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8% complete! Ben Harris-Roxas has read 1 of 12 books.
Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter …
When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find …
Just didn't gel with this one. I think the pacing and characterisation is wasn't for me, but might be for you.
Just didn't gel with this one. I think the pacing and characterisation is wasn't for me, but might be for you.
When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful …
A beautiful, soulful book. The ephemera included gave me a real sense of who Woody was as a person and what he stood for. A loving book about a genuine icon.
A beautiful, soulful book. The ephemera included gave me a real sense of who Woody was as a person and what he stood for. A loving book about a genuine icon.
Fourth book in the Dune series. Takes place 3500 years after the events of the …
Yeah, that was as strange as I remember but also, soemhow, vastly more boring. The endless lectures!
@wildenstern@bookwyrm.social I also revisited this one recently after thirty years and I was surprised that it's genuinely good. An expected delight!
@wildenstern@bookwyrm.social I also revisited this one recently after thirty years and I was surprised that it's genuinely good. An expected delight!
Fourth book in the Dune series. Takes place 3500 years after the events of the …
Yeah, now we're into the genuinely weird shit - and not necessarily in a good way.
Yeah, now we're into the genuinely weird shit - and not necessarily in a good way.
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. With millions of copies sold …
@pelagikat @futzle They certainly did! It's decidedly odd, but likeable in a Canadian way www.imdb.com/title/tt1024701/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
@pelagikat @futzle They certainly did! It's decidedly odd, but likeable in a Canadian way www.imdb.com/title/tt1024701/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
The lantern light seems to have written a poem; they feel lonesome since i won’t read them. —“lantern” by Fei …
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. …
Book 3, here we go. I remember some of this from reading it 30 years ago, let's see if it's as weird as I recall.
Book 3, here we go. I remember some of this from reading it 30 years ago, let's see if it's as weird as I recall.
@futzle This is definitely an odd one. Odder still, but possibly in a compelling way, is the TV series they made of this. It used to be on Prime Video but it's off now. Worth chasing up if you're an Alan Thicke fan.
@futzle This is definitely an odd one. Odder still, but possibly in a compelling way, is the TV series they made of this. It used to be on Prime Video but it's off now. Worth chasing up if you're an Alan Thicke fan.
@pelagikat That's exactly how I felt. It's a rather terrifying and plausible vision of the near-future but damn it's a slog. Some of the narrative perspectives don't seem to add much value other than fulfilling the author's Tolstoy-esque ambitions.
That said, almost a year later I can still vividly recall sections of the book and its imagery. That's certainly not the case with most books I read.
Overall I'm glad I read it, but I will absolutely never read it again. Solidarity with you in your task ✊🏼
@pelagikat That's exactly how I felt. It's a rather terrifying and plausible vision of the near-future but damn it's a slog. Some of the narrative perspectives don't seem to add much value other than fulfilling the author's Tolstoy-esque ambitions.
That said, almost a year later I can still vividly recall sections of the book and its imagery. That's certainly not the case with most books I read.
Overall I'm glad I read it, but I will absolutely never read it again. Solidarity with you in your task ✊🏼
