Somebody referred to this book on a podcast, saying it shows the emergence of geek/hobby culture from model train clubs at elite schools. Colour me intrigued.
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i mainly read non-fiction of a "trying to understand/overthrow capitalism" type, usually histories. in terms of fiction, my heart is primarily with sf (octavia butler and kim stanley robinson being my tops, i'd say).
perpetually frustrated i don't read more.
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never always wants to read Privilege of Play by Aaron Trammell
never always wants to read Palestine Wail by Yahia Lababidi
never always wants to read Close to Home by Magee, Michael
never always finished reading Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
Sci-fi’s favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more …
never always started reading Games: Agency As Art by C. Thi Nguyen (Thinking Art)
Games: Agency As Art by C. Thi Nguyen (Thinking Art)
Games are a unique art form. Games work in the medium of agency. Game designers tell us who to be …
never always finished reading Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen …
never always started reading GameTek by Geoffrey Engelstein
never always finished reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, …
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never always started reading Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang
never always wants to read Bring the War Home by Kathleen Belew
Bring the War Home by Kathleen Belew
The white power movement in America wants a revolution.
Returning to a country ripped apart by a war they felt …
never always finished reading The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (The Poppy War, #1)
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (The Poppy War, #1)
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of …
never always finished reading Where Grieving Begins by Patrick Magee
never always started reading The Undying by Anne Boyer
The Undying by Anne Boyer
A week after her forty-first birthday, the acclaimed poet Anne Boyer was diagnosed with highly aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. For …