Adam wants to read The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
A young woman finds old papers which begin to reveal an ancient and evil plot …
Pondering my Halloween reading
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Hello, I just imported my GoodReads data and am giving federation a try. I like to read things on the "100 best novels/classics/whatevers" lists. I like to think that makes me an educated gentleman, but I probably just means I'm a dork.
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Adam quoted Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Some 57 percent of Americans now do not read a single book in a typical year. This has escalated to the point that by 2017, the average American spent seventeen minutes a day reading books and 5.4 hours on their phone.
— Stolen Focus by Johann Hari (Page 80)
Adam started reading Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Adam finished reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt
In a rural Vermont college, a group of Classics students get carried away at a …
I got the Kindle edition as a holiday gift. I enjoyed the beginning and then kind of lost interest. I put it down for a few months and then finished it in a few days. I guess I needed to be in a back-to-school frame of mind to enjoy it.
Adam finished reading Silo Saga Omnibus by Hugh Howey (duplicate)
or the first time ever, The Silo Saga Omnibus brings together all of the work …
I saw the trailer for the AppleTV+ show and decided to check out the book. Holy crap, it sucked me in. Very entertaining.
Adam started reading Silo Saga Omnibus by Hugh Howey (duplicate)
Silo Saga Omnibus by Hugh Howey (duplicate)
or the first time ever, The Silo Saga Omnibus brings together all of the work in Hugh Howey's ground-breaking, best-selling, …
Adam finished reading Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis
Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis
In his boldest and most far-reaching book yet, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that capitalism is dead and a new …
Oh hell, I got so excited, I didn't notice that he name drops Mastodon a paragraph later!
Oh hell, I got so excited, I didn't notice that he name drops Mastodon a paragraph later!
Adam quoted Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis
In his boldest and most far-reaching book yet, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that capitalism …
"Cloudalists know they can destroy any third-party developer (i.e. vassal capitalist), eking out a living on their cloud fief, who dares to contact one of their users (i.e. cloud serfs) without first paying a cloud rent.
They know they can treat their users however they like when did anyone last decline the terms and conditions of a software update? - because of the hostages they are holding: our contacts, friends, chat histories, photos, music, videos, all of which we lose if we switch to a competing cloud fief."
— Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis (Page 146)
Long live the fediverse!
Adam started reading Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis
Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis
In his boldest and most far-reaching book yet, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that capitalism is dead and a new …
Adam finished reading The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man - David Martin - makes his living by …
Adam started reading The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man - David Martin - makes his living by …
Adam finished reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …
Adam quoted The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, …
To break a promise is to deny the reality of the past; therefore it is to deny the hope of a real future.
— The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Page 225)
Adam quoted The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, …
I’m sane. What drives people crazy is trying to live outside reality. Reality is terrible. It can kill you.
— The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Page 165)