Chris Lawrence
@chrislarry33.bsky.social
Nonprofit lifer. Pop & counter culture anthropologist. Writer, carver, podcaster, gardener, animist, punk rocker. Opinions from folklore to networks & beyond. My 100 Word Pop Culture review blog: https://write.as/larrys100/
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Rumors of My Demise Evan Dando Audiobook read by author (2025)
Note: Part of my ongoing #AudioMemoir series reviewing author-read memoirs. Previous: Neko Case, Cameron Crowe. Coming: Wayne Kramer, Larry Charles. The 100 Word Review of The Lemonheads' new album.....
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New #Larrys100 Post: Evan Dando's memoir: Rumors of My Demise
Funny, honest, soulful. No redemption arc. No apology tour. Just warmth, talent, brutal honesty.
Full review: write.as/larrys100/ru...
Part of my #AudioMemoir series
#100DaysToOffload #EvanDando #Booksky
Funny, honest, soulful. No redemption arc. No apology tour. Just warmth, talent, brutal honesty.
Full review: write.as/larrys100/ru...
Part of my #AudioMemoir series
#100DaysToOffload #EvanDando #Booksky
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Happy Thanksgiving, America!
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, America!
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For the first time on BlueSky, here’s my annual How to Properly Watch the WKRP in Cincinnati Episode “Turkeys Away” on Thanksgiving thread…
November 27, 2024 at 11:31 PM
For the first time on BlueSky, here’s my annual How to Properly Watch the WKRP in Cincinnati Episode “Turkeys Away” on Thanksgiving thread…
Reposted by Chris Lawrence
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
New #Larrys100 Post: Evan Dando's memoir: Rumors of My Demise
Funny, honest, soulful. No redemption arc. No apology tour. Just warmth, talent, brutal honesty.
Full review: write.as/larrys100/ru...
Part of my #AudioMemoir series
#100DaysToOffload #EvanDando #Booksky
Funny, honest, soulful. No redemption arc. No apology tour. Just warmth, talent, brutal honesty.
Full review: write.as/larrys100/ru...
Part of my #AudioMemoir series
#100DaysToOffload #EvanDando #Booksky
Rumors of My Demise Evan Dando Audiobook read by author (2025)
Note: Part of my ongoing #AudioMemoir series reviewing author-read memoirs. Previous: Neko Case, Cameron Crowe. Coming: Wayne Kramer, Larry Charles. The 100 Word Review of The Lemonheads' new album.....
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November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
New #Larrys100 Post: Evan Dando's memoir: Rumors of My Demise
Funny, honest, soulful. No redemption arc. No apology tour. Just warmth, talent, brutal honesty.
Full review: write.as/larrys100/ru...
Part of my #AudioMemoir series
#100DaysToOffload #EvanDando #Booksky
Funny, honest, soulful. No redemption arc. No apology tour. Just warmth, talent, brutal honesty.
Full review: write.as/larrys100/ru...
Part of my #AudioMemoir series
#100DaysToOffload #EvanDando #Booksky
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And our @lollardfish.bsky.social recent OATHBREAKERS - this one about a medieval empire that devolves into brutal bloodshed between brothers when elites abandon the public good and only care about enriching themselves
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Oathbreakers
“Fascinating.” — The Wall Street Journal
“An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset.” — Publishers Weekly
The authors of The Bright Ages return with ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
And our @lollardfish.bsky.social recent OATHBREAKERS - this one about a medieval empire that devolves into brutal bloodshed between brothers when elites abandon the public good and only care about enriching themselves
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
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Fave 2025 Books: Oathbreakers, The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review: larrys100.writeas.com/oathbreakers...
#2025Books #Booksky
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review: larrys100.writeas.com/oathbreakers...
#2025Books #Booksky
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Fave 2025 Books: Oathbreakers, The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review: larrys100.writeas.com/oathbreakers...
#2025Books #Booksky
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review: larrys100.writeas.com/oathbreakers...
