Carnivalesque finished reading Idoru by William Gibson (Bridge Trilogy, #2)

Idoru by William Gibson (Bridge Trilogy, #2)
21st century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Is something different here, in the very nature of reality? Or is it …
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21st century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Is something different here, in the very nature of reality? Or is it …

21st century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Is something different here, in the very nature of reality? Or is it …
A thorough analysis of the historical & contemporary trends linking Science Fiction with White Supremacist thinking. There's a great run down of the rabid / sad puppies business and why that's important; also somewhat explains why the uproars over casting occur and why that's important. Provides an interesting look into how far-right philosophizing mis-interprets and mis-represents both history and speculative fiction.
A thorough analysis of the historical & contemporary trends linking Science Fiction with White Supremacist thinking. There's a great run down of the rabid / sad puppies business and why that's important; also somewhat explains why the uproars over casting occur and why that's important. Provides an interesting look into how far-right philosophizing mis-interprets and mis-represents both history and speculative fiction.

Reveals the alt-right's project to claim science fiction and- by extension- the future. Fascists such as Richard Spencer interpret science …

Reveals the alt-right's project to claim science fiction and- by extension- the future. Fascists such as Richard Spencer interpret science …

Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past, a mysterious trunk, …
A revisionist Western. A horror novel. Gothic Americana - exploring Lavalle's favourite themes of loners, losers, outcasts, and parents, family (biological and chosen).
A revisionist Western. A horror novel. Gothic Americana - exploring Lavalle's favourite themes of loners, losers, outcasts, and parents, family (biological and chosen).

Haunting, provocative and bleakly funny, Walk Me to the Distance is Percival Everett’s brilliant reexamination of the Western, and a …
I like Colson Whitehead best when he is at his most uncanny/surreal/fantastical. This isn't that but a fun noir-ish romp. Feels very contemporary literary fiction but not without its charm.
I like Colson Whitehead best when he is at his most uncanny/surreal/fantastical. This isn't that but a fun noir-ish romp. Feels very contemporary literary fiction but not without its charm.