Another Hopeful Fool wants to read You Dreamed of Empires by Natasha Wimmer
In 1519, Conquistador Hernán Cortés and his troops ride into the floating city of Tenoxtitlan …
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Since the ratings on the Bookwyrms don't impact authors' livelihoods, I feel comfortable getting more granular and using all the stars, so if you see a 3/5 rating on a book I say I liked, this is a rough breakdown of what I mean by my stars:
- ★☆☆☆☆ I was offended. I think this book has serious flaws.
- ★★☆☆☆ Not really my thing, and may have been a struggle.
- ★★★☆☆ Liked it, maybe even a lot. Might re-read.
- ★★★★☆ Loved this, and I want to talk about it.
- ★★★★★ I am obsessed. I may even be shaking right now.
As always, the text of my review is a much more accurate representation of my feelings.
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Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Grass by Sheri S. Tepper
Generations ago, humans fled to the cosmic anomaly known as Grass. But before humanity arrived, …
I have no idea what to expect from the description, but the reviews make it sound so enticing.
Another Hopeful Fool replied to el dang's status
@eldang@outside.ofa.dog Oh my god. Are you loving this book?
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and …
Someone posted a really cool snippet from it.
Another Hopeful Fool replied to reading crustacean's status
@unsuspicious@wyrms.de 25 is still a lot in my books! I'm a slow reader, so I just set my goal to 1 because one long book can take me over a month to finish lol. Or I'd start picking up only small books in order to "win" at my reading goal (why yes I do play video games how could you tell).
Another Hopeful Fool started reading Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller
Highly unusual After the Holocaust novel. In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved …
Off to an interesting start. I like the two initial characters. Just a few pages in, but I imagine that this books slaps so hard if you're studying (or know) Latin, because there is, so far, a lot of untranslated Latin; which I imagine probably adds some texture.g
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe …
Really quite good wordplay, and fun scenes
3 stars
After reading through the entire series for the second time, I'm not sure I dare to say what it's about about, if anything, but it is a fun read, and at least half the joy is in the style of writing as much as the irreverent scenes Adams illustrates.
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Non-things by Byung-Chul Han
We no longer inhabit earth and dwell under the sky: these are being replaced by …
Out of my comfort zone, but I am curious...
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read The Hologram by Cassie Thornton
In an era when capitalism leaves so many to suffer and to die, with neoliberal …
This sounds so interesting!
Another Hopeful Fool replied to Derek Caelin's status
@DerekCaelin@bookwyrm.social I remember reading this when I was way too young, but it ended up inculcating in me just enough knowledge to somehow increase my sense of wonder.
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Julia: A Novel by Sandra Newman
An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell’s 1984, from the point of view …
What a hook!
Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered is a collection of …
The book that launched a thousand blog articles. I may as well read the primary source. :P
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
A colony of humankind is subjugated by the First Colonists, the crew of the starship …
Someone recommended this to me as hopepunk adjacent.
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Maybe it's self-helpy, idk, but I heard it cited and it sounds interesting...
Another Hopeful Fool replied to Kal's status
@kalayo@outside.ofa.dog I love the Murderbot series so much. Enjoy!