Project Hail Mary is fucking good. Someone online, maybe here, maybe elsewhere, said it was boring. Idk how someone thought that. I’m enjoying this book thoroughly. #bookstodon@bookstodon
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Thanks for the review. I've been delaying and pushing back, adding "Project Hail Mary" to my want to read list. It goes on that list today.
@negative12dollarbill@bookstodon oh my goodness, this does sound like an emotional gut-punch. Reminds me a little of Heaven, by Mieko Kawakami, which was a terrifying glimpse of bullying in Japanese schools.
@beexcessivelydiverting@bookstodon this makes me think of Anne Elliott telling Mrs. Smith that She doesn't believe Mr. Elliott can be trusted - because He always says the right thing, and is consistently agreeable and never offends anyone.
@beexcessivelydiverting@bookstodon when Elizabeth's aunt writes and says how much She really likes Darcy- it dawned on me what perfect complements They are for each other. and when Elizabeth shuts down Lady Catherine- it became certain. but just now, i was thinking of the real point. Lady Catherine and Mr. Collins are blind. because Their hearts are closed. and the promise of prodigious joy for Darcy and Elizabeth- is exactly because Their hearts are open. reserved is really closed, isn't it?
At the store and came across a pretty discounted hardcover copy of "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver. It is worth purchasing a physical copy? I usually try to stick to library books and purchase books I really like, but the library wait list is long and the price is tempting.
About to travel and was looking for something good to read.
Thank you for your comment. A varied reading list keeps boredom away and helps to improve mood. After all, it is said that “variety is the spice of life”.
Just finished Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh and as the other books she'l has written that I already read it's amazing.
All the trigger warnings, and it contains all the different sparks of glittery darkness, lonely people that happen to be born under the wrong circumstances in the wrong environments.
My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror#books far & wide.
THE TRUEST SENSE showcases Laura Keating's unique & deftly scary stories: some sneak up quietly- some gleefully go full-throttle into nightmares- but all 15 tales are atmospheric & vivid, with an aura of permeating horror that provides an imaginative, satisfying journey into the Weird.
@MagentaRocks@bookstodon Many thanks for linking that eye-opening article! I'm a big e-book borrower and knew that libraries pay more than the standard commercial price — but I had no idea how bad it really is. Plus, I've run into "piracy" complaints about the Internet Archive before and now know that's basically untrue trash talk.
“Since the Egyptian scribe Ahmes put pen to papyrus some time around 1550BC to explain how to calculate the slope of a pyramid, we’ve had over three millennia of maths literature. So within some level of statistical confidence: here are a subset of the best ever maths books.”
“Baker’s brave defense of her community’s right to read is a testament to the vital role librarians play in upholding free speech and creative expression in the face of censorship.”
@D_J_Nathanson@bookstodon My hometown in Massachusetts has a sister city in Japan, and we were gifted a Katana from Manjiro's family for rescuing him when he was 14 on a whaling hunt in the Pacific.
I became obsessed as a child and read up on a lot. I never did read that book on Yasuke, though.
#JustFinished jPod
I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever worked in IT. Especially, executives and managers.
Also, to anyone who has parents that are incompetent mosters (Incompemonsters TM) and need YOU to fix THEIR problems 😂