Reviews and Comments

Delete all your meta apps and burn your copies of Lean In (as much as I hate the idea of burning books... so recycle it maybe). That woman was a tad naive but these people went from careless to willingly evil. Even if you are well informed on this topic, you will learn stuff from this book. Oh, and who will make the documentary "in bed with Sheryl Sandberg"? Geezus.

Perfectly relevant to our sorry state. This is the 3rd book I've read from Laila Lalami. All three were very good.

Horror is not my favorite genre. I only picked up this book because I had read some good reviews. And it was great. Even without the horror thing, the book could stand as a great novel. It follows a woman who seems to leave a trail of dead former partners across decades (centuries) without aging herself. The childhood friend of one of her victims starts piecing it all together. So the book takes largely the form of a series of testimonials from people related to the victims. Mini-narratives. And they're brilliant. I could not put this book down. #books #bookstodon Highly recommended.

From the original series to the most recent ones, Nana Visitor goes on a journey of discovery and self-discovery about the gender politics of Star Trek and the Hollywood industry. Be warned that she recounts her harrowing kidnapping and rape.

If you want a quick and easy introduction to offshore financial flows, this book is for you. It's not about the lifestyles of the rich and famous. It's about a system (Harrington is a sociologist, after all). A system that is deleterious to democracy, social stability, and the environment. The book covers the origins of the offshore system (how come almost all the offshore centers outside of Europe used to be British colonies?), and depicts it as a colonial imperialism without borders. It also explains what kinds of strategies might work against it. This book should be read in tandem with Anne Applebaum's Autocracy Inc as the the offshore system is widely used by the world's autocrats. Very relevant for our times.

I have loved all three volumes in this series (the fourth one is coming out in March 2025), but I especially liked this one. This 3rd volume in the Lady Astronaut series does not actually feature the original lady astronaut, Elma York, who was the central character of the first two volumes (only very briefly at the end). In this one, the setting shifts to the Moon, and the central character is Kansas governor's (and presidential hopeful) wife, Nicole Wargin, who was present in the previous volumes, herself a pilot. At this point in the story, there is an established base on the moon, with regular flights back and for from Earth. However, there is political turmoil both on Earth and the moon, with successive catastrophes and sabotage. It's pretty fast-paced and very engaging.

Don't make a kid a main character in a non-YA book. Kids are boring. Only 4 stars because the ending felt rushed and there were a couple of loop holes like "how did that happen?".