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Comics, Feminism, Fiction, Science-Fiction, Short Stories, Super Heroes  0 Comments

December 21, 2018September 15, 2018

The Refrigerator Monologues – Catherynne M Valente

Did you ever think that there was something missing from a story only to realize that someone part of the narrative has been left out? That’s what this book is about.

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Conspiracy, Cyberpunk, Fiction, Mythology, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  0 Comments

December 7, 2018August 28, 2018

Snow Crash – Neal Stephenson

In a future where governments are disappearing and corporations have taken over, a virus is being used to take over the world…

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Fantasy, Fiction, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  0 Comments

November 23, 2018November 21, 2018

Monday Starts on Saturday Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

A mysterious soviet research institute is best described as… kind of zany.

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November 9, 2018August 24, 2018

The Gap of Time – Jeanette Winterson

It was only a matter of time before a retelling turned into a ‘remix’. And of course it happened to Shakespeare…

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

October 26, 2018August 27, 2018

James S. A. Corey – Abaddon’s Gate

The third book in the expanse series keeps increasing the size of the world it takes place in.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

October 12, 2018May 8, 2018

Freedom™ – Daniel Suarez

Daniel Suarez continues his excellent narrative of a runaway program and the people it affects.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  1 Comment

September 28, 2018July 17, 2018

Lucifer’s Hammer – Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Lucifer’s Hammer shows us the fragility of human civilization – and it still fells like we would not be ready for it.

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September 14, 2018October 16, 2018

Overqualified – Joey Comeau

Overqualified is a gimmick dressed as a novel.

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Cyberpunk, Fiction, Noir, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

August 31, 2018August 28, 2018

Broken Angels – Richard K Morgan

Richard Morgan abandoned his interesting premise and kept everything I dislike about his second book.

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Conspiracy, Fiction, Semiology, Semiotics, Whodunit  0 Comments

August 17, 2018June 23, 2018

The Seventh function of Language – Laurent Binet

Were you ever reading a Dan Brown novel and thought to yourself “If only this weren’t so terribly stupid. If only this were pretentious”. I have just the book for you.

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