#2025Books #Booksky
Fave 2025 Books: Oathbreakers, The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review: larrys100.writeas.com/oathbreakers...
#2025Books #Booksky
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review: larrys100.writeas.com/oathbreakers...
#2025Books #Booksky
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Fave 2025 Books: Oathbreakers, The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review: larrys100.writeas.com/oathbreakers...
#2025Books #Booksky
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review: larrys100.writeas.com/oathbreakers...
#2025Books #Booksky
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New Larry's 100 review: #Pluribus Episode 4
Has a memory card ever been so cinematic?
Vince Gilligan makes beautiful TV from small moments: Carol's camera setup, the Paraguayan in his bunker.
Does the show endorse individualism? I'm increasingly uncertain.
Full Review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
Has a memory card ever been so cinematic?
Vince Gilligan makes beautiful TV from small moments: Carol's camera setup, the Paraguayan in his bunker.
Does the show endorse individualism? I'm increasingly uncertain.
Full Review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New Larry's 100 review: #Pluribus Episode 4
Has a memory card ever been so cinematic?
Vince Gilligan makes beautiful TV from small moments: Carol's camera setup, the Paraguayan in his bunker.
Does the show endorse individualism? I'm increasingly uncertain.
Full Review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
Has a memory card ever been so cinematic?
Vince Gilligan makes beautiful TV from small moments: Carol's camera setup, the Paraguayan in his bunker.
Does the show endorse individualism? I'm increasingly uncertain.
Full Review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
New Larry's 100 review: #Pluribus Episode 4
Has a memory card ever been so cinematic?
Vince Gilligan makes beautiful TV from small moments: Carol's camera setup, the Paraguayan in his bunker.
Does the show endorse individualism? I'm increasingly uncertain.
Full Review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
Has a memory card ever been so cinematic?
Vince Gilligan makes beautiful TV from small moments: Carol's camera setup, the Paraguayan in his bunker.
Does the show endorse individualism? I'm increasingly uncertain.
Full Review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New Larry's 100 review: #Pluribus Episode 4
Has a memory card ever been so cinematic?
Vince Gilligan makes beautiful TV from small moments: Carol's camera setup, the Paraguayan in his bunker.
Does the show endorse individualism? I'm increasingly uncertain.
Full Review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
Has a memory card ever been so cinematic?
Vince Gilligan makes beautiful TV from small moments: Carol's camera setup, the Paraguayan in his bunker.
Does the show endorse individualism? I'm increasingly uncertain.
Full Review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
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DOGE was not a failure. Its purpose was to use the completely fabricated claim of “efficiency” to irreparably annihilate vast amounts of federal government infrastructure, which it did instantly, violently, and in ways we will not see the full repair of in our lifetimes.
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
DOGE was not a failure. Its purpose was to use the completely fabricated claim of “efficiency” to irreparably annihilate vast amounts of federal government infrastructure, which it did instantly, violently, and in ways we will not see the full repair of in our lifetimes.
Fave 2025 Books: Oathbreakers by @lollardfish.bsky.social & @profgabriele.com
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Egos. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review:
write.as/larrys100/oathbreakers
#History #Oathbreakers #2025Books #Booksky
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Egos. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review:
write.as/larrys100/oathbreakers
#History #Oathbreakers #2025Books #Booksky
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Fave 2025 Books: Oathbreakers by @lollardfish.bsky.social & @profgabriele.com
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Egos. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review:
write.as/larrys100/oathbreakers
#History #Oathbreakers #2025Books #Booksky
What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about?
Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Egos. Power-mad schemers. Endless nepobabies.
100 Word review:
write.as/larrys100/oathbreakers
#History #Oathbreakers #2025Books #Booksky
Reposted by Chris Lawrence
Heinrich Schlitt, c.1912. #FrogForFriday #FaerieFriday
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Heinrich Schlitt, c.1912. #FrogForFriday #FaerieFriday
Neko Case: poverty, survival, saved by rock & roll
Cameron Crowe: Rock stars—Lou Reed to Dicky Betts, long tours, late nights
Authors read memoirs, where an audiobook is another performance medium.
