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Matto

mattofr@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 years, 10 months ago

Read fiction as well as non-fiction. Started reading somewhere in the seventies, still enjoying a good book :)

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Sönke Ahrens: How to Take Smart Notes (Paperback, 2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)

An informational book that describes and advocates for the note taking system of the German …

Review of 'How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers' on 'GoodReads'

Must read for everyone reading non-fiction.

H. Beam Piper: Space Viking (1983, Ace)

When his wife is murdered on his wedding day, Lucas Trask launches himself on a …

Review of 'Space Viking' on 'GoodReads'

Shallow, reasonable paced entertaining story, could be used for a television series.
Typical stupid ideas from the USA culture: it is OK to bomb, raid and rape people from other societies, as long as yours is more advanced; democracies will fail, and the population must arm it self, governments should intervene as little as possible.
A few women in this book are there to be pretty and loved, beside these, women are seen as objects to be used for pleasure of the crew.

Tom De Haven, Bruce Jensen: William Gibson's Neuromancer, Vol. 1 (Paperback, 1989, Epic Comics)

Review of "William Gibson's Neuromancer, Vol. 1" on 'GoodReads'

3-1/2 stars. I read the version from the internet archive, with comes with some spelling challenges (spaces between words are a missing at a rate of about one space per sentence).
The story is weird and the language a strange slang. But I enjoyed reading the book. Wow, what a story for the era in which it it is written.