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– Personal ramblings, thinly veiled as thoughts on what I read

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Alternate History, Fiction, Science-Fiction  1 Comment

March 17, 2023July 10, 2022

The Power – Naomi Alderman

I enjoyed the hell out of this novel, flaws and all.

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Comics, Fiction, Satire  0 Comments

March 10, 2023January 3, 2023

Il Mondo più Pazzo del Mondo – Astutillo Smeriglia

Some political and religious Italian satire

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

March 3, 2023February 12, 2022

Replay – Ken Grimwood

I don’t think you need to get the moral of something exactly right for your to enjoy it.

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Capitalism, Economics, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

February 24, 2023February 23, 2023

Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We’ll Win Them Back – Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow

You should read this book and become upset at tech giants, in case you weren’t already.

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Comedy, Fiction, Humour, Novel  0 Comments

February 17, 2023January 29, 2022

The Rooster Bar – John Grisham

Bad Lawyers doing bad things.

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Linguistics, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

February 10, 2023March 3, 2022

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries – Kory Stamper

There are some books you didn’t even know you needed until you read them.

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Fiction, Horror, Novel  0 Comments

February 3, 2023January 29, 2022

The Dark Net – Benjamin Percy

Once again, I should stop reading horror.

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Computer, Current Events, Journalism, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

January 27, 2023February 20, 2022

Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon – Kim Zetter

This book is truly excellent journalism. Just try to go into it without spoilers.

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Fantasy, Fiction  0 Comments

January 20, 2023February 6, 2022

A Storm of Swords – George R. R. Martin

Hey look, it’s season three.

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Comics, Current Events, Non-Fiction, Politics  2 Comments

January 13, 2023January 3, 2023

Niente di nuovo sul fronte di Rebibbia – Zerocalcare

I picked up some nostalgia bait and read it.

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