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Antonis reads reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)

Becky Chambers: A Closed and Common Orbit (Hardcover, 2016, HODDER & STOUGHTON)

Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - …

Review of 'A Closed and Common Orbit' on Goodreads

3 stars

More focused than the opening book, still branches out where needed to build a solid perspective on the characters. It was really refreshing to go through a story where individuals are fundamentally good, where people are there for each other and try to be understanding.

Antonis reads rated To sympan, oi theoi, oi anthro poi: 4 stars

Jean-Pierre Vernant: To sympan, oi theoi, oi anthro poi (Greek language, 2001, Ekdoseis Pataki)

To sympan, oi theoi, oi anthro poi by Jean-Pierre Vernant

Antonis reads rated Roadside Picnic: 4 stars

Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky: Roadside Picnic (Paperback, 2000, Gollancz)

Roadside Picnic by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky (SF Collector's Edition)

Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture …

Antonis reads rated All tomorrow's parties: 3 stars

William Gibson: All tomorrow's parties (Hardcover, 1999, Viking)

All tomorrow's parties by William Gibson

From his cardboard box in the Tokyo subway, connected to the Internet, a clairvoyant cyberpunk mobilizes his friends to avert …

Antonis reads rated Virtual Light: 3 stars

William Gibson: Virtual Light (Paperback, 1994, Penguin Books)

Virtual Light by William Gibson (Bridge Trilogy, #1)

‘Chevette never stole things, or anyway not from other people, and definitely not when she was working.’

So how's she …

Antonis reads rated Hamlet: 2 stars

William Shakespeare: Hamlet (2017, The Arden Shakespeare)

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In this quintessential Shakespeare tragedy, a young prince's halting pursuit of revenge for the murder of his father unfolds in …

Antonis reads reviewed Wild palms by Wagner, Bruce.

No cover — Wagner, Bruce.: Wild palms (1993, Arrow)

Review of 'Wild palms' on Goodreads

2 stars

Somehow it's even nuttier than the TV series, more focused on Harry's breakdown than the VR/TV/Celebrity/Religion/Drug themes. It even manages to explicitly reference its own TV adaptation.

Antonis reads reviewed Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In this quintessential Shakespeare tragedy, a young prince's halting pursuit of revenge for the murder …

Review of 'Hamlet' on Goodreads

3 stars

Nice interplay between the leading characters, Peko and Smile are different yet move in parallel in a literal yin-yang spiral (it's in the story's logo after all). The game of Ping Pong as a stage for different personalities, intertwined goals and needs between players, coaches, spectators. The actual match sketches are proof of Matsumoto knowing what he's drawing about; a fine line between impressionistic blurs and hard black/white realism.