This was a lot of fun. A bit more of a social history of the 70s and 80s than a straight architectural exploration, but still quite enjoyable.
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Arts grantmaker living in Austin, TX. Jazz, museums, pre-Kurtzman Star Trek, so forth and such as. Also in the fediverse at @5easypieces@social.coop.
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2023 Reading Goal
16% complete! Koven Smith has read 4 of 25 books.
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Koven Smith reviewed Meet Me By the Fountain by Alexandra Lange
Review of "Meet Me By the Fountain"
4 stars
Koven Smith finished reading The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The long-awaited new novel from one of America’s most highly regarded contemporary writers, The Committed follows the Sympathizer as he …
Koven Smith finished reading Watergate by Garrett M. Graff
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, comes …
So. Good. Finished it and immediately started over again.
Koven Smith started reading Meet Me By the Fountain by Alexandra Lange
Koven Smith started reading The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The long-awaited new novel from one of America’s most highly regarded contemporary writers, The Committed follows the Sympathizer as he …
Koven Smith set a goal to read 25 books in 2023
Koven Smith reviewed The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star lodging on the northernmost tip …
Strangely compelling
4 stars
I felt like I never really understood what this book was about the whole time I was reading it, and yet I found it strangely compelling. I got sad as I saw the end of the book approaching. I think I'll be returning to this one.
Koven Smith finished reading The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star lodging on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. On the …
Koven Smith started reading Watergate by Garrett M. Graff
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, comes …
File under "things I can't ever know enough about, for some damn reason."
Koven Smith rated Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: 4 stars
Koven Smith finished reading Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View by Various Authors
Koven Smith rated Binti: 4 stars
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at …
Koven Smith finished reading Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at …
