Time to go a little beyond the thumbnail view I got in my political philosophy classes.
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He/him/they cishet white fragile trying dreamer antiracist gullible.
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 started reading Marx: a very short introduction by Peter Singer (Very short introductions ;)
Another Hopeful Fool rated Network Effect: 5 stars

Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.
When Murderbot's human associates …
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Another Hopeful Fool wants to read The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Rats, Lice and History by Hans Zinsser

Rats, Lice and History by Hans Zinsser
The classic chronicle of the impact disease and plagues have had on history and society over the past half-millennium. Intriguingly …
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Another Hopeful Fool wants to read Sustainable Web Design by Tom Greenwood

Sustainable Web Design by Tom Greenwood
The internet may be digital, but it carries a very physical cost. From image files to colors to coding languages …
Another Hopeful Fool set a goal to read 1 book in 2025
Another Hopeful Fool stopped reading Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
Another Hopeful Fool started reading Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
Another Hopeful Fool replied to KnitAFett's status
@KnitAFett rofl! Maybe I'll try that. This is one of the things I miss about the date stamps at the back of library books. You could scratch in a tiny tiny little note. My library uses barcodes now. Feels a bit ethereal in compariso.
Although now we also have the whole wide internet on which to converse, like right here, so it's not all bad hehe.