What book bloggers do people follow to find their erotica and romance? Not all of those I followed on Twitter migrated to here, but I am sure there are ones I don't know about in the Fediverse.
Particularly interested in sf/f/h/weird erotica and romance book bloggers, and lgbtq+ themed blogs, but also generalists.
As a science-fiction reader I had a little trouble with in ascension
At first I was happy to read a big dumb object book that focuses on the psychology of the characters more than on the science.
But as I went on reading I had more and more trouble with the lack of scientific curiosity and engineering prowess in a book about scientists and astronauts.
In Ascension is the opposite of a competence porn novel. The protagonists are cogs in a machine they don't control. While this is more true to life, it is less true to the lives of scientists, engineers and astronauts.
The scientific information peppered throughout the book is given as exposition, and while it's worth paying attention to and is the best way to try and figour out what's going on, it has little to do with the characters thoughts and behavior. The only people who try to find anything out, who actually do research, are relatives trying to figure out what happened.
For example, after an inexplicable incident the crew finds that everything is covered in a layer of dust. What do they do? Do they attempt to find out what it's made of? No. They make an effort to clean things up and that's it.
Where is the curiosity and sence of wonder of people that worked so hard to go beyond where man has gone before?
I understand that living with our impotence when facing large systems that don't care about us as individuals is what this novel is about. But it is hard for me to relinquish the illusion of control the scientific method gives us.
@eaterofsnacks@bookstodon My pleasure. Currently, I'm reading the Time Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke and Stephen Baxter.
I'm near the end of the first book (Time's eye), I love it too.
Book Review: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter An improbable invention leads to a journey to see how far the rabbit hole goes. @sciencefiction @bookstodon#sciencefiction#bookreview
@bookstodon Yes, I know that I haven't posted. I had a chronic headache attack and couldn't brain. For most of the the week. Nothing says it has to be 20 sequential days.>_>;
@projektmyra@buchstodon Mir hilft jedes Buch auf seine Weise, mal für die Bildung, mal für die Unterhaltung, mal als Ratgeber, mal als Realitätsflucht, mal als Genuss… Bücher können so vieles sein 📚
@catchingshadows@bookstodon@sciencefiction
It would be really something if at the end of 20 days, we had a compiled list of books from the #20books hashtag.
@catchingshadows@bookstodon elfquest was big with a subset of my circle of friends and I enjoyed it.
I would have to think about the three books or series that had the biggest impact on me, since I was a voracious reader.
New on my blog is the second half of my top 10 imaginary worlds. I get a bit deeper this time (or go on a bit more!), as these are ones that have shaped me as a writer.
Once again, I present my humble offering to anyone seeking a cozy sci-fi read:
Weaving In The Ends, a novella duology that starts with a summer fling & ends with a comedic Winter Solstice brawl.
It's a feel-good chosen family story, and it's a quick read that can be read as a standalone, or as an easy springboard into the world of 2 connected novels.
Available in print & ebook now, audio coming soon!