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Merkaba

Merkaba@bookrastinating.com

Joined 3 years, 4 months ago

A South African lover of books and everything connected to them. I used to run a small bookstore in a beautiful town surrounded by vineyards.

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Sherry Turkle: Alone Together (2011, Basic Books)

In "Alone Together," MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our …

Review of 'Alone Together' on 'Goodreads'

A fascinating read in some aspects that touches on both the potential for good and for bad in our exposure and use of technology.

Where it falls flat however is that there seems to be no discernible conclusion or thread that hasn't been grout up before.

Still worth a read if you want to see how humans have changed just as much as the technology that drives our world today.

reviewed American Gods by Neil Gaiman (American Gods, #1)

Neil Gaiman: American Gods (Hardcover, 2011, William Morrow)

First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic—an intellectual and artistic benchmark from …

Review of 'American gods' on 'Goodreads'

One of the most amazing books I've ever read. Perfectly written and the character of Shadow is wonderfully crafted an fleshed out over the course of this monumental story. Bravo Neil Gaiman!

Review of 'Click-Clack the Rattlebag' on 'Goodreads'

A wonderfully told tale that will surprise, scare and unsettle you. What's not surprising is that Neil Gaiman has yet again crafted such a fantastical story.

Terry Pratchett: Snuff

Snuff is the 39th novel in the Discworld series, written by Terry Pratchett. It was …

Review of 'Snuff' on 'Goodreads'

An excellent read yet again from Terry Pratchett. Vimes is probably his strongest and most well written character and it shows in this book.

Well worth reading and highly recommended. Yet another classic Discworld story.

Review of 'L. A. Noire' on 'Goodreads'

This collection is pretty sparse when it comes to action packed noir stories. Many of the stories fall flat and left me wondering what the point of the narrative was.

The only redeeming feature is that I didn't have to pay for this.

Avoid this.

A.A. Milne's Pooh stories need no introduction; they have been loved by generations of children …

Review of 'Winnie-The-Pooh' on 'Goodreads'

A wonderfully innocent and charming read. Characters that any child would instantly fall in love with and a world that holds a great multitude of exciting adventures.