knizer commented on Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #13)
A fantasy tale follows the experiences of Discworld, a flat, circular planet that travels through …
ohhhh 2 days left on Libby - ahh gotta marathon this audiobook
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Boston - usually #SFF, #GraphicNovels, and #Fiction. Eldritch Millennial.
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knizer commented on The Dark Lord of Derkholm (Gollancz) by Diana Wynne Jones
intermittently reading this one to spouse at bedtime 😴😘📖
knizer stopped reading Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky
left for trip and havent picked this up
knizer commented on Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 07 by Ryoko Kui (Delicious in Dungeon, #07)
It's eat or be eaten...literally!
oops gotta go back to the librry
knizer commented on Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
After eighty years of fragile peace, the Architects are back, wreaking havoc as they consume …
theres just a lot that happens - its well written - i keep losing focus and its taking me ages to read
knizer commented on Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky
I'm gonna slog it out but reading the introduction, first, and conclusion chapter probably would give you the same result. There's a lot of data presented as evidence, but much of it is 40 years old so feels less pertinent in the current climate.
knizer commented on Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture, #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
After eighty years of fragile peace, the Architects are back, wreaking havoc as they consume …
theres a lot to keep track of in this book.
knizer commented on Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin
In 1964, Daniel Ellsberg was one of the Pentagon insiders helping to plan a war …
This is so good.
Hypericum by Manuele Fior
Teresas Leben folgte bislang einer geraden Linie. So erreicht sie alle Ziele scheinbar mühelos und es ist keine Überraschung, dass …
knizer finished reading Hypericum by Manuele Fior
Teresas Leben folgte bislang einer geraden Linie. So erreicht sie alle Ziele scheinbar mühelos und …
Delightful quick read; parallel stories: excerpts from the journal of the discoverer of Tutankhamun’s tomb; and a fictionalized romance of our young female curator protagonist experiencing 90s unified Germany and setting up an exhibition of the same artifacts.
knizer started reading Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin
In 1964, Daniel Ellsberg was one of the Pentagon insiders helping to plan a war …
YA audiobook on the Pentagon Papers and adjacent events
knizer stopped reading The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and …
alas, automatic Libby return
knizer reviewed I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
She was born Marguerite, but her brother Bailey nicknamed her Maya ("mine"). As little children …
excellent memoir
5 stars
autobiography of her childhood growing up poor in America in the 1930s and 40s.
Audiobook (read by her!) added to the experience (its on libby, maybe free via your LPL).
Not an easy read at times - traumatic experiences - but, wow, what a story shared by a master storyteller.
knizer commented on The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik (Scholomance, #3)
The one thing you never talk about while you’re in the Scholomance is what you’ll …
I must have cruised through this book the other time I read it, barely recall the major plot beats so this time through is shockingly pleasantly fresh.
knizer wants to read Orbital by Samantha Harvey
A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize–winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation …
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