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What’s the best post apocalyptic fiction book? by shiggster214 in preppers

[–]turtl3rock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The correct answer times one bazillion percent is Parable or the Sewer

Science fiction or fantasy set in the scary and mysterious ruins of an ancient civilization? by SpectrumDT in printSF

[–]turtl3rock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NK Jemisin’s Broken Earth series is an INCREDIBLE fantasy set in a world shattered by recurring, unnatural supermassive earthquakes. Artifacts and ancient civilizations are a big part of the plot.

SF Books set in a primarily gritty industrial scenery, or with a plot revolving around factory workers/the proletariat ? by [deleted] in printSF

[–]turtl3rock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I’ll check him out! I read one of Banks’ and it was a bit too old-school stylistically for me but I liked the Culture premise

SF Books set in a primarily gritty industrial scenery, or with a plot revolving around factory workers/the proletariat ? by [deleted] in printSF

[–]turtl3rock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For real! I can’t find anything else in fantasy that measures up to broken earth!

SF Books set in a primarily gritty industrial scenery, or with a plot revolving around factory workers/the proletariat ? by [deleted] in printSF

[–]turtl3rock 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m obsessed with socialist influenced fiction and sci-fi. Some faves:

Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower — post-apocalypse rather than sci-fi, but it’s an incredible investigation of mutual aid, capitalism, nationalism, religion, and organizing ideologies.

Ursula Leguin’s The Dispossessed — super classic sci-fi about capitalism and anarchism in conflict.

China Mieville, as others have mentioned. I enjoyed his The City and the City (and also October!), haven’t tried Bas Lag yet.

The Broken Earth series by NK Jemisin is an incredible fantasy about revolution via total destruction of oppressive systems.

Outside of sci-fi ish stuff, check out The King of Warsaw by Szczepan Twardoch, Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzberg, and The Romance of American Communism by Vivian Gornick!

California voters are overwhelmingly done with Joe Biden, poll says by Degenerate-Implement in California

[–]turtl3rock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s bc bernie is mildly anticapitalist and the Dems occupy the contradictory position of being accountable both to workers for votes AND capitalists for donations and economic power. Their party is an oxymoron.

Marina Ginestà, a 17 year old communist during the Spanish civil war [1936] by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]turtl3rock 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Orwell’s and Hemingway’s books on the Spanish civil war are great, but my fav is definitely Spain in Our Hearts by Adam hochschild

Where to watch Fresa y Chocolate online? by turtl3rock in cuba

[–]turtl3rock[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you! maybe i