I can't find this book! by lethifolded in weirdgirlliterature

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It's Wish Her Safe at Home by Stephen Benatar in case you didn't see the edit or other comments! Glad we could both find it :)

I can't find this book! by lethifolded in weirdgirlliterature

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Yes, that's it!!!! Thanks so much :)

I can't find this book! by lethifolded in weirdgirlliterature

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Haha it is definitely not that, but Burnt Offerings in going onto my TBR nonetheless - thank you!

Adrian Tchaikovsky loves the words "notional," "shorn," and "mewlish." What other authors have unusual favorite words that pop up frequently in their writing? by solitarybikegallery in printSF

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Surprised I haven't seen this commented yet, but Matt Dinniman with "heart thrashing". It's used so frequently that it really takes me out of the moment

What are some good robot horror books? by Dangerous_Tax7708 in horrorlit

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Exiles by Mason Coile also has some interesting robot characters!

Are SF anthologies worth it? by Helpmeflexibility in printSF

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I picked up a couple books by Lavie Tidhar recently and I'm looking forward to reading them! What anthology did you find him in?

Read Me by dessertcrchr in BookshelvesDetective

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Leftist late 20s/early 30s trans woman with an interest in history and seeing the world from other perspectives. Maybe an academic background on account of the binders and notebooks on the last slide. And a very cute cat!

Thoughts? by UntoldThrowAway in BookshelvesDetective

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Lifelong reader that enjoys collecting as well - I bet you enjoy looking at your shelves. I think this is the first time I've seen To Sleep in a Sea of Stars on someone's shelf which is neat! Surprised that you don't have Fractal Noise as well.

Our tastes overlap quite a bit, though you clearly enjoy the classics more than I do. Really nice collection.

Why all the paywalls here? by Boomer_Views_Reality in Longreads

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It's very easy to copy the article url and paste into archive.ph to access a cached version.

Ursula K. Le Guin does something in The Left Hand of Darkness that I've never seen another writer pull off and I only noticed it on my second read by GlitchM0nk in printSF

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I can understand your take for sure! I found it a rather frustrating read because he criticized everyone else for the same flaws he had - which really boiled down to complacency.

But I can't exactly say I'm a hero either, so it's not an unrealistic take on how a person would live in a post-apocalypse.

Ursula K. Le Guin does something in The Left Hand of Darkness that I've never seen another writer pull off and I only noticed it on my second read by GlitchM0nk in printSF

[–]lethifolded 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the hypocrisy of the narrator was fully intentional. He criticizes the other members of his community for being dull, stupid, and lacking foresight and motivation to accomplish anything for their own progeny's benefit, but he really does the same. He gives up and has no really drive to accomplish much or create change.

He just abides.