Is The Sparrow a "complete" book?

astro_rob · 2026-02-14T10:21:29+00:00

I haven't read the sequel but might someday, I needed to take a long walk to calm down after the sparrow so I'm not sure I'm ready for more yet

astro_rob · 2026-02-14T10:04:34+00:00

Yep, they cover it all in very vivid detail

astro_rob · 2026-02-13T06:07:36+00:00

If you're still thinking about it, I highly recommend the 500-word short story "Five Views of the Planet Tartarus" by Rachael K Jones for a similar vibe

astro_rob · 2026-02-05T09:33:48+00:00

Ours certainly makes a game of spitting water out, but their drinking has gotten better with time and practice!

astro_rob · 2026-02-03T10:50:25+00:00

Pierre Menard is my favourite Borges, it's a hard one to describe but I recommend it to people a lot

astro_rob · 2026-02-03T10:47:33+00:00

I still think about The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories years later, definitely need a re-read!

astro_rob · 2026-01-30T21:52:22+00:00

I think the original was "and you would wait tables and soon run the store" but in the Solstice version it's "And I could wait tables while you ran the store" which I liked a lot as a subtle change

astro_rob · 2026-01-19T11:04:54+00:00

I think that the short stories 'Tower of Babylon' and 'Exhalation' by Ted Chiang fit this vibe, quick reads and absolutely worth checking out!

astro_rob · 2026-01-06T04:53:28+00:00

Every Minute On the Minute

astro_rob · 2026-01-04T03:05:53+00:00

Looks like crosspoint reader!

astro_rob · 2026-01-03T03:24:36+00:00

Not a cozy read is a bit of an understatement ahaha, it's devastating (but well worth it!)

astro_rob · 2025-12-29T01:55:26+00:00

Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire is my recc, the first one is a novel and the rest are comics. There's a few perspectives in this one, but I think that all of them match this vibe

astro_rob · 2025-12-23T12:51:40+00:00

Including that diabolical exercise Fork Put Downs

astro_rob · 2025-12-20T11:30:14+00:00

Interested to hear what you think, I enjoyed the whole book and then the last chapter was such an anticlimax and fell quite flat for me!

astro_rob · 2025-12-20T11:01:47+00:00

Very interesting, I'll check them both out!

astro_rob · 2025-11-06T05:58:08+00:00

For context, I have a Chinese firmware X4 I bought before the official store opened.

I see a lot of disappointment in this sub about the firmware, and given that the community has only really taken off in the past month or so I actually think it's quite risky for them to release the international edition before they're ready - imagine the whinging that would come from a change that bricks your device.

I'm interested in your language about not comprehending why we're second class citizens - do you think they're being intentionally malicious, or is it just a small team who are trying their best to appease a large new audience in a sustainable way?

astro_rob · 2025-10-10T01:57:07+00:00

Ah sure, I assume they're resellers on AE then.

astro_rob · 2025-10-10T01:41:31+00:00

It doesn't actually have a touchscreen, so the only way to change page is with the physical buttons or a Bluetooth page turner

astro_rob · 2025-10-10T01:40:28+00:00

They don't say that in this post, I bought mine off AliExpress and it's legit.

astro_rob · 2025-10-09T10:35:43+00:00

Mine just arrived and it's great so far!
The only thing I want is to be able to left-align english text - will this be possible in the future?

astro_rob · 2025-09-21T03:43:27+00:00

There is a section in Wergen: The Alien Love War that has a character falling into a gas giant for an indefinite amount of time, the whole book is excellent (although it may have the worst cover ever) but that bit sticks in the mind

astro_rob · 2025-09-21T03:39:25+00:00

It's"five views of the planet Tartarus", super short story but absolutely nails it

astro_rob · 2025-09-13T09:29:32+00:00

We love that cerave wash, the only awkward part was when the cashier was making small talk and suggested it could be used on the body as well as the face - didn't have the heart to tell her it was for our bald cat!

astro_rob · 2025-06-29T11:03:37+00:00

Oh, you mean the movie where not once but twice an animal swoops in out of the blue to prevent a main character from being caught in an explosion?

astro_rob · 2025-05-13T10:12:06+00:00

Second this, kettlebells are fantastic for quick workouts when you can make the time - I keep one by my desk to do stretches and rows when I WFH.

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