Some parts of this express disgusting, extremely racist sentiments (I'm still not sure to what extent this is considered bad 'in universe'). Other parts of this are extremely fun. It also, as all Hermann Hesse, gives you a lot to think about. In the end, I am happy to have read it.
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Abstract Reader reviewed Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
»Harry Haller ist in das kulturlose und unmenschliche Inferno unserer prunkenden und lärmenden Gegenwart vorgedrungen …
Not quite sure what to make of it
4 stars
Abstract Reader finished reading Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
»Harry Haller ist in das kulturlose und unmenschliche Inferno unserer prunkenden und lärmenden Gegenwart vorgedrungen und steht mit seinem Begriff …
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Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
»Harry Haller ist in das kulturlose und unmenschliche Inferno unserer prunkenden und lärmenden Gegenwart vorgedrungen und steht mit seinem Begriff …
Abstract Reader reviewed Blindsight by Peter Watts
It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming …
Fun but not scary
4 stars
I originally picked this up because it was supposed to be a horror novel. In the end, it was not scary but it did have fascinating world building and discussed some interesting ideas. Recommended!
Abstract Reader finished reading Blindsight by Peter Watts
Blindsight by Peter Watts
It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming as they burned. The heavens …
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Blindsight by Peter Watts
It's been two months since a myriad of alien objects clenched about the Earth, screaming as they burned. The heavens …
Abstract Reader reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Not for me
2 stars
This book seems to be wish fulfillment aimed at millennials who took the pandemic very seriously. That's not me. Also, the references and quips were often quite grating. The world building was cool, though.
Abstract Reader finished reading The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Abstract Reader started reading The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History …
Gripping story with important themes
4 stars
Basically, half of this is the first Harry Potter book, the other half the seventh (of course better written). I probably would've enjoyed this even more when I was younger.
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
Abstract Reader reviewed Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench)
Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to …
Great fun
4 stars
An exciting thriller, paired with a picture of Silicon Valley from the perspective of an "old computer person" who has been there more or less from the beginning.