Talya (she/her) wants to read This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
Joining the trend as well 😅
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trans, nerd, techie, leftist, classical musician and many more things. my reading involves the interesting combination of classical fantasy, modern sci-fi and speculative fiction, contemporary nonfiction, anarcho-communist theory and John Green books.
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Talya (she/her) reviewed What Is Anarchism? by Alexander Berkman
mixed bag, but still a valuable reading
4 stars
strong beginning, a very weak middle, comes back to a strong ending. despite the flaws, it still contains some important insights, and I had my mind blown at parts.
Talya (she/her) wants to read Toki Pona by Sonja Lang
Toki Pona is a language that simplifies ideas to their most basic elements. If you …
Yes, I know, speaks toki pona fluently, never read pu. that's why it's joining the list!
Talya (she/her) reviewed The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet …
Despite not being his usual style, this is the best John Green book.
5 stars
Full disclosure, I was a fan of the podcast before that podcast turned into a book. And yet, this book is very strong on its own merits. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and I didn't want to put it down so badly that I read it end to end in a just little bit over one month. The only thing I was missing was John Green's voice, and that can be achieved by the audiobook. Highly recommended.
Talya (she/her) reviewed The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin
"Le titre du livre : La Conquête du Pain doit être pris dans le sens …
There's a reason this book is synonymous with anarchist communism
5 stars
Sure, some parts are out of date. But so much of it remains true even today. There's a saying about lectures that say that the best questions a lecturer can get are the ones answered by the very next slide. Well, that is exactly what happened to me, again and again, with the chapters of this book. Most amazingly, a question a friend raised in a discussion we had about chapter 8 was answered by the very first sentence of chapter 9. Can't be better than that.
Talya (she/her) reviewed A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Sci-fi novel that follows the story of April May and friends in defense of the …
Review of 'A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I didn't expect this book to be better than the first one, but it was. The different points of view, the build of tension, the somewhat existential take on modern society, the new perspective on the beauty that is humanity... What's not to like in this book?
My only complaint is that I had to deal with the fact I couldn't stop reading, and finished the book 9 days after I got it despite having worked for most of those days, and had to deal with having finished it so fast. But that's less of a bug and more of a feature.
Talya (she/her) reviewed An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
In Hank Green's sweeping, cinematic debut novel, a young woman becomes an overnight celebrity before …
Review of 'An Absolutely Remarkable Thing' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
An amazing book. Got so swept in I forgot all the COVID19 troubles outside.
I pre-ordered the second book the minute I finished this one. Highly recommended!