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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7% complete! François has read 8 of 104 books.
"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes …
Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris …
More adventures... Not sure where it is all leading. Easy read so not a chore but wondering...
Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more …
It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past …
Easy and fast read, in the wake of #1. Not much happening in this one, more setting for later I guess, but still enjoyable. :-)
It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen …
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring …
Very good. My first read upon bookwyrm recommendation and definitelky don't regret it. Thanks to [privacy] :-) Going for episode 2 of the saga !!
Very good. My first read upon bookwyrm recommendation and definitelky don't regret it. Thanks to [privacy] :-) Going for episode 2 of the saga !!
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be …
Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is …
Excellent. I love Steinbeck's descriptive writing,it's almost like watching a movie. Moreover I happen to know the region where the action is set (Salinas, Monterey, etc) so I can really "see" it. Very recommended.
Excellent. I love Steinbeck's descriptive writing,it's almost like watching a movie. Moreover I happen to know the region where the action is set (Salinas, Monterey, etc) so I can really "see" it. Very recommended.
In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as …
Excellent and recommended. Tim manages to make a rather dry subjecct very interresting and useful. Probably most useful in those debatting days to flatten a bit the debate and debunk claims.
I "Alle mine morgener på jorden" skriver Troels Kløvedal om sit liv, sin familie, sin …
misplaced the book - will re-start whenever I find it :-(
Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression …
In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter …
En vacances sur la côte du Norfolk, l'inspecteur Dalgliesh compte bien oublier Scotland Yard pour …
Excellent!!! Recommandé. Tres bon polar.
En vacances sur la côte du Norfolk, l'inspecteur Dalgliesh compte bien oublier Scotland Yard pour quelque temps. Il se promène, …
Sur un paquebot voyageant de New York à Buenos Aires, se rencontrent deux joueurs d’échecs …
excellent et recommandé ; très court mais tres bon. Il me semble qu'on en a fait un film ?
excellent et recommandé ; très court mais tres bon. Il me semble qu'on en a fait un film ?
