Nice to meet you! I'm creamfresh and I like science fiction, especially cyberpunk, but I also love the Discworld series. I'm always ready to broaden my horizon with non-fiction, especially when I don't agree with the politics of a given book. Some classics might also slip through. I am trying to get into the habit of writing reviews for the books I've read and I will amend some for the books I already marked as read. My native Language is German, but I always prefer reading the original version, so most of my books will be in English. I also read Manga, but I will only add the first volume of a series if I finish it, because i can't be bothered otherwise.
Mastodon: @creamfresh@corteximplant.com
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Count Zero is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, originally published in 1986. It is the second …
Living in the vast computer landscape of cyberspace, young Mona taps into the mind of …
Man, when I started Neuromancer, I really Did Not Like It. But at some point in the second half, it just clicked. Now I'm halfway through Count Zero and I want so so much more of this story. Have to read other things I borrowed first, though.
Man, when I started Neuromancer, I really Did Not Like It. But at some point in the second half, it just clicked. Now I'm halfway through Count Zero and I want so so much more of this story. Have to read other things I borrowed first, though.
A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels …
@PopTarts@mastodon.lol That's problably as 80s as you can get! I always enjoy a deep dive into retro-futurism.
@PopTarts@mastodon.lol That's problably as 80s as you can get! I always enjoy a deep dive into retro-futurism.
@PopTarts@mastodon.lol I absolutely love Snow Crash. I also think it's very interesting how the books are two sides to the cyberpunk coin. Similar visions that diverge in their execution.
I actually grew quite tired of cyberpunk in popular culture, until recently I actually read those two books and they catapulted me back into it. Now I can't get enough.
@PopTarts@mastodon.lol I absolutely love Snow Crash. I also think it's very interesting how the books are two sides to the cyberpunk coin. Similar visions that diverge in their execution.
I actually grew quite tired of cyberpunk in popular culture, until recently I actually read those two books and they catapulted me back into it. Now I can't get enough.
Count Zero is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, originally published in 1986. It is the second …
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (previously titled Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody …
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (previously titled Guns, Germs and Steel: …
I am not a historian, thus I cannot speak to the validity of specific details he provides, but Jared Diamond builds his thesis on why western societies dominate the globe today, on such solid groundwork, that I cannot imagine the broad strokes of his theory being refuted in the future. The book gives an overview about the evolutionary biology of crops and livestock, prehistory, history, geography and the influences of each field on the others. A large focus is put on the areas of Southeast-Asia/Oceania and South America. As a layman with general knowledge of the topics (I watch too much science YouTube) I found everything comprehensible, though many theses are repeated so many times, that often I got confused and could not tell wether I already read a section or not. In summary, if you are like me and watch a lot of science YouTube, this book will give …
I am not a historian, thus I cannot speak to the validity of specific details he provides, but Jared Diamond builds his thesis on why western societies dominate the globe today, on such solid groundwork, that I cannot imagine the broad strokes of his theory being refuted in the future. The book gives an overview about the evolutionary biology of crops and livestock, prehistory, history, geography and the influences of each field on the others. A large focus is put on the areas of Southeast-Asia/Oceania and South America. As a layman with general knowledge of the topics (I watch too much science YouTube) I found everything comprehensible, though many theses are repeated so many times, that often I got confused and could not tell wether I already read a section or not. In summary, if you are like me and watch a lot of science YouTube, this book will give you a bit of a deeper insight into the developement of human society without focusing too much on a single discipline.
"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan …
Everything Handmaids wear is red: the colour of blood, which defines us.
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic …
The first of William Gibson's 'Sprawl' trilogy, Neuromancer is the classic cyberpunk novel.
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Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
Death takes on an apprentice who's an individual thinker.
