reading tofu commented on The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 returns to the alternate Cairo of Clark's short fiction, …
Admittedly I looked at these because of the nice covers
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reading tofu finished reading A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between …
Nice read
reading tofu commented on Links leben mit Kindern by Almut Birken
»Danke, dass ihr für revolutionären Nachwuchs sorgt.«
Patriarchat auflösen! Kleinfamilie überwinden! Reproduktionsarbeit teilen! Care-Revolution! – …
Bisher vor allem "worauf linke Eltern nicht zu hoffen brauchen"
reading tofu commented on System Collapse by Empty Author
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Following the events in …
The cryptic first half was a bit less easy to read but still enjoyable, after that it only got better and better.
Now I'll have to wait for the next one to be released
reading tofu started reading System Collapse by Empty Author
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Following the events in …
This is the one I accidentally started reading instead of the one before this
reading tofu commented on Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body …
Content warning Final Spoiler
Should the Hauler bots not have recognized the absence of PA bot earlier if it was the one manipulating cameras and logs? When did the ship crew use it's secret override codes?
reading tofu commented on Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body …
Content warning Minor spoiler
I thought the big bot on the cover was a combat bot and not a hotel receptionist
reading tofu finished reading Artificial condition by Martha Wells
It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. …
Nice part two, can't wait for the next one
reading tofu reviewed Identitti by Mithu M. Sanyal
Was für ein Skandal: Prof. Dr. Saraswati ist WEISS! Schlimmer geht es nicht. Denn die …
Wie ich das Buch wahrgenommen habe
5 stars
Ich wusste vor dem Lesen nicht so recht, was mich erwarten würde, habe es wegen der Reviews hier dann aber doch angefangen und bin schwer begeistert von der Art, wie hier so viele Fragen rund um Identität halbwegs niedrigschwellig behandeln werden, ohne dass es sich wie ein Sachbuch liest. Kann es nur empfehlen.
reading tofu rated Identitti: 5 stars
Identitti by Mithu M. Sanyal
Was für ein Skandal: Prof. Dr. Saraswati ist WEISS! Schlimmer geht es nicht. Denn die Professorin für Postcolonial Studies in …
reading tofu commented on Android: Undercity by Richard Lee Byers
Was a bit different then the other ones in that it wasn't mostly between runners and corp but some impoverished journo and a crime syndicate, but pretty nice story.
reading tofu reviewed Android: Monster Slayer by Daniel Lovat Clark
Always be running
Fast paced novella in the Android Universe, with a restless protagonist. Described the actual Netrunning aspect pretty good I think, that was probably my favorite part. Story itself nothing new or surprising but still enjoyable.
reading tofu rated Mein Katalonien: 4 stars
Mein Katalonien by George Orwell
[Homage to Catalonia][1] is [George Orwell][2]'s account of his experiences fighting in the 'Spanish Civil War'. Alongside many British workers, …
reading tofu rated NSA - Nationales Sicherheits-Amt: 4 stars
NSA - Nationales Sicherheits-Amt by Andreas Eschbach
Weimar 1942: Die Programmiererin Helene arbeitet im Nationalen Sicherheits-Amt und entwickelt dort Programme, mit deren Hilfe alle Bürger des Reichs …
reading tofu reviewed Emergency Skin by N. K. Jemisin
What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subversive …
Emergency Skin
5 stars
Read a bit like some unhinged techbro ranting about people who do stuff differently but in a hilarious way. Absolutely recommended