Follow the series: write.as/larrys100/tag:AudioMemoir
#Memoir #NekoCase #CameronCrowe #Larrys100
Cameron Crowe: Rock stars—Lou Reed to Dicky Betts, long tours, late nights
Authors read memoirs, where an audiobook is another performance medium.
Follow the series: write.as/larrys100/tag:AudioMemoir
#Memoir #NekoCase #CameronCrowe #Larrys100
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Neko Case: poverty, survival, saved by rock & roll
Cameron Crowe: Rock stars—Lou Reed to Dicky Betts, long tours, late nights
Authors read memoirs, where an audiobook is another performance medium.
Follow the series: write.as/larrys100/tag:AudioMemoir
#Memoir #NekoCase #CameronCrowe #Larrys100
Cameron Crowe: Rock stars—Lou Reed to Dicky Betts, long tours, late nights
Authors read memoirs, where an audiobook is another performance medium.
Follow the series: write.as/larrys100/tag:AudioMemoir
#Memoir #NekoCase #CameronCrowe #Larrys100
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New review mini series: Author-read memoirs.
First Up: Cameron Crowe's The Uncool:
"Warm narration mining his teen music journalism years. Felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut."
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe
#CameronCrowe #Memoir #Drabble #Rock
First Up: Cameron Crowe's The Uncool:
"Warm narration mining his teen music journalism years. Felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut."
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe
#CameronCrowe #Memoir #Drabble #Rock
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New review mini series: Author-read memoirs.
First Up: Cameron Crowe's The Uncool:
"Warm narration mining his teen music journalism years. Felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut."
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe
#CameronCrowe #Memoir #Drabble #Rock
First Up: Cameron Crowe's The Uncool:
"Warm narration mining his teen music journalism years. Felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut."
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe
#CameronCrowe #Memoir #Drabble #Rock
New review mini series: Author-read memoirs.
First Up: Cameron Crowe's The Uncool:
"Warm narration mining his teen music journalism years. Felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut."
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe
#CameronCrowe #Memoir #Drabble #Rock
First Up: Cameron Crowe's The Uncool:
"Warm narration mining his teen music journalism years. Felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut."
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe
#CameronCrowe #Memoir #Drabble #Rock
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New review mini series: Author-read memoirs.
First Up: Cameron Crowe's The Uncool:
"Warm narration mining his teen music journalism years. Felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut."
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe
#CameronCrowe #Memoir #Drabble #Rock
First Up: Cameron Crowe's The Uncool:
"Warm narration mining his teen music journalism years. Felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut."
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/the-uncool-a-memoir-cameron-crowe
#CameronCrowe #Memoir #Drabble #Rock
Snowflakes, do they need a safe space?
Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Snowflakes, do they need a safe space?
Greatest Gen: Whole Milk
Boomers: 2% Milk
Gen X: Half and Half
Millennials: Oat Milk
Gen Z: F Milk
#genx #boomers #okboomer #Millennials #genz
Boomers: 2% Milk
Gen X: Half and Half
Millennials: Oat Milk
Gen Z: F Milk
#genx #boomers #okboomer #Millennials #genz
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Greatest Gen: Whole Milk
Boomers: 2% Milk
Gen X: Half and Half
Millennials: Oat Milk
Gen Z: F Milk
#genx #boomers #okboomer #Millennials #genz
Boomers: 2% Milk
Gen X: Half and Half
Millennials: Oat Milk
Gen Z: F Milk
#genx #boomers #okboomer #Millennials #genz
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As I sit squarely in my 50s, I think a lot about aging and middle age. Four pieces of media sparked my reflections this year:
- Brooklyn Motto - revisiting youth
- The Eternaut - middle-aged wisdom
- Pavements - nostalgia and community
- About Schmidt - midlife reckoning
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- Brooklyn Motto - revisiting youth
- The Eternaut - middle-aged wisdom
- Pavements - nostalgia and community
- About Schmidt - midlife reckoning
🧵
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
As I sit squarely in my 50s, I think a lot about aging and middle age. Four pieces of media sparked my reflections this year:
- Brooklyn Motto - revisiting youth
- The Eternaut - middle-aged wisdom
- Pavements - nostalgia and community
- About Schmidt - midlife reckoning
🧵
- Brooklyn Motto - revisiting youth
- The Eternaut - middle-aged wisdom
- Pavements - nostalgia and community
- About Schmidt - midlife reckoning
🧵
Kurt Vile & Luke Roberts Classic Love EP.
