needlessmustard started reading Neuromancer by William Gibson (Sprawl Trilogy, #1)
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction …
Dipping back into some light science fantasy. Give my brain a relaxant.
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needlessmustard started reading Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #1)
The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a …
I might have read this before, I don’t quite recall
needlessmustard reviewed Disappearance of Rituals by Byung-Chul Han
I'll figure out comments vs reviews eventually
2 stars
needlessmustard finished reading Disappearance of Rituals by Byung-Chul Han
Not great. Very 'old man yells at cloud' without the old man, or the cloud. I like the premise and the idea of ritual having been subsumed by technology and gratification... but there's some stuff in here that just strikes me as wrong-headed and poorly articulated.
Not great. Very 'old man yells at cloud' without the old man, or the cloud. I like the premise and the idea of ritual having been subsumed by technology and gratification... but there's some stuff in here that just strikes me as wrong-headed and poorly articulated.
needlessmustard started reading Palestine by Edward Said
As I understand it, this is an important piece of media relating to the apartheid and occupation in Palestine that began more than 76 years ago
needlessmustard finished reading Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #3)
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is …
Still not sure how I feel about this one. I like the format, but I really want to know what's happening /in between/ the books. Playing catch-up does make me think about the story more, but I tend to engage with my own meta-narrative and then have to re-think things when more information comes along to incorrect me.
Still not sure how I feel about this one. I like the format, but I really want to know what's happening /in between/ the books. Playing catch-up does make me think about the story more, but I tend to engage with my own meta-narrative and then have to re-think things when more information comes along to incorrect me.
needlessmustard finished reading 10 Anarchist Theses on Palestine Solidarity in the United States by Anonymous
This essay was sent to us by way of a friend of the collective, we …
Just theses, no answers, no in depth research or praxis. I think it's an attempt to get people to think for themselves directed at people who already tend to do so. Not really memorable.
Just theses, no answers, no in depth research or praxis. I think it's an attempt to get people to think for themselves directed at people who already tend to do so. Not really memorable.
needlessmustard started reading Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #3)
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is …
Gonna be honest, I do skip things like a "Dramatis Personae" and pronunciation guides. I like the way my brain pronounces things just fine :-P Still a good series though!
Gonna be honest, I do skip things like a "Dramatis Personae" and pronunciation guides. I like the way my brain pronounces things just fine :-P Still a good series though!
needlessmustard finished reading Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #2)
THE NECROMANCERS ARE BACK, AND THEY'RE GAYER THAN EVER.
SHE ANSWERED THE EMPEROR'S CALL.
…I like what the author did with the narrative style of this book as the plot unfolds. A little confusing to hold some conflicting elements in my head while reading, but worth the effort.
needlessmustard finished reading Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off …
needlessmustard reviewed Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian …
Decent YA Fantasy
4 stars
If you want to sit back and relax with lesbian space necromancers this is for you! Queer characters not done as a trope or a spectacle. The book might be a bit gory for some because you know... necromancers. But it's otherwise not so spicy that people raise their eyebrows if you read it in public.
If you want to sit back and relax with lesbian space necromancers this is for you! Queer characters not done as a trope or a spectacle. The book might be a bit gory for some because you know... necromancers. But it's otherwise not so spicy that people raise their eyebrows if you read it in public.
This essay was sent to us by way of a friend of the collective, we …
Retrieved from the anarchist library
4 stars
What it says on the tin. Just the theses. It's not offering solutions or even study, rather some things to think about in relation to the struggle.
What it says on the tin. Just the theses. It's not offering solutions or even study, rather some things to think about in relation to the struggle.
needlessmustard started reading Terry Pratchett : a Life with Footnotes by Rob Wilkins
Terry Pratchett : a Life with Footnotes by Rob Wilkins
'People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around.'
At the time of …
