ansate commented on I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
"The astonishing story of one man's breakneck race against time . . . and an …
It’s nearly a parody of a thriller. Hopefully will be kind of fun. Weirdly i would be all for it as a movie!
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ansate finished reading All About Love by bell hooks
All About Love: New Visions is a book by bell hooks published in 2000 that …
Oh man, i reallllly hope i can find a bibliography- so many things mentioned that i want to read now.
ansate finished reading Blindsight by Peter Watts
Two months since the stars fell...
Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around …
Whoa. That was a wild ride. Overall i liked it, tho there are a some bits where you just suspend disbelief and roll with things. Not much on the likable characters front. But a puzzle and an introspection on what it means to be human.
ansate commented on Blindsight by Peter Watts
Two months since the stars fell...
Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around …
Real Ender’s Game vibes so far.
And I’m already debating with myself how human the narrator is.
Probably at least as human as Murderbot
ansate reviewed House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
Linus is an uptight caseworker with a heart of gold working for the department in …
Finished
No rating
I was iffy in the beginning and well into the middle, but i cried over children for the last couple of chapters. (Im not sure i actually care that much about any of the adults??)
ansate finished reading Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo
It’s short but hard to follow. But also good enough that i want to talk to someone about it
ansate finished reading Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
"The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our …
I’ll just put a hold on the next one right now
ansate commented on Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooks
I loved this! I want to hand out copies, i want to read more modern versions, i want everyone to be this excited about getting rid of sexism
ansate commented on Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher
The conceit is old already, and i have no sympathy for our one character, the author of the letters.
ansate commented on Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.
That's what his roommate, …
The beginning was just ok, but i am at the point now where i can’t start reading it because i have to go do something else besides finish a book tonight
ansate commented on The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 by Veronica Roth
This year’s selection of science fiction and fantasy stories, chosen by series editor John Joseph …
So first, i own this because i got online and bought every book that had a Meg Elison story in it. I ALSO bought Big Girl, so I have The Pill twice. But it’s an excellent story and I recommend it.
ansate commented on Death at Victoria Dock (Phryne Fisher, #4) by Kerry Greenwood
Book Hugh Collins is lovely
ansate commented on The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
When a single word tells you that something hugely sad will have happened
ansate finished reading Nimona by ND Stevenson
"Surgida originalmente como un comic web (una historieta publicada en la red), llega ahora la …
Comic books. I can cry about a whole story in about an hour