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

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Mythology, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

May 5, 2023April 23, 2022

The Hero With A Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell

it is truly hard to think of another book I have had such a negative reaction to.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  1 Comment

April 28, 2023March 12, 2022

Delta-v – Daniel Suarez

When it comes to science-fiction, Daniel Suarez really puts in the work, and it shows in ‘Delta-v’

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Current Events, English, Linguistics, Politics, Reviews that are really about something else  0 Comments

April 21, 2023April 21, 2022

Word On The Street: Debunking The Myth Of A “Pure” Standard English – John McWhorter

Wherein I don’t so much review a book as I review John McWhorter.

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Cognitive Science, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

April 7, 2023April 19, 2022

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business – Charles Duhigg

I came into this with a whole lot of hesitation. The problem is that my ‘to-read’ list is now hundred

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Comics, Fiction  0 Comments

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Dodici – Zerocalcare

A second attempt at ZeroCalcare, with much better results!

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Internet, Internet Culture, Linguistics, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

March 24, 2023March 14, 2022

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language – Gretchen McCulloch

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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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