@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-03-15 23:02:15
God's Junk Drawer https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8364012417?utm_medium=api
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-03-15 23:02:15
@mlawton@mstdn.social2026-02-16 14:44:05
Finished reading “Erasure” by Percival Everett.
“Monk”, a largely overlooked black academic author, rages at the publishing industry & writes a deliberately offensive ghetto-lit parody. They love it, offering serious money. Satire collides with financial necessity.
A savage rebuke of publishing industry racism paired with genuinely moving dementia subplot. Uneven but provocative - raises uncomfortable questions about authenticity and selling out.
4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-04-16 02:51:18
That's Not Right https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8364014304?utm_medium=api
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-02-16 17:11:41
Twelve Months (The Dresden Files, #18) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8364009407?utm_medium=api
@nemobis@mamot.fr2026-04-05 12:13:03
The #GoodReads import is so smooth, I thought when migrating from #aNobii. Too bad years later I find out that many of my reviews are just an "Err:510".
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social2026-01-16 21:28:54
im dezember gelernt: von der reihe "Mistress of the Art of Death" von Ariana Franklin ist 2020 noch ein fünfter band erschienen!
https://goodreads.com/series/44043-mistress-of-the-art-of-death
dem musste ich gleich nachgehen; mittlerweile liegt das …
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-04-11 01:11:09
The Book of Ayn https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8364011161?utm_medium=api
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe2026-02-19 03:09:33
@… perhaps unfortunately, I'm reminded of 'The Purple Armchair' by Olga Hesky.
I intend to read it again when I'm 95. In a retirement home. In a wicker chair.
https://www.
@mlawton@mstdn.social2026-03-31 15:14:35
Finished reading "ADHD Is Awesome" by Penn & Kim Holderness.
Part memoir, part family story, Penn shares his ADHD journey while Kim offers the partner's perspective. They're clear that no two diagnoses are alike, but this is their story and experience.
Relentlessly positive — sometimes to a fault — but the practical strategies feel genuinely lived-in and earnest. A warm entry point for anyone newly navigating an
@mlawton@mstdn.social2026-03-31 16:07:20
Also finished reading "Neptune's Fortune" by Julian Sancton.
In 1708, the San José — loaded with a billion dollars in gold and silver bound for the Spanish crown — was sunk by the English off Cartagena. Cuban-American diver Roger Dooley spent decades trying to find it.
Strongest in the naval history and Dooley's Cuba years. The Big Five treasure hunter section drags, and the discovery itself feels anticlimactic.
Still a compelling read.
4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
@losttourist@social.chatty.monster2026-02-08 21:22:01
OK, so once again I'm the last person on the planet to learn about the good things.
I have just discovered #letterboxd, which is sort of like Goodreads/Bookwyrm for films and TV programmes.
Now if only it had ActivityPub functionality it would be amazing.
#films #movies
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-01-26 22:31:47
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8303019579?utm_medium=api
@mlawton@mstdn.social2026-03-30 03:29:34
Finished reading "Greenteeth" by Molly O'Neill, influenced heavily by @…
Jenny Greenteeth — English folklore's lake-hag — saves a witch thrown into her lake to drown. The two join a goblin on a quest across Britain to stop an ancient evil.
British myth — Wild Hunt, Erl King, Arthurian legend — blended with melancholy about a world forgettin…
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-02-23 01:26:40
The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8364042011?utm_medium=api
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-03-24 22:31:34
The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8364022949?utm_medium=api
@mlawton@mstdn.social2026-01-23 04:56:36
Finished reading "Intermezzo" by Sally Rooney.
Two brothers wallow in their grief after their father's death. Peter, the lawyer, and Ivan, the chess player, struggle to connect across their ten-year age gap. Beautiful prose, but the endless navel-gazing introspection drags!
Ivan's growth is compelling, but the women—Margaret, Sylvia, Naomi—remain underdeveloped. Add to it a too-neat ending that undercuts the existential hand-wringing?
3/5 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-01-23 02:11:33
All Or Nothing (The Earthburst Saga #9) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8148125741?utm_medium=api
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-01-19 01:01:24
The Reckoning (The Earthburst Saga #8) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8148126014?utm_medium=api
@deabigt@universeodon.com2026-01-17 20:16:32
Echoes of Destiny (The Earthburst Saga #7) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8148125947?utm_medium=api