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poloniousmonk

poloniousmonk@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years ago

A WASP out of synch with the hive. Autodidacyic polymath. Enemy of the state since birth, and i'm tired of it.

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poloniousmonk's books

Douglas Coupland: JPod (2007)

JPod is a novel by Douglas Coupland published by Random House of Canada in 2006. …

truly hilarious

Highly intelligent absurdist humor that never quite pulks its tongue out of its cheek. Chaotic neutral.

reviewed Shogun by James Clavell (Asian Saga, #1)

James Clavell: Shogun (Paperback, German language, 1987, Knaur)

Der englische Seefahrer John Blackthorne und der Rest seiner Mannschaft erreichen mit knapper Not Japan, …

one of my favorites

It's hard to write something that long that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time, but this book pulls it off.

Robert A. Heinlein: The Past Through Tomorrow (1967, Putnam)

Prophetic science fiction.

i enjoyed it

This is a compilation of stories that span Heinlein's career, and the next thousand years of human history. Not all are top notch, but enough are that i give it five stars.