliff: 5 stars
JL Peridot rated The Private Lives of Trees: 4 stars
The Private Lives of Trees
short novella about imagination, families and relationships
JL Peridot rated Fifteen Dogs: 5 stars
Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
An utterly convincing and moving look at the beauty and perils of consciousness.
— I wonder, said Hermes, what it …
JL Peridot rated Globalhead: 5 stars
Globalhead by Bruce Sterling
This second collection of short fiction by Bruce Sterling, set in such disparate environments as ancient Assyria and posthuman France, …
JL Peridot rated Can't Spell Treason Without Tea: 5 stars
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, …
JL Peridot rated Fake As Puck: 5 stars
JL Peridot rated Scream Baby Scream: 5 stars
Scream Baby Scream by Sonia Palermo
One night. One masked stalker. Two rules.
The only thing I don't expect is the stranger lurking in the shadows, …
JL Peridot rated Brave New World: 5 stars
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
JL Peridot rated The Mountain in the Sea: 5 stars
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
There are creatures in the water of Con Dao. To the locals, they're monsters. To the corporate owners of the …
JL Peridot rated The hacker crackdown: 5 stars
The hacker crackdown by Bruce Sterling
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier is a work of nonfiction by Bruce Sterling first published …