This story took a while to get going, but the alternate time line made sense by the end. Thought provoking.
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workingwriter rated The Catcher in the Rye: 3 stars
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye is an American novel by J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form …
workingwriter rated Black Oak: 3 stars
workingwriter rated Any day now: 3 stars
Any day now by Terry Bisson
A coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the emerging radicalized culture of the 1960s throughout the eastern United States …
workingwriter reviewed Fire on the mountain by Terry Bisson (Avon science fiction)
Review of 'Fire on the mountain' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
workingwriter rated Lincoln in the Bardo: 4 stars
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo is a 2017 experimental novel by American writer George Saunders. It is Saunders's first full-length novel …
workingwriter reviewed Octavia's Brood by adrienne maree brown
Whenever we envision a world without war, without prisons, without capitalism, we are producing speculative …
Review of "Octavia's Brood" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Excellent collection of stories by some really interesting writers, many of them artists, musicians and activists.
workingwriter rated Sympathy for the Drummer: 4 stars
workingwriter reviewed People's Green New Deal by Max Ajl
Review of "People's Green New Deal" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Well argued, and generally good ideas for what constitutes a People's Green New Deal on a global scale. All too often writes like the academic he is, so the book isn't for everyone. I learned quite a bit about agroecology too.
workingwriter rated Everything Is Connected: 4 stars
OneZero, Medium's official technology publication, is thrilled to announce a print-on-demand edition of How to …
Review of 'How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A variety of good ideas in this book, including the central thesis: that surveillance capitalism isn't really some special all-powerful form of capitalism. But I'm not convinced of trust-busting, reanimated antitrust law as a weapon against Big Tech is the solution.
I find it curious that Doctorow mentions the antitrust case against IBM that was rendered moot by the personal computer revolution, but doesn't note that AT&T was broken up, only to rise again in the Internet Age.
I will, however, heartily agree with the best idea he expresses here:
"I believe that online tools are the key to overcoming problems that are much more urgent than tech monopolization: climate change; inequality; misogyny; and discrimination on the basis of race, gender identity, and other factors. The internet is how we will recruit people to fight those fights, and how we will coordinate their labor. Tech is not a substitute for …
A variety of good ideas in this book, including the central thesis: that surveillance capitalism isn't really some special all-powerful form of capitalism. But I'm not convinced of trust-busting, reanimated antitrust law as a weapon against Big Tech is the solution.
I find it curious that Doctorow mentions the antitrust case against IBM that was rendered moot by the personal computer revolution, but doesn't note that AT&T was broken up, only to rise again in the Internet Age.
I will, however, heartily agree with the best idea he expresses here:
"I believe that online tools are the key to overcoming problems that are much more urgent than tech monopolization: climate change; inequality; misogyny; and discrimination on the basis of race, gender identity, and other factors. The internet is how we will recruit people to fight those fights, and how we will coordinate their labor. Tech is not a substitute for democratic accountability, the rule of law, fairness, or stability--but it's a means to achieve these things. "Tech is Different, " p104-5
workingwriter rated Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: 4 stars
workingwriter rated Road to Power: 4 stars
workingwriter rated David Bowie: 4 stars
Jones, Dylan: David Bowie (2017)
David Bowie by Jones, Dylan
Tracing Bowie's life from the English suburbs to London to New York to Los Angeles, Berlin, and beyond, Jones describes …