sea/sear Gay crow, I h8 cops, not a girl
I tend to read queer and especially transgender fiction, with a slight lean towards literary fiction (can we come up with a better name for this already?), but plenty of genre fiction in there too (not like there's a sharp line between the two anyway).
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Young revolutionaries in Myanmar and Rojava, colloquially referred to by journalist James Stout as “anarchists” …
I actually started this a few months ago, but stalled out (I've never been v good at reading nonfic). Anyway, I've got momentum this time and I plan on finishing it! I think I really need help believing than another world is possible right now.
Dimos Horacki is a Borolian journalist and a cynical patriot, his muckraking days behind him. …
The bulk of the story follows the main character, Dimos, as he traverses a fictionalized hypothetical anarchist country in the midst of conflict with its imperialist neighbor. As the narrative leads him around the country, he (and we the readers) are treated to an exploration of life in this version of anarchist existence. The world building is well thought out, and the workings of the anarchist country are thoroughly explained and well justified.
I think, though, that while Dimos marvels at the existence of a society without coerced labor, many of my fellow anarchists may find that they're already very familiar with the ideas presented, and don't really need a prison-less society justified to them. Compared to something like the Danielle Cain series by the same author, which treats the readers familiarity with anarchist organizing principles as a starting point, it definitely felt targeted more at the anarcho-curious.
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The bulk of the story follows the main character, Dimos, as he traverses a fictionalized hypothetical anarchist country in the midst of conflict with its imperialist neighbor. As the narrative leads him around the country, he (and we the readers) are treated to an exploration of life in this version of anarchist existence. The world building is well thought out, and the workings of the anarchist country are thoroughly explained and well justified.
I think, though, that while Dimos marvels at the existence of a society without coerced labor, many of my fellow anarchists may find that they're already very familiar with the ideas presented, and don't really need a prison-less society justified to them. Compared to something like the Danielle Cain series by the same author, which treats the readers familiarity with anarchist organizing principles as a starting point, it definitely felt targeted more at the anarcho-curious.
That said, if you do want to experience a walk around an anarchist country driven by a solid plot, you might like it! And if you're newer to anarchist ideas, it's absolutely a great place to start!
It starts off with a fascinating premise, then executes on it perfectly, and finishes by being really moving. I cried at least twice. It's really wonderful.
RE Katz’s And Then the Gray Heaven centers on Jules, whose partner B has recently …
It's good! Better than I expected for a book I found basically by random chance tucked away on a bookshelf! Apparently I like books about grieving widowed lesbians? What does this say about me?
The revolution will be green, growing, and non-motorized When you plant the seeds of bicycle …
it's fine.
A transformational, transformative story about video games, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn …
This book made me want to make art and dm my friends and run into the woods to never be seen again and devote myself wholly to something beyond myself and cry and cry and cry. This book understands me better than I understand myself. I don't think I can accurately tell you about this book anymore an ant could describe an entomologist. I don't think I've ever read a book this good before in my life, and I probably won't again for a long time to come. I'm all three characters and nothing else. I can't recommend this book to you or anyone because I'm scared you'll understand it and I'm scared you won't understand it at the same time.
A transformational, transformative story about video games, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn …
Loved Summer Fun so much! Excited to read more by Thornton!
Loved Summer Fun so much! Excited to read more by Thornton!
It has been thirteen years since the mysterious fire at the Severin family manor that …
Very obviously a webcomic only loosely adapted to a serialized format. Pacing suffers, but it was alright.
Very obviously a webcomic only loosely adapted to a serialized format. Pacing suffers, but it was alright.
From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a …
Really excellent! I was a little skeptical going in, because I'm not a huge fan of the knights + dragons + witches kind of fantasy, and I'm certainly not a fan of romance plots, but it's just an excellently written book. The magic system is unique and serves the themes of the book beautifully, and the world building is captivating. It runs a little lengthy, but that can be forgiven. I think anyone interested in designing magic systems or fantasy worlds should be taking note.
Um... What happened last night? Ella wakes on the morning after a house party at …
I forgot to mark this as finished! It's really good! If you liked Roaming, I'd recommend this
The revolution will be green, growing, and non-motorized When you plant the seeds of bicycle …
They kinda sniped me with that subject. Book made specifically to get me
is this the first time im reading a solarpunk book on books.solarpunk.moe?
They kinda sniped me with that subject. Book made specifically to get me
is this the first time im reading a solarpunk book on books.solarpunk.moe?
Award-winning author Ken Liu returns with his first scifi thriller in a brand-new series following …
This didn't really connect with me, to be honest. I often found that the rules and tools that characters resolved challenges with felt unclear, or they'd resolve a puzzle / clue in a way that just didn't feel right. It ends up with the characters not really feeling as clever as the book wants you to believe that they are. Basically I had trouble keeping up keyfabe.
It's also a little hard to avoid the fact that the author is really really insistent that the AI that all the characters make use of (and which the main character specializes in) is a direct descendant of LLMs. Repeatedly. And in ways you can't really ignore. But also rarely actually addresses what the consequences of this might look like in any manor other than offhand.
There's definitely still some good parts, and several scenes really are clever, but I just …
This didn't really connect with me, to be honest. I often found that the rules and tools that characters resolved challenges with felt unclear, or they'd resolve a puzzle / clue in a way that just didn't feel right. It ends up with the characters not really feeling as clever as the book wants you to believe that they are. Basically I had trouble keeping up keyfabe.
It's also a little hard to avoid the fact that the author is really really insistent that the AI that all the characters make use of (and which the main character specializes in) is a direct descendant of LLMs. Repeatedly. And in ways you can't really ignore. But also rarely actually addresses what the consequences of this might look like in any manor other than offhand.
There's definitely still some good parts, and several scenes really are clever, but I just don't think it resounded with me.
Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the …
Good!
Award-winning author Ken Liu returns with his first scifi thriller in a brand-new series following …
By recommendation of a trusted friend
From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a …
By the strong recommendation of @sashanoraa