“…In both 1870 and 1910 most of the technical knowledge of the world is in French, English, Italian and German but look at what happens in Japan–basically no technical books in 1870 to on par with English in 1910. Moreover, no other country did this.”
Can you imagine what conflict in the Middle East and protests in the US are doing to the imagination? In his email from Tel Aviv, Joshua Cohen finds he has nothing to say.
I was intrigued by the premise of bread and circuses and Adjei-Brenyah's social critique of the penitentiary system. But I felt a bit sick consuming this as entertainment, much in the way the spectators in the story were consuming the gladiator-like games in this book.
Maybe I'll give it another chance another time, but for now, this is not for me. #Bookstodon@bookstodon #Boeken@boeken #Read#Lezen
New: Timoteo Tong's MM YA fantasy/paranormal romance Resurrecting My Magic.
In the thrilling sequel to Magic, Monsters and Me, Elijah Delomary steps into a whirlwind of challenges that test his strength, his identity, and the depth of his relationships. Confronting Zid’dra, the ...
Today's review! Seer Quest Covenant by Deonne Dane:
"Meran has finally become a seer, and his visions are horrible... filled with secrets, lies, suspense, surprises, sex, violence and wonderful characters. I can’t wait to continue the story of Leon, Meran and Falric - hopefully all my questions will finally be answered. Four stars."
I thought that listening to the audiobook version (at least apparently now is the 'old version') of THE WARDEN was a perfect reason to review Daniel Ford 's novel. So you can read that at @skiffyandfanty
It's really late, but the only thing I think about doing before going to bed is to read. I'm still thinking if resuming Star Wars Thrawn is worth it or if I return to the old EU (aka Legends) stuff.
Nezu Press is bringing out two new books next month, both by Mary L. Pendered: 'The Uncanny House' and 'The Forsaken House at Misty Vale'. More info on my blog:
I've been reading The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman. He's not saying it outright, but I'm hearing him say that we're headed for corporate power explicitly replacing nation-states, governing the areas where they operate and protecting only their needs and employees. I really don't want to live in a Cyberpunk world. It's not a good one.
There are a lot of little nit-picky things I could say about the book and how Suleyman seems to contradict himself a lot throughout the book. I think the best thing I can say and remain brief is:
He damns the Luddites for trying to stop the First Industrial Revolution and then turns around and says we now need the things they wanted then to contain AI so it doesn't destroy us.
Leaving aside arguments about whether or not the LLMs are actually AI and how (in)accurate they are, he clearly fears what bad actors could do with AI. Which begs the question of why he was involved in freaking developing one in the first place!
I am left feeling more annoyed at his preaching, both about technophiles and technophobes, than feeling like I learned from the conversation. Also, it probably could have been half the length.
Book Challenge: 20 Books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers, with alt text.
Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (And don't forget the alt text.)
Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (And don't forget the alt text.)
Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. (And don't forget the alt text.)