The opening titular story is absolutely mind blowing. Reminds me a lot of the great TV show Severance in that there is an aspect of memory severance. I’m going to write a more full examination of it but I’m already thrilled that Saunders has returned to his more speculative fiction like short story writing. Lincoln on the Bardo just didn’t work for me, but this work is more in the vein 10th of December.
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I used to be a librarian, now I'm a software developer. My reading interests tend to be in nonfiction. I'm really interested in anthropology, indigenous studies (particularly American), anarchism, and social justice. Some of my favorites are James Baldwin, David Graeber, and Cometbus. thneed@mstdn.social
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Brendan rated Liberation Day: 5 stars
Brendan started reading Liberation Day by George Saunders
Brendan started reading Walkaway by Cory Doctorow

Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
Hubert Vernon Rudolph Clayton Irving Wilson Alva Anton Jeff Harley Timothy Curtis Cleveland Cecil Ollie Edmund Eli Wiley Marvin Ellis …
Brendan rated The Dawn of Everything: 5 stars

The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike--either free and equal innocents, or thuggish and warlike. …
Brendan finished reading Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
I really like this book because it’s well written and keeps you interested. It’s not something that will blow your mind but it’s good for an entertaining read. It gives you hope that we as humans could figure out a solution of the climate crisis and not end up in Mad Max world. It elucidates possibilities and makes me think that we can come up with some solutions.
Brendan wants to read Some New Kind of Kick by Kid Congo Powers
Brendan wants to read Walkaway by Cory Doctorow

Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
Hubert Vernon Rudolph Clayton Irving Wilson Alva Anton Jeff Harley Timothy Curtis Cleveland Cecil Ollie Edmund Eli Wiley Marvin Ellis …
Brendan wants to read Fanshen by William Hinton

Fanshen by William Hinton
More than forty years after its initial publication, William Hinton's Fanshen continues to be the essential volume for those fascinated …
Brendan started reading Love and struggle by David Gilbert

Love and struggle by David Gilbert
"Written from the maximum-security prison where he has lived for almost 30 years, this enlightening memoir chronicles the militant career …
Brendan started reading We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'toole
Brendan started reading Little Book of Autism FAQs by Davida Hartman
Brendan rated The Book of Form and Emptiness: 5 stars

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
After the tragic death of his beloved musician father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to …