"Hit of the High Life" sounds like a lost song off Neil Young's On The Beach. Confessional, raw, angsty about the world, macro and micro.
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/kurt-vile-classic-love
#KurtVile #MusicReview #MusicMonday #LukeRoberts
"Hit of the High Life" sounds like a lost song off Neil Young's On The Beach. Confessional, raw, angsty about the world, macro and micro.
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/kurt-vile-classic-love
#KurtVile #MusicReview #MusicMonday #LukeRoberts
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Kurt Vile & Luke Roberts Classic Love EP.
"Hit of the High Life" sounds like a lost song off Neil Young's On The Beach. Confessional, raw, angsty about the world, macro and micro.
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/kurt-vile-classic-love
#KurtVile #MusicReview #MusicMonday #LukeRoberts
"Hit of the High Life" sounds like a lost song off Neil Young's On The Beach. Confessional, raw, angsty about the world, macro and micro.
Full #Larrys100 review: write.as/larrys100/kurt-vile-classic-love
#KurtVile #MusicReview #MusicMonday #LukeRoberts
As I sit squarely in my 50s, I think a lot about aging and middle age. Four pieces of media sparked my reflections this year:
- Brooklyn Motto - revisiting youth
- The Eternaut - middle-aged wisdom
- Pavements - nostalgia and community
- About Schmidt - midlife reckoning
🧵
- Brooklyn Motto - revisiting youth
- The Eternaut - middle-aged wisdom
- Pavements - nostalgia and community
- About Schmidt - midlife reckoning
🧵
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
As I sit squarely in my 50s, I think a lot about aging and middle age. Four pieces of media sparked my reflections this year:
- Brooklyn Motto - revisiting youth
- The Eternaut - middle-aged wisdom
- Pavements - nostalgia and community
- About Schmidt - midlife reckoning
🧵
- Brooklyn Motto - revisiting youth
- The Eternaut - middle-aged wisdom
- Pavements - nostalgia and community
- About Schmidt - midlife reckoning
🧵
My Larry's 100 review of Pluribus Episode 3: Grenade
"Zosia is a hive mind Amelia Bedelia, glitches at emotion, and one sip of vodka is enough to chat out random Wikipedia entries."
Full review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
#Pluribus #TVReview #SciFi #VinceGilligan #Drabble
"Zosia is a hive mind Amelia Bedelia, glitches at emotion, and one sip of vodka is enough to chat out random Wikipedia entries."
Full review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
#Pluribus #TVReview #SciFi #VinceGilligan #Drabble
Pluribus, Episode 3: Grenade
See review of the first two episodes here In the aftermath of almost 100% of humanity entering the singularity, our cranky protagonist, Carol, is refusing to deal...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My Larry's 100 review of Pluribus Episode 3: Grenade
"Zosia is a hive mind Amelia Bedelia, glitches at emotion, and one sip of vodka is enough to chat out random Wikipedia entries."
Full review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
#Pluribus #TVReview #SciFi #VinceGilligan #Drabble
"Zosia is a hive mind Amelia Bedelia, glitches at emotion, and one sip of vodka is enough to chat out random Wikipedia entries."
