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Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling

October 29, 2020 by blauracke Leave a Comment

In QualityLand, where big corporations use algorhythms to determine what inhabitants need or want at any given time, Peter Jobless receives an item that he does not want or need. He sets out to return it, but encounters some unexpected obstacles. At the same time, the politically progressive android John of Us is running against a right-wing demagogue for the presidency of QualityLand. This is a very funny satire describing a terrifying dystopic future that is not so far removed from our current reality as […]

“The world’s richest people per capita were becoming the world’s most murdered.” (Bingo #6!)

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

October 29, 2020 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

American History is chock full of tales of terrible people doing terrible things protected by terrible governmental structures or terrible public servants. One of the benefits (drawbacks?) of my History degree and work in History museums is that I am not often surprised anymore with how terrible it truly all is, and I’ve got at least a passing familiarity with many of the darker chapters in our history. A few years ago when reviews of Killers of the Flower Moon started showing up on Cannonball […]

“Honey, I’ve watched a lot of 90210. The parents weren’t even on the show once Brandon and Brenda went to college. This is your time – you’re supposed to going to frat parties and getting back together with Dylan.”

Fangirl, Volume 1 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, Gabi Nam

October 29, 2020 by scootsa1000 1 Comment

Well, this was cute. Maybe it wasn’t as robust as I had hoped, but my god, it was cute. I had heard a few weeks ago that Rainbow Rowell had agreed to release a Manga version of Fangirl…and without any further details, I preordered right away. I didn’t realize it was just “Part 1” and that it would end right when I didn’t want it to. I have no idea how much longer I am going to have to wait to see Levi take Cath […]

How Grossly Do They Insult Us

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

October 28, 2020 by blauracke Leave a Comment

In 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft wrote this essay in response to the philosophers of the 18th century that were of the opinion that women were not only inherently inferior to men, but also lacking in reason compared to them, and would thus not need any kind of rational education. She argues that women need to be educated in order to truly fulfill their role in society, and to become more than mere ornamentation for men. Wollstonecraft is of course no feminist in the modern sense, and […]

“What you get out of being loved, it’s supposed to be worth the compromise. When it’s good, it makes you want to compromise.” #CBRBingo – Yellow

Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2) by Talia Hibbert

October 28, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

Yet another lovely book by Talia Hibbert, and again, upping to five stars because the audiobook version was so much fun to listen to. It’s hard for me to review books I just respond instinctually to. Something about it just clicked with me. I love Hibbert’s voice as a writer (she’s so funny!). I love the way she seems to so effortlessly create characters that come to life in my mind so easily, even the secondary and tertiary ones. I love the way that she […]

The Cosmere Re-Read Strikes Again #CBRBingo – Gateway

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

October 27, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

One of Brandon Sanderson’s few standalones (for now), Warbreaker very much holds up on re-read. It takes place on a planet whose Investiture (sorry, Cosmere term) means that every person born has one Breath. The existence of Breaths has become a mostly spiritual issue, and one also about power. Breaths can be sold or given away, and the more Breaths one person holds, the more power they have. People with more Breath experience the world with heightened senses, and have the power to Awaken inanimate […]

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