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Max Pearl

pearlbear@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 1 month ago

Science Fiction reader and writer.

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2024 Reading Goal

94% complete! Max Pearl has read 34 of 36 books.

reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)

Becky Chambers: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (EBook, 2021, Tom Doherty Associates) 4 stars

It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …

Delightful

5 stars

Really delightful book. Great world building, an interesting premise, and a lovely non-binary protagonist. Basically zero tension and violence, so if that's your thing you're likely to be bored. But the character development and world building are totally worth it for me.

Erik Larson: Demon of Unrest (2024, HarperCollins Publishers Limited) 5 stars

Amazing view of a relatively short time period

5 stars

This book just covers 6 months or so of the beginning of the Civil War, focused on Fort Sumter. It portrays characters largely unportrayed in any historical accounts of the time that I've read (I've read several.) I think between these two strategies, this is one of the more compelling accounts of this period of time. The author also spends a lot of time describing the environment and culture of Charleston and South Carolina at this time. I would highly recommend this if you are at all a fan of 19th century US history.