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Oh damn, that sounds frighteningly familiar stares in American

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I think we all need to keep trying to hack out Heaven by next Tuesday.

This book feels like the good old tropes of sci-fi: optimism about humanity, a belief that we can overcome our barbarous nature, and the idea that as humans expand through the galaxy, our empathy grows with us.

It’s not a perfect story, but the ending wraps up the whole thing nicely (if somewhat hamfistedly). The love story with the protagonist, I think, needed to be fleshed out more to be believable. But the Contacts Service idea is intriguing and unique, and I liked that the futuristic elements of it weren’t made the focus of the writing.

Overall, I think this story is worth a read, especially today.

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Cars are just so inefficient. Every time I think about the ramifications of designing our cities around them I feel like I’m going crazy.

I’m so excited to finally start this!

While I’m not religious, I still found this book compelling and profound.

The first nine books are not, I think, as philosophically interesting as the last three books. Skipping over them would be a mistake. They contain some very beautiful prose about grief, his love for his mother, and his struggles with spiritual questions.

The last three books are very interesting to anyone interested in philosophy, regardless of religious affiliation. His writing about the nature of time in book 10 is especially impressive.

It is quite surprising to note that the author is still working on their MFA at San Jose State university. The book is super compelling read. The story is about two sisters who have a bad experience as very young children in a home that they come back to after 10 years or so and confront their fears. There are ghosts & monsters.

The author transitioned after writing this book (so they go by M. M. Olivas now and not what this book club instance tells us. Do read as its written by a Bay area author too!

locusmag.com/2024/11/spotlight-on-m-m-olivas/

This was a fascinating read! I was immediately piqued by the subject matter. I had only ever gotten American and European histories in school; it wasn’t until I saw this book that I realized I had no idea about any of the history of the Pacific Islands, Asia, or Africa.

There is so much amazing history packed into this book. The settlement of the Pacific Ocean is something that leaves me in awe at the capabilities of humans.