giaour

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giaour · May 22, 2023
Solaris is a classic
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giaour · Aug 4, 2021
Martha Wells' Murderbot series is a fun holiday read.
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giaour · Jun 22, 2023
reading Of Human Bondage when I was 21 led me to rethink a lot of my life
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giaour · Sep 5, 2015
I'm reading A Game of Thrones
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giaour · Nov 29, 2024
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman -- tales from Camelot in the aftermath of Arthur's defeat at Camlann. Excellent mixing of round table legends from different points in history.
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giaour · Nov 29, 2024
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters -- great characters and structured revelation.
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giaour · Nov 29, 2024
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesch -- really phenomenal pacing and psychological terror in a sci-fi action novel.
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giaour · Nov 29, 2024
The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach -- good portrait of different strains of American Judaism in a book structured around a quest
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