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Daniel Strokis

talzag@sfba.club

Joined 10 months, 2 weeks ago

I love science fiction, but I’ve been branching out more into fantasy, mystery, and even some romance. It’s always fun to explore unfamiliar genres!

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2024 Reading Goal

Success! Daniel Strokis has read 14 of 12 books.

Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine (Hardcover, 2007, Metropolitan Books) 5 stars

An introduction to "disaster capitalism" argues that the global free market has exploited crises, violence, …

“The bottom line is that while Friedman’s economic model is capable of being partially imposed under democracy, authoritarian conditions are required for the implementation of its true vision.”

The Shock Doctrine by 

I had no idea that Milton Friedman was such a huge piece of shit. TIL he was an economic advisor to Pinochet.

Bruce Coville: Space Station Ice-3 (Paperback, 1996, Archway / Pocket) 3 stars

Space can be deadly.”

“Murder in Orbit”

Rusty McPhee has discovered a dead body being …

A quirky little story

3 stars

I found this book for under $1 and figured I’d give it a try. It’s a short, kind of goofy story about a child solving a mystery in space. I wouldn’t say you need to go out of your way to find this book, but if you can find it for very cheap then it’s worth the short amount of time it takes to read.