One Hundred Years of Solitaire
October 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One Hundred Years of Solitaire
Henry Hoke - Open Throat (c. 10/24): I enjoyed it but I also dont feel like I understood it enough to say anything substantive about it.
October 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Henry Hoke - Open Throat (c. 10/24): I enjoyed it but I also dont feel like I understood it enough to say anything substantive about it.
EG James - The Bullet Swallower (c. 10/17): Either I missed something and need to reread it, or the threads the book was pulling at didn't really cohere. Regardless, THIS BOOK IS REALLY GOOD.
October 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
EG James - The Bullet Swallower (c. 10/17): Either I missed something and need to reread it, or the threads the book was pulling at didn't really cohere. Regardless, THIS BOOK IS REALLY GOOD.
Yoshimi Red - Manchukuo 1987 (c. 08/30): really good alt-history detective novel that does a great job of illustrating how the setting has fucked the characters up psychologically. Cant recommend it enough for fans of Disco Elysium or Yiddish Policemen's Union
October 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Yoshimi Red - Manchukuo 1987 (c. 08/30): really good alt-history detective novel that does a great job of illustrating how the setting has fucked the characters up psychologically. Cant recommend it enough for fans of Disco Elysium or Yiddish Policemen's Union
Those idle animations are sick but how long did it take to animate lmao
September 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Those idle animations are sick but how long did it take to animate lmao
where is tumblr on this scale
July 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
where is tumblr on this scale
we can frame this job perk as disincentivizing (how tf do you spell that word) unhealthy eating habits
(seriously tho free lunch is crazy. they didnt even give us free lunches at the restaurant i used to work at)
(seriously tho free lunch is crazy. they didnt even give us free lunches at the restaurant i used to work at)
July 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
we can frame this job perk as disincentivizing (how tf do you spell that word) unhealthy eating habits
(seriously tho free lunch is crazy. they didnt even give us free lunches at the restaurant i used to work at)
(seriously tho free lunch is crazy. they didnt even give us free lunches at the restaurant i used to work at)
Michael Finkel - Stranger in the Woods (c. 05/27). I am mixed on this. It has the S-Town problem of "this is interesting but it crosses so many ethical lines of journalism". Part meditation on isolation, part survival story, part journalist harassing a clearly unwell man and his family.
May 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Michael Finkel - Stranger in the Woods (c. 05/27). I am mixed on this. It has the S-Town problem of "this is interesting but it crosses so many ethical lines of journalism". Part meditation on isolation, part survival story, part journalist harassing a clearly unwell man and his family.
Sidenote: my nerd sin is that I reaaaaaaalllly dont like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Some chuckles aside, I find Adams' sense of humor to be grating.
May 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Sidenote: my nerd sin is that I reaaaaaaalllly dont like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Some chuckles aside, I find Adams' sense of humor to be grating.
Martha Wells - All Systems Red (c. 05/05). A friend suggested it, and it caught me by surprise. "Murderbot Diaries" suggested something much wackier along the lines of Hitchhiker's Guide and I was pleasantly surprised it was more straightforward and with a drier sense of humor. Quite enjoyed it!
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Martha Wells - All Systems Red (c. 05/05). A friend suggested it, and it caught me by surprise. "Murderbot Diaries" suggested something much wackier along the lines of Hitchhiker's Guide and I was pleasantly surprised it was more straightforward and with a drier sense of humor. Quite enjoyed it!
also what the fuck is this cover art
April 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
also what the fuck is this cover art
Philip K. Dick - Time out of Joint (c. 04/26): Once again I don't get it. Breezy read. In a way it's a lot like the Truman Show...but I preferred the Truman Show's take on the concept.
April 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Philip K. Dick - Time out of Joint (c. 04/26): Once again I don't get it. Breezy read. In a way it's a lot like the Truman Show...but I preferred the Truman Show's take on the concept.
Albert Camus - The Stranger (c. 04/13): first reread since I was a teenager. And I must say: I still don't get it. Easily readable though, blitzed through the whole book in a day.
April 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Albert Camus - The Stranger (c. 04/13): first reread since I was a teenager. And I must say: I still don't get it. Easily readable though, blitzed through the whole book in a day.
Will do! I kind of assumed that no threads from Annihilation would get followed up & was surprised that I was wrong. Tbh I'm more of a vibes person and I think Vandermeer does a good job of putting you in the head of his protagonists. However Ghost Bird was distanced and thats how I felt haha.
April 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Will do! I kind of assumed that no threads from Annihilation would get followed up & was surprised that I was wrong. Tbh I'm more of a vibes person and I think Vandermeer does a good job of putting you in the head of his protagonists. However Ghost Bird was distanced and thats how I felt haha.
Jeff Vandermeer - Authority (c. 04/05): the polarizing middle child of the Southern Reach trilogy. I was lukewarm on Annihilation but I had an inexplicable itch to read this. I'm glad I did as I really enjoyed the SCP Foundation/Control vibes it had.
April 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Jeff Vandermeer - Authority (c. 04/05): the polarizing middle child of the Southern Reach trilogy. I was lukewarm on Annihilation but I had an inexplicable itch to read this. I'm glad I did as I really enjoyed the SCP Foundation/Control vibes it had.
Tangent: Why did we not get the UK cover of Intermezzo over here? It's SO MUCH BETTER
March 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Tangent: Why did we not get the UK cover of Intermezzo over here? It's SO MUCH BETTER
Sally Rooney - Intermezzo (c. 03/23): Been nibbling on this since January. Heard it recommended a lot last year but always with the caveat of "But she's a romance writer". Really good book about really messy people who tend to overthink about how messy they are.
March 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sally Rooney - Intermezzo (c. 03/23): Been nibbling on this since January. Heard it recommended a lot last year but always with the caveat of "But she's a romance writer". Really good book about really messy people who tend to overthink about how messy they are.
Tana French - Broken Harbor (completed 03/13): Started this as a roadtrip audiobook and blitzed thru it in the span of a week. Really fucking good crime thriller. Shades of Parasite in terms of plot similarities & the heavy emphasis on class, but otherwise not too comparable. HUGE recommendation
March 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Tana French - Broken Harbor (completed 03/13): Started this as a roadtrip audiobook and blitzed thru it in the span of a week. Really fucking good crime thriller. Shades of Parasite in terms of plot similarities & the heavy emphasis on class, but otherwise not too comparable. HUGE recommendation
Oh my god they really do
February 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Oh my god they really do
I listened to Wet Dream for the first time and thought "this is really good but I swear I heard this in a commercial somewhere".
Which probably isnt the case given the lyrics haha.
Which probably isnt the case given the lyrics haha.
February 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I listened to Wet Dream for the first time and thought "this is really good but I swear I heard this in a commercial somewhere".
Which probably isnt the case given the lyrics haha.
Which probably isnt the case given the lyrics haha.