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John

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Just a guy floating around the fediverse, hoping to read some fun stuff along the way. Check out my mastodon too: @cd24@sfba.social

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Alastair Reynolds: Century Rain (Paperback, Orbit) 5 stars

"Three hundred years from now, Earth has been rendered uninhabitable due to the technological catastrophe …

While a bit slow, it’s clear how this book sets the stage for later science fiction. The descriptions and language are vivid and compelling; I’d recommend this read to anyone looking for classic SciFi!

Anand Giridharadas: Winners Take All (Hardcover, 2018, Knopf) 4 stars

A longwinded telling of false win-wins the elite believe.

3 stars

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Anand Giridharadas: Winners Take All (Hardcover, 2018, Knopf) 4 stars

The author follows a repetitious pattern of proving restating the point. The author lays out a philosophy of organizing that is all too familiar. I have peers and acquaintances that are stuck in Market World thinking, and I'm hopeful the end of the book offers some insight into how to guide folks away from that pattern of thinking