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January 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#19/20 Franz Kafka or Philip K Dick? I (and others before me) can see parallels between them.
- Ubik is one of the many stories that were remarkable in their anticipation of the future
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- Ubik is one of the many stories that were remarkable in their anticipation of the future
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
January 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#19/20 Franz Kafka or Philip K Dick? I (and others before me) can see parallels between them.
- Ubik is one of the many stories that were remarkable in their anticipation of the future
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
- Ubik is one of the many stories that were remarkable in their anticipation of the future
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
#18/20 “Cannery Row” by John Steinbeck
Another difficult choice, my parents bought me “the complete works of...” Finished them all in a week... any of them really
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#BookSky
Another difficult choice, my parents bought me “the complete works of...” Finished them all in a week... any of them really
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
January 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#18/20 “Cannery Row” by John Steinbeck
Another difficult choice, my parents bought me “the complete works of...” Finished them all in a week... any of them really
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
Another difficult choice, my parents bought me “the complete works of...” Finished them all in a week... any of them really
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
#17/20 “The Glass Bead Game” by Hermann Hesse
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struggled to chose between this Siddhartha and Demian - how would they read ~50 years later?
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struggled to chose between this Siddhartha and Demian - how would they read ~50 years later?
January 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#17/20 “The Glass Bead Game” by Hermann Hesse
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
struggled to chose between this Siddhartha and Demian - how would they read ~50 years later?
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
struggled to chose between this Siddhartha and Demian - how would they read ~50 years later?
January 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#15/20 “The Quest for Arthur’s Britain” by Geoffrey Ashe.
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misssed a couple of days…
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misssed a couple of days…
January 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#15/20 “The Quest for Arthur’s Britain” by Geoffrey Ashe.
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
misssed a couple of days…
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
misssed a couple of days…
#14/20 “1984” by George Orwell.
- a warning not a guide!
The Ministry of Truth ...
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- a warning not a guide!
The Ministry of Truth ...
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
January 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#14/20 “1984” by George Orwell.
- a warning not a guide!
The Ministry of Truth ...
#BookChallenge
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- a warning not a guide!
The Ministry of Truth ...
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
January 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#12/20 “Good Omens” by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
or indeed most of “Discworld” series by Terry Pratchett some of the best SF&F ever written. Humour and extremely tart observation
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or indeed most of “Discworld” series by Terry Pratchett some of the best SF&F ever written. Humour and extremely tart observation
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
January 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#12/20 “Good Omens” by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
or indeed most of “Discworld” series by Terry Pratchett some of the best SF&F ever written. Humour and extremely tart observation
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
or indeed most of “Discworld” series by Terry Pratchett some of the best SF&F ever written. Humour and extremely tart observation
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
January 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
January 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
January 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#8/20 “HiFidelity” by Nick Hornby. I swear I must have been a regular there too...
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January 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#8/20 “HiFidelity” by Nick Hornby. I swear I must have been a regular there too...
#BookChallenge
#BookChallenge
#7/20 “Rethinking the Fifth Discipline” by Robert Louis Flood. I read many books for my degree. This made practical sense to me
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January 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#7/20 “Rethinking the Fifth Discipline” by Robert Louis Flood. I read many books for my degree. This made practical sense to me
#BookChallenge
#BookChallenge
#5/20 “Complexity” M Mitchell Waldrop - started a fascinating area of reading and learning for me
(I was surprised when I went back to it how small the print had become of dear...)
(I was surprised when I went back to it how small the print had become of dear...)
January 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#5/20 “Complexity” M Mitchell Waldrop - started a fascinating area of reading and learning for me
(I was surprised when I went back to it how small the print had become of dear...)
(I was surprised when I went back to it how small the print had become of dear...)
#1 TH White “The Once and Future King”
A book that had images and ideas that haunt me to this day.
the cover is boring…
A book that had images and ideas that haunt me to this day.
the cover is boring…
December 31, 2024 at 4:10 PM
#1 TH White “The Once and Future King”
A book that had images and ideas that haunt me to this day.
the cover is boring…
A book that had images and ideas that haunt me to this day.
the cover is boring…