Yesterday I finished Fractal Noise and it was so disappointing
Just a rant, I guess, full of spoilers:...
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Just a rant, I guess, full of spoilers:...
Small Gods: A masterful comic satire on Religious Institutions and Fundamentalism Small Gods is a fantasy comic satire on religious institutions, religious fundamentalism, philosophy, and the weaponisation of religious fanaticism for political power set in the Discworld. It explores how religious beliefs and faith shift and...
A question of Morality: A reflection on The Brothers Karamazov...
Looking for book recommendations....
A year ago, I read the Masters of Rome historical fiction series, written by Colleen McCullough. Before reading this series I only vaguely knew about Julius Caesar (thanks to Shakespeare) and had no idea about Roman history. These books introduced me to characters that felt like real flesh and blood people I know so well,...
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I am forever bitter about Eragon…
This is dark fantasy/horror story, stylized as an ancient oral legend, which tells the story of a simple man’s journey and gradual descent into darkness - and ascension to power. We tried to give our villain protagonist some psychological and philosophical deep, not just “HAHAHA I am evil and will rule the world!”....
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/3300814...
Like books that got very popular but you never really could get into.
Could be translated from english to another language you speak or translate to english from another language
I have way too damn many lol. probably at least 400
No spoilers here, but there will be spoilers in the comments...
Barnes and noble wanted one of these domains and sent an appeal to ICANN. They lost the appeal....
Yeah yeah I know, probably obvious cause corporations gonna corporation but yeah book prices are getting really high and likely will continue to rise. Appreciate and support your local library
I used to enjoy participating in book clubs (be it in person or online), but between emigrating, the pandemic and life changes I haven’t been in one in quite a while. What about you? Do you enjoy reading groups? If so, in person or digital?
cross-posted from: lemmings.world/post/759157...
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/3688704...
I really liked To Kill a Mockingbird even though I barely remember it.
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By this I mean, a book you had to brace yourself to read, and you feel proud for having read. Did you enjoy the process of reading it?
It was a cheesy Hannukah romance book but the main character in the book “The Matzah Ball” made so mad at times that I just know I was annoyed at her but to this day I have no idea why exactly. Her vibes were just yucky I guess
Is it interesting characters? Or believable motivations? Maybe writing style? Is the world building?...
Like, increased empathy or altered your perspective a bit....
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3463478...