he/him, cis. ~37 years. journalism, podcasts, writing. and also reading, of course.
I like sci-fi, plants, public transport, ttrpgs, lasagna, birds. Thinking a lot about the apocalypse, the climate, monsters and queerness.
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79% complete! joël has read 19 of 24 books.
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with …
I enjoyed this a lot, even if I found the viewpoint of the young emperor sometimes a bit tired, because it seemed to slow down the narrative. Will have to think about all the different perspectives on personhood and assimilation that are offered here.
I found this as an audiobook on an old HDD, quite mysteriously. The premise is fun, but most of the short stories are presented in form of fluffy newspaper articles, which I found a bit tiresome after a while. The last two or so stories aren't, and I enjoyed them more.
Through the lens of horror—from "Halloween" to "Hereditary"—queer and trans writers consider the films that …
I think I expected a less personal approach to the subject, but I found this very good and enlightening as well.
A junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to …
A friend recommended me this after I wrote a blog post about real-world towers that would be good magical towers in 1000 to 10 000 years. This is, in a way, a story about such a tower. It has also a protagonist that has some curious parallels with Murderbot, which I enjoyed. It is also quite short and doesn't overstay its welcome.
When a transphobic woman bombs Frankie’s workplace, she blows up Frankie’s life with it. As …
Disgusting and brilliant. I liked this very much, I would have loved a little bit more of the "main plot", but I liked the rest a lot.
I liked this a lot. It's been five years since the "official" start of the COVID 19 pandemic in western Europe, so this felt like a very timely lecture. Bonus: the cover has a very beautiful gold effect.
I liked this, but damn it is bleak.
So that's going to be it, isn't it? An audiobook, an ebook on the tablet, and a paperback to read on Saturday mornings while drinking coffee? Here, also, very small chapters, at least in the first … part(?). Reads very well. Kinda want to make another coffee, get back in bed read it all in one go.
The fact that this is a Star Trek novel from the 90s, and the paperback looks and feels that way – cheap and glamorous at the same time – seems more important than the stories. Typical Star Trek TNG stuff, not very surprising, but nice to read a few pages before going to sleep anyway.
My first Vandermeer. Not sure if I like the short chapters. But it seems intriguing.
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, …
(Listening to the audiobook)
Sehr cute und intim. Mir ist die Verbindung zur Klimakrise ein bisschen zu sehr im Hintergrund gewesen, aber irgendwie ist das ja auch für viele von uns mehr so ein Hintergrundrauschen.
Sehr cute und intim. Mir ist die Verbindung zur Klimakrise ein bisschen zu sehr im Hintergrund gewesen, aber irgendwie ist das ja auch für viele von uns mehr so ein Hintergrundrauschen.
You know that feeling when you’re at work and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in …
