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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe …
After reading through the entire series for the second time, I'm not sure I dare to say what it's about about, if anything, but it is a fun read, and at least half the joy is in the style of writing as much as the irreverent scenes Adams illustrates.
Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - …
The dual stories, told in short, impactful chapters is such a powerful mechanism, and Becky Chambers wields it perfectly.
Both stories are riveting for their own, very different reasons. But both have to do with social justice, and personhood denied.
I found myself getting to the end of one chapter and being oh but I want to stay with this character! only to get embroiled in the other character's chapter immediately.
It's like an anti-cliffhanger. Rather than leaving you hanging, it pulls you in to the next segment, and then pulls you right back into the following.
If you liked The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - the previous entry by Becky Chambers, then I can super-recommend this.
The word ‘capitalism’ is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism about, and what …
Like all of these "Very short introduction" books it does what it says - provides a kind of thumbnail intro to what are actually very big topics.
As far as content, you're just as well off going to the "Capitalism" page of Wikipedia and just clicking around for a week. But the book does provide a good historical and geographic structure to the evolution of different capitalism(s), so in that respect it's kind of a perfect intro, and could spark some great conversations.
Actually if you've never read on the origins and alternatives to capitalism, this book might just blow your mind. Maybe a good book for the teenager, or dad, in your life who thinks they know everything already.
A remarkably inventive novel that explores what it means to live a life fully in …
Right away I realised that this was not my usual type of book, and if I'd actually read the entire jacket before before starting, I probably would not have given it a shot. But I'm glad I did.
The protagonist has all the hallmarks of being one of these unrelatable characters that has all these gifts (beauty, wealth, normativity) while still feeling sorry for themselves, but if I was ever annoyed at Oona it was because the writer wanted me to be, and even then it didn't last for long.
The characters are so fun and physically present. The chapters/sections are a nice, medium length. The plot moves along at a great pace, and each "leap" brings about an exciting paradigm shift that has you excited to keep reading.
I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but if the premise sounds tantalising to you, you should at least read until the …
Right away I realised that this was not my usual type of book, and if I'd actually read the entire jacket before before starting, I probably would not have given it a shot. But I'm glad I did.
The protagonist has all the hallmarks of being one of these unrelatable characters that has all these gifts (beauty, wealth, normativity) while still feeling sorry for themselves, but if I was ever annoyed at Oona it was because the writer wanted me to be, and even then it didn't last for long.
The characters are so fun and physically present. The chapters/sections are a nice, medium length. The plot moves along at a great pace, and each "leap" brings about an exciting paradigm shift that has you excited to keep reading.
I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but if the premise sounds tantalising to you, you should at least read until the second chapter.
Also the last lines of the book put forward a terse little thesis that would be the perfect thing for a book club to discuss.
Piranesi's house is no ordinary building; its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls …
Unique and richly allegorical. You'll fall in love with the titular character.
Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time …
If you like the first page, you'll love the whole book. Undeniably a new cozy "comfort read" for me, with a permanent place on my bookshelf.
As a slow reader I felt like my nightly visits over several months were whisking me off to some mystical land.
