pickThis is a heavy read. It‘s deep. It‘s complex. The characters, the issues, the world. It‘s scary because it‘s not far from current issues and the brink we are living with climate change and covid. I‘ll be thinking about this one for some time. There‘s so much to take in and absorb. It‘s interesting that Butler‘s ideas of the world in the 90‘s are not too far off from what we are living in ‘24. Exaggerated, but not by much.
bailedI think this might be a timing issue for me. I love the cover and the idea. There are too many characters and I cannot find it in me to care about them or the story. This lovely edition is signed, I am going to keep it and maybe try again later.
This is one for the people who enjoyed Eleanor Catton's Birnam Woods. It has the same vibe, and the writing is similar.
La fine è solo immaginaria, una destinazione che inventi per continuare ad andare avanti, ma arrivi a un punto in cui ti accorgi che non vi giungerai mai. Può darsi anche che ti debba fermare, ma soltanto perché è finito il tempo a tua disposizione. Ti fermi, ma questo non significa che sei arrivato alla fine.
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Part 1 of my books from April 💜
Has anyone read any of them?
pick#AuthorAMonth my first ESJM book and it was so good I will be starting Sea of Tranquility tomorrow.
I like the way the novel focuses on survivors with a common past and how it looks at rebuilding civilisation rather than just showing anarchy and lawlessness.
Loved the idea of a touring Shakespearean troupe after the end of the world as we know it.
Also loved all the crossovers from past to present.
Great story with hopeful ending.
pickFinished this on the train from Prague to Berlin today. Very good and so glad I finally read it! #authoramonth @Soubhiville
"For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. It ran: 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.'"
"Animal Farm," Geroge Orwell
pickFast-paced Sci-Fi novel that has some Ready Player One vibes, but definitely is it's own beast. Emika Chen (hacker, gamer, bounty hunter) is a fun character to follow. I plan to start the sequel soon.
