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 (The uplift saga, #2)
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 :-)
Interesting. Curious to see the next one in the saga. Quite inventive. worth a look if you like space opera saga :-)
François replied to Ben Harris-Roxas's status
@ben_hr Well it's been recommended by somebody I trust, so I guess it should :-) If you look at my timeline, you'll see I've done quite a number of series on what I call "space opera" themes (Taylor's Bob (very interesting as well if you haven't read it), McDevitt's "Hutch", Benford, etc). They are all very different, but very enjoyable as well. So far this one is holding. I hope it will continue because the same person lend me the whole collection (startide, the uplift war, etc) :-) According to her the uplift war is the best. we'll see :-)
@ben_hr Well it's been recommended by somebody I trust, so I guess it should :-) If you look at my timeline, you'll see I've done quite a number of series on what I call "space opera" themes (Taylor's Bob (very interesting as well if you haven't read it), McDevitt's "Hutch", Benford, etc). They are all very different, but very enjoyable as well. So far this one is holding. I hope it will continue because the same person lend me the whole collection (startide, the uplift war, etc) :-) According to her the uplift war is the best. we'll see :-)
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.
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 started reading Sundiver by David Brin (The uplift saga, #2)
Sundiver by David Brin (The uplift saga, #2)
In all the universe, no species has ever reached for the stars without the guidance of a patron—except perhaps mankind. …
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari (duplicate)
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we …
François finished reading Tale of Jerusalem by Edgar Allan Poe
"A Tale of Jerusalem" is a story set in ancient Jerusalem, where three priests — …
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
Pas vraiment ce que j'esperais
François finished reading Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Little Brother, #1)
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
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 started reading Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Little Brother, #1)
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Little Brother, #1)
Seventeen year old Marcus and his friends are in the wrong place at the wrong time during a major terrorist …
François finished reading Heaven’s River by Dennis E. Taylor (Bobiverse, #4)
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 (Bobiverse, #4)
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 :-)
Not exactly a reboot of the series, but coming much later. We'll see :-)
François finished reading All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor (Bobiverse, #3)
"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 started reading All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor (Bobiverse, #3)
All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor (Bobiverse, #3)
"Being a sentient spaceship really should be more fun. But after spreading out through space for almost a century, Bob …