Inspirational and well written with clarity. Lots of pointers for further reading
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Philosophy, aesthetics and history of ideas. Science fiction, cyberpunk and classics of modernist literature. In English, Swedish and German.
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Håkan finished reading The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku
"Formerly the domain of fiction, moving human civilization to the stars is increasingly becoming a …
Håkan started reading A City on Mars by Zach Weinersmith
Wool by Hugh Howey
In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. In a …
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Fionnáin quoted The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2022) 1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the …
You might think that fingerprints and numbers give you a distinct identity. But soon there will be no identity so distinct as to simply have none. The truth is that everyone is under arrest. Or soon will be. They don't have to restrict your movements. They just have to know where you are.
The words of Kline, a private detective, speaking in the ficticious 1980s. This is a fascinating take on the future present, put succinctly in a neat paragraph.
Håkan started 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 …
Håkan finished reading Ravaged by Jo Tollebeek
Ravaged by Jo Tollebeek, Eline van Assche
The year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning …
Håkan finished reading Wool by Hugh Howey
Wool by Hugh Howey
In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. In a …
Håkan started reading Wool by Hugh Howey
Wool by Hugh Howey
In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. In a …
Håkan wants to read Ixelles by Johannes Anyuru
Ixelles by Johannes Anyuru
Johannes Anyurus nya roman, den första sedan augustvinnaren De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar, är en polyfon och …
Håkan wants to read En färd i det inre av landet by Bashō Matsuo
En färd i det inre av landet by Bashō Matsuo
Oku no hosomichi ; översättning från japanska, förord och noter: Vibeke Emond.
Håkan wants to read Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
This account of the effects of pesticides on the environment launched the environmental movement in America.
Håkan started reading Ravaged by Jo Tollebeek
Ravaged by Jo Tollebeek, Eline van Assche
The year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning …
Håkan wants to read When Species Meet (Posthumanities) by Donna J. Haraway
When Species Meet (Posthumanities) by Donna J. Haraway
Whom do we touch when we touch a dog? How does this touch shape our multispecies world?
In 2006, about …