Welcome to Litsy!

I liked the overall concept, a satire on the future where corporations rule & tech controls. While the author spends a lot of time explaining some things (mostly the techie stuff) in too much detail, he fails to adequately develop the characters. The world-building, even though it is supposed to be our “future”, could have been fleshed out a bit more too.

#roaringwolf Sept SciFi warp speed
#bookspin for Sept (yay! I‘m back on bookspin track🥳)

Day 3 of #20booksin20days
Book 4 for my #SFFTBRChallenge, prompt: lowest rated on Goodreads.
And I can say it has the rating for a reason. The author completely missed the point of the book.
And, sadly, this reads like a book by a rich, white, male businessman, which it is.

The only post worthy quote I found in the book, but it‘s certainly one to hold onto. 💚

3/5💚s

Really intriguing concept & a great exercise in philosophy (though likely not intending to be) related to technology, what it means to be human, & what is good for humankind. Character development is to be desired though the main character, Gene, is likable. Had a few areas which needed to go more in depth. Learned lots of words not frequently used. Overall, it‘s a one of a kind read that makes you think! 🤔 💭

20 pages to go!

It‘s been a ride...that‘s for sure...

1) Chartreuse
2) Marvel‘s Runaways
3) the current book tagged; Immortal Life. So. Many. Unnecessary. “Big”. Words.
4) Lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise
5) have friends over & play games, cleaning/laundry

Tagged a few!

@jesshowbooks #friyayintro

Reading in this lovely weather while the kids use spray paint chalk to decorate the driveway, sticks, and...themselves. 😬

17% completed. Thoughts so far:

1) there are a lot of unnecessary complicated words which require me to look them up. It‘s somewhat inconvenient and pulls attention from the story. Not sure if it‘s a related to plot or the author thinks he‘s a smarty pants and was being arrogant. Either way, great opportunity to learn new words.

2) Philosophers/ethicists would have a field day with this book, especially regarding consent & ethics of technology.

My most recent trip to the bookstore resulted in the adoption of these two beauties. But idk if I want to start reading one or wait till after Mother‘s Day to decide (I‘ve been told I have 4 books coming my way!). Decisions decision. What day you Litsy?!?!

I have some work related books to tide me over till Mother‘s Day so I will not be without the written word, but sometimes you need to throw in a fun book.

The first 150 pages are a rush and create an interesting world. But honestly the book is nearly unreadable by the end. The ideas on technology and modern life are sure to be polarizing. It‘s unfortunate that the execution of this promising premise is so poor. #whenscifigoesbad

Ugh. I don't even know where to begin. Stopped at page 52. Couldn't read another sentence. This book is trying to be scary and satirical and is utterly failing at both. Flat characters, boring story, and I can't tell if this author really believes the things he is writing or if it is all a joke. Either way, he hasn't managed to make me care enough to continue reading.

Imagining the immortal life of a billionaire with no soul (at least not as far as I got in the audio) was just too much for me. Gross, man. If you want to hate rich, privileged, white men more than you already do, this is the book for you.

That weird feeling when you swear you've read a book before, but it's impossible. Listening to this now. Maybe I read a pre-pub excerpt somewhere? No clue. 🤔