I have been reading about Hachette v. Internet Archive, but as a layperson with little knowledge about legal matters, I was not able to completely understand the current situation....
I read the trilogy on a whim last week, and just to be sure I followed the basic plot lines since there’s so much stream of consciousness and abstract contradictory personal thoughts going on, I looked at plot summaries after I read each book....
Fathers and Sons by Turgenev (Richard Freeborn translation) is an interesting character study of Bazarov, a self-proclaimed nihilist in the backdrop of the ideological differences between the “fathers” and “sons”. The “fathers” and “sons” in the title refer to the two different generations of the liberals and the...
If this is meant to be elsewhere, please let me know. I once read a story about a soldier who was in a horrific assault, who was then grafted into a large battle mech. As the story goes on, more flesh is taken until eventually only a spinal column and brain are left inside a gel-sack, and the machine has been upgraded to the...
I have a specific book I’ve been meaning to read for awhile. I’ve heard that while it’s a great journey, it’s a dense / heavy / slow read along the way. It sounds like it’d be fun to read it together with a group of likewise interested folks....
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/13thFloor/t/441958...
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Basically what it say on the tin. I just finished Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler) and I loved it. Any suggestions on what else I might like? It’s been a while since I got into a scifi novel....
The topic of the book sounds interesting, but I’m wondering if it is still a good read today/aged well and if it is suitable for someone who isn’t already familiar with sociology much. Is the writing style easily digestible, or is it a “hard read”?
Recently, I came to a sad conclusion. I no longer feel interested in fantasy....
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Things found in library books.
A friend recommended me this book, pretty satisfying reading since book is written in an easy and understandable language. Also found online version redstarpublishers.org/cornforth1953.pdf...
Archived version: archive.ph/eK1Rx...
Was recently watching this www.arte.tv/en/videos/…/giuseppe-verdi-macbeth/...
Archived version: archive.ph/Uz7ql...
I hope this is allowed here, if not, feel free to remove my post, mods...
Scrolls count as books, right?...
