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The flea palace by Elif Shafak
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science fiction reader & writer English / Deutsch fave authors: Bujold, Le Guin, Cherryh, Terry Pratchett, Tolkien
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A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.
Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source …
Arkady was my classmate at Viable Paradise, so I may have a slight bias, but this book was awesome. Fans of CJ Cherryh should check this out.
Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the …
"Americans eat more processed foods than anyone else in the world. We also spend more on military research. These two …
This was an entertaining read, aimed at the general public, about how English became the ridiculous language we speak today. It is not a scholarly text, but it was still informative. Because it isn't scholarly, many of his statements are uncited, so that was a little frustrating. I definitely enjoyed the book, though.
Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of …
It's hard for me to come up with words other than "OH MY GOD" and "THIS WAS AMAZING," but I'll give it a shot.
Cheris, an infantry soldier, finds herself entangled in a long and twisty plot involving a dead traitor whose consciousness is kept alive in a kind of suspended animation.
A lot of things in the book reminded me of CJ Cherryh - the programmed formation instinct in the Kel warrior class is like the azi in Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe and man'chi in the Foreigner universe. I don't know if Lee is also a fan of hers, but it wouldn't surprise me to find out.
Lee's blog profile lists the Vorkosigan series as a fannish interest, and I can see that influence, too.
If you like a lot of the books I like, you will probably like this book a lot.
"Set in an alternate world of art deco beauty and steampunk horror, Monstress tells the epic story of Maika Halfwolf, …
Communicative Language Teaching in Action: Putting Principles to Work is designed as a basic text that intends to demonstrate principles …