I generally love reading introspective speculative fiction, psychological crime thrillers, investigative journalism, true crime, and some postmodern fiction. I fortunately/unfortunately live near a bunch of nice used book stores, so I'm always running out of shelf space.
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The Alchemist tells the story of Santiago, the young Andalusian shepherd who dreams of buried treasure in Egypt and embarks …
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.
Once, she …
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.
Once, she …
It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. …
fun little scifi adventure with some chuckle-inducing dialogue between the two main characters
It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it …
A "highly imaginative and utterly exhilarating" (Thrillist) debut that is "the best of what science …
Lovely and melancholy scifi story. Leans a little into the fantasy and musical whimsy side of the genre.
A "highly imaginative and utterly exhilarating" (Thrillist) debut that is "the best of what science fiction can be: a thought-provoking, …
New York Times bestselling author and the gaming industry's preeminent investigative journalist Jason Schreier examines three decades of ups and …
New York Times bestselling author and the gaming industry's preeminent investigative journalist Jason Schreier examines three decades of ups and …
"It is not often that a man steps through a doorway knowing that he has just made the best and …
There was Joachim, captain of the Nomad star ship Peregrine, and ruler of the Peregrine …
An ok scifi story.
"It is not often that a man steps through a doorway knowing that he has just made the best and …
There was Joachim, captain of the Nomad star ship Peregrine, and ruler of the Peregrine clan. There were also all …
In Near a Thousand Tables, acclaimed food historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well …
