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Woile

woile@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 years, 4 months ago

I like to read about history, geopolitics and sci-fi

I also enjoy reading technicals books as a Software Engineer

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Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary (Hardcover, 2021, Ballantine Books)

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …

Review of 'Project Hail Mary' on 'Goodreads'

Wow! What an excellent book. It's so engaging! I feel excited the whole journey. I like the hard-sci-fi shown in this book. It's all about the science, engineering and experimenting in order to move forward. Amazing!

Iain M. Banks: Look to windward (2002, Pocket Books)

It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war.

It led to …

Review of 'Look to windward' on 'Goodreads'

Super nice book, showing a bit more about the culture and their ways. Spite of that, I didn't like it much as the others, the Minds are presented too godly, making them very hard to imagine becoming reality. With perfect beings is very easy to have a perfect system, there's no space to dream for an earther of this time

Iain M. Banks: Look to windward (2002, Pocket Books)

It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war.

It led to …

Review of 'Look to windward' on 'Goodreads'

Super nice book, showing a bit more about the culture and their ways. Spite of that, I didn't like it much as the others, the Minds are presented too godly, making them very hard to imagine becoming reality. With perfect beings is very easy to have a perfect system, there's no space to dream for an earther of this time

Iain M. Banks, Iain Banks: The Player of Games (1997, HarperPrism)

The Player of Games is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, …

Review of 'The Player of Games' on 'Goodreads'

Excellent book that explores the values of the culture when dealing with a patriarchal society. This society casually it's quite similar to our society. It's really well told, how a more advanced society would perceive us and all the horrors we still have.

reviewed Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- Book 1)

Ada Palmer: Too Like the Lightning (Hardcover, 2016, Tor Books)

"The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our …

Review of 'Too Like the Lightning' on 'Goodreads'

Super nice pseudo-utopian future, it's a refreshing view on humanity's path. What would happen if the 2 main causes of war were banned: religions and borders?

reviewed Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- Book 1)

Ada Palmer: Too Like the Lightning (Hardcover, 2016, Tor Books)

"The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our …

Review of 'Too Like the Lightning' on 'Goodreads'

Super nice pseudo-utopian future, it's a refreshing view on humanity's path. What would happen if the 2 main causes of war were banned: religions and borders?