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The Dispossessed had a huge effect on my life. I recommend it to any leftist that wishes to see a better world. The Left Hand of Darkness had some of the most beautiful passages I've read in a scifi/fantasy.
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What plan is best? It seems interesting but I can't really afford $20 a month
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any recommended book on the IRA/Troubles?
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snake and bake posted:Reading Silent Spring before The Three-Body Problem was the best decision. Silent Spring put me in the perfect mindset to understand and appreciate The Three-Body Problem, which was excellent. Daily reminder for everyone to read The Three-Body Problem
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Remake the CSPAM monthly book club please
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Dec 19, 2020 11:51
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I was the only person to finish the last book club hosted by oxsnard which was "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry, which was really great. If you do make a book club, just know 90% of people won't post again after saying they will read it. Currently reading "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Really unique scifi so far. err has issued a correction as of 17:43 on Dec 29, 2020 |
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started reading The Ministry for the Future and that first chapter is some pure doomer misery porn. would be curious how many people set it down then.
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Epic High Five posted:finished The Ministry for the Future and it was great, highly recommend, though I think it's probably less CSPAM than advertised because KSR is fundamentally a techno-utopianist even if he's pretty unique in still having people drive the change in his stories. I definitely don't get where people who describe it as bleakly grim are coming from but that's probably just a product of having dehumanized and faced to climateshed i just finished it, and yeah it's not as grim as i described. the story was a little weak but its a good book for people who dont know much about climate change/economics/socialism
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Epic High Five posted:I think the main thing that really landed was the fact that the early measures done in contravention to toothless and worthless global accords actually being effective resulted in 1) the western world using the bought time to continue to change nothing and get worse and worse and 2) to punish and distrust the developing world for trying it in the first place is what really landed for me he also fully states that violence is the thing that made change around the world, and even quotes Mao at one point and talks about Maoists. and yeah blockchain tech being the one of the most fundamental aspects is pretty funny, and he even mentions the "old cryptocurrencies" that were wasteful and worth pennies at that point. I also thought Frank's story didn't really get the closure it deserved, he just kinda died, even though we had that gripping first chapter with him that made us resonate with him the most
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can anyone recommend some good historical fiction books that also teach about whatever history the novel takes place in?
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