Full review: write.as/larrys100/pl...
#Pluribus #TVReview #SciFi #VinceGilligan #Drabble
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Thank you for the kind words!
My Death of the Author and Red Sonja reviews examine how stories provide a mystical map for navigating our modern fun-house-mirror existence. Important voices in expanding genre fiction and what it's commenting on.
larrys100.writeas.com/red-sonja-co...
@gailsimone.bsky.social #FantasyBooks #BookSky
larrys100.writeas.com/red-sonja-co...
@gailsimone.bsky.social #FantasyBooks #BookSky
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Thank you for the kind words!
My Death of the Author and Red Sonja reviews examine how stories provide a mystical map for navigating our modern fun-house-mirror existence. Important voices in expanding genre fiction and what it's commenting on.
larrys100.writeas.com/red-sonja-co...
@gailsimone.bsky.social #FantasyBooks #BookSky
larrys100.writeas.com/red-sonja-co...
@gailsimone.bsky.social #FantasyBooks #BookSky
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My Death of the Author and Red Sonja reviews examine how stories provide a mystical map for navigating our modern fun-house-mirror existence. Important voices in expanding genre fiction and what it's commenting on.
larrys100.writeas.com/red-sonja-co...
@gailsimone.bsky.social #FantasyBooks #BookSky
larrys100.writeas.com/red-sonja-co...
@gailsimone.bsky.social #FantasyBooks #BookSky
Just posted my Larry's 100 book-of-the-year review. #NnediOkorafor's Death of the Author
"gives a soul and voice to what is artificial...A novel for the Neo-Neolithic age."
Full 100-word review: larrys100.writeas.com/death-of-the...
#SpeculativeFiction #Drabble #Larrys100 #BookReview #BookSky
"gives a soul and voice to what is artificial...A novel for the Neo-Neolithic age."
Full 100-word review: larrys100.writeas.com/death-of-the...
#SpeculativeFiction #Drabble #Larrys100 #BookReview #BookSky
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (2025)
In January, I wrote, “I feel bad for the rest of the books I will read this year.” As we wind down 2025, my statement holds. No spoilers, but multiple stories power this novel. Ad...
larrys100.writeas.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just posted my Larry's 100 book-of-the-year review. #NnediOkorafor's Death of the Author
"gives a soul and voice to what is artificial...A novel for the Neo-Neolithic age."
Full 100-word review: larrys100.writeas.com/death-of-the...
#SpeculativeFiction #Drabble #Larrys100 #BookReview #BookSky
"gives a soul and voice to what is artificial...A novel for the Neo-Neolithic age."
Full 100-word review: larrys100.writeas.com/death-of-the...
#SpeculativeFiction #Drabble #Larrys100 #BookReview #BookSky
Posted my book of the year review:
"Okorafor's Death of the Author "gives a soul and voice to what is artificial...A novel for the Neo-Neolithic age."
Full 100-word review: larrys100.writeas.com
#NnediOkorafor #SpeculativeFiction #Drabble #Larrys100 #100wordreview
"Okorafor's Death of the Author "gives a soul and voice to what is artificial...A novel for the Neo-Neolithic age."
Full 100-word review: larrys100.writeas.com
#NnediOkorafor #SpeculativeFiction #Drabble #Larrys100 #100wordreview
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Posted my book of the year review:
"Okorafor's Death of the Author "gives a soul and voice to what is artificial...A novel for the Neo-Neolithic age."
Full 100-word review: larrys100.writeas.com
#NnediOkorafor #SpeculativeFiction #Drabble #Larrys100 #100wordreview
"Okorafor's Death of the Author "gives a soul and voice to what is artificial...A novel for the Neo-Neolithic age."
Full 100-word review: larrys100.writeas.com
#NnediOkorafor #SpeculativeFiction #Drabble #Larrys100 #100wordreview