Kal commented on Metal from Heaven by August Clarke
He who controls ichorite controls the world.
A malleable metal more durable than steel, ichorite …
oh this starts Strong.
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im easy to please and think life is too short to read books I'm uninterested in. that being said, i have Got to figure out a rating system that makes sense.
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Kal rated Stardust Grail: 4 stars
Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Save one world. Doom her own.
From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-colonial space heist …
Kal finished reading Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Save one world. Doom her own.
From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes …
It took me a while to get into it, but this was pretty fun
Kal rated All Tomorrows: 3 stars
Contact by Carl Sagan
In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who …
Kal finished reading Contact by Carl Sagan
In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome …
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'for small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.'
HIC HIC SOB...
Kal rated The Dragon Republic: 5 stars
The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang
Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with …
Kal rated The Poppy War: 4 stars
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of …
Kal rated The Illustrated Man: 4 stars
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of eighteen science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring …
Kal rated Tickets for the Ark: 5 stars
Kal finished reading Tickets for the Ark by Rebecca Nesbit
i love books that are grounded and hopeful
Kal started reading Tickets for the Ark by Rebecca Nesbit
I just finished chapter 1, and I already really like this. It immediately gets into why separating humans from the "wild" is illogical, and how that kind of puritanical belief has been used to justify genocide too.
Kal rated Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop: 5 stars
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan
There was only one thing on her mind.
'I must start a bookshop.'
Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, …
Kal rated How Do You Live?: 5 stars
How Do You Live? by Neil Gaiman, Genzaburō Yoshino, Genzaburō Yoshino
First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic …
Kal commented on Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
A dark, unflinching haunted house novel that takes readers from the well of the literary …
The writing isn't for me. This book is definitely horrific though. It was kind of a lot to read, and I don't think this was for me. It comes with a content warning, and it definitely should.