I'm only one chapter in, and I'm LOVING this. The prose and pacing are soothing. The author strikes the perfect balance between detail that makes things feel real without it being overwhelming. Let's see how it goes.
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steampunkLemur started reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …
steampunkLemur wants to read El matrimonio anarquista
steampunkLemur finished reading The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
The Mad Ship is a book by American writer Robin Hobb, the second in her Liveship Traders Trilogy. It appeared …
steampunkLemur wants to read A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
steampunkLemur finished reading Rocannon's world by Ursula K. Le Guin
Earth-scientist Rocannon has been leading an ethnological survey on a remote world populated by three …
As always, beautiful writing. A nice mix of science fiction and medieval fantasy. Not as charged with philosophy as her other works, but still thought-provoking with technological themes.
steampunkLemur wants to read The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
The Monkey Wrench Gang is a novel written by American author Edward Abbey (1927–1989), published in 1975. Abbey's most famous …
steampunkLemur started reading La honte by Annie Ernaux (Collection Folio -- 3154)
La honte by Annie Ernaux (Collection Folio -- 3154)
steampunkLemur started reading The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
The Mad Ship is a book by American writer Robin Hobb, the second in her Liveship Traders Trilogy. It appeared …
steampunkLemur started reading How to Blow up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm
How to Blow up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm
Why resisting climate change means combatting the fossil fuel industry
The science on climate change has been clear for a …
steampunkLemur finished reading Half-Earth Socialism by Troy Vettese
Over the next generation, humanity will confront a dystopian future of climate disaster and mass …
Content warning Climate crisis
Made me want to read more about Chile's Cybersin.
It is a nice book to imagine utopias, but I don't see the average Global North citizen giving up their luxuries anytime soon, not even for the sake of other people's lives. This makes me feel a bit hopeless.
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pdotb reviewed Saving Us by Katherine Hayhoe
More optimistic than I'm used to
4 stars
Content warning climate crisis
While the author is a climate scientist, she doesn't spend much time going over the science of climate change, focusing instead on what we can do to tackle it. Much of the book is concerned with how we persuade people who appear to be deniers, but aren't dead set on that path. An interesting point she makes is that denial can originate in a resistance to the solutions, both real and perceived. If this is the case, then providing more and more scientific proof doesn't help -- the answer lies in showing that there are solutions that are actually attractive. Unfortunately I fear this means walking back somewhat from the degrowth/ecosocialist path I'd prefer, and she seems more keen on, say, electric cars than I'd like. Still really good to think more about the psychology of persuasion.
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pdotb started reading The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
steampunkLemur finished reading The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy (Danielle Cain, #1)
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy (Danielle Cain, #1)
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy pits utopian anarchists against rogue demon deer in this dropkick-in-the-mouth punk …
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pdotb reviewed Satellite Love by Genki Ferguson
Weird... but I liked it?
4 stars
Satellite Love follows Anna, a student at a school in small-town Japan, as she develops a relationship with an LEO satellite, culminating in her summoning it to earth as her friend, Leo. The book alternates between chapters told from the points of view of Anna and Leo, along with a few other characters (principally Anna's grandfather and Soki, a fellow student). I really liked the book, but it's not without its flaws and cautions. The writing seems a little uneven -- the first few chapters in particular seemed a little clunky, but it definitely picks up a lot after that. The main caution is that Anna's life is really tough -- shunned and bullied by her peers, she withdraws into an imaginary world, and the book doesn't shy away from showing where that leads. I thought it was a sad but beautiful book.