François started reading The Last Pope by Luis Miguel Rocha
Vatican City, 29 September 1978: the world wakes to the shocking news that Pope John …
Probably my twisted sense of humor coupled with current events :-)
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Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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François finished reading Sundiver by David Brin
In all the universe, no species has ever reached for the stars without the guidance …
Interesting. Curious to see the next one in the saga. Quite inventive. worth a look if you like space opera saga :-)
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our …
This is a MUST read. As usual, Yuval is brilliant, but this books seems even better than the 3 previous: "Sapiens", "Deus" and "21 questions for the 21st century". It might be because it is the most recent and therefore addresses very current concerns, but whatever the reason, do read it. I promise you won't regret it. So many things start making sense when you read his explanations....
Vous DEVEZ lire ce livre. Comme toujours, Yuval est magistral, mais ce livre semble encore meilleurs que les 3 précédents: "Sapiens", "Deus" et "21 questions pour le 21ème siècle". C'est peut-être parce que c'est le plus récent et donc traite de problèmes plus contemporains, mais peut importe - lisez ce livre. Les choses tombent toutes seules en place quand on lit ses explications. A ne pas rater.
François finished reading Tale of Jerusalem by Edgar Allan Poe
Very disappointed. Not at all what I expected from Poe. Not worth reading.
François finished reading BunkerTech
Nouvelle solarpunk framasoft du jour
pas mal mais ces histoires sont trop courtes et me laissent toujours sur ma faim...
Nouvelle solarpunk du jour
Pas vraiment ce que j'esperais
François finished reading Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Seventeen year old Marcus and his friends are in the wrong place at the wrong …
Don't ask me why I picked today to read this book which has been on my list for a while. It is almost frightening to see how @doctorow@mamot.fr wrote almost 20 years ago about about what is happening today in the USA. And if you don't believe it is happening today, have a look at public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
François finished reading Heaven’s River by Dennis E. Taylor
More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never …
Started slow, but finished good :-) Worthy addition to the Bob world. No need to have read the others, this is a stand alone.
François started reading Heaven’s River by Dennis E. Taylor
More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never …
Not exactly a reboot of the series, but coming much later. We'll see :-)
François finished reading All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor
"Being a sentient spaceship really should be more fun. But after spreading out through space …
This books closes the cycle, quite ok, still a nice reading :-)
François finished reading For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor
„Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a …
Still thrilling :-) Onwards to book #3 !!! Need to know how this ends...
François finished reading We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life …
Interresting book, not at all what I expected but very decent scifi. Starting point is very clever and opens a lot of possibilities. Got hooked, so will start #2 asap !
François finished reading No place to park by Alexander McCall Smith
short story about a crime writer who is challenged at a panel discussion to write …
Nice little story, as McCall Smith can write them - very quick read :-)
François finished reading Dead Famous by Ben Elton
One house, ten contestants, thirty cameras, and forty microphones. Everybody knows the rules—total strangers are …
Vey interesting whodunit. It took me a while to get into it, but it was worth persevering. Not only don't you know the murderer until the final moment, but you don't even know the victim until past half-book ! But once you get hooked.... worth it !!!
François finished reading The Long Sunset by Jack McDevitt
Hutch has been the Academy’s best pilot for decades. She’s had numerous first contact encounters …
As usual, nice to read, but I've got a feeling we're getting near the end of the series...