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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 Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body …
Loads of time to kill, so went for this. Can be read indepently from the 4 first murderbot. Nice whodunnit.
François finished reading Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling …
Wrapping up the trilogy of 4 saga. Makes for a nice reading, nothing exceptional but easy and gentle.
François started reading Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes …
François finished reading Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
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...
François started reading Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
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 …
François finished reading Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
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. :-)
François started reading Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen …
François finished reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, …
Very good. My first read upon bookwyrm recommendation and definitelky don't regret it. Thanks to [privacy] :-) Going for episode 2 of the saga !!
François started reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved …
François finished reading Cannery Row (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
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.
François finished reading How to Make the World Add Up by Tim Harford
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.
François stopped reading Alle mine morgener by Troels Kløvedal
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 :-(
François started reading Cannery Row (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
Cannery Row (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression …
François started reading How to Make the World Add Up by Tim Harford
How to Make the World Add Up by Tim Harford
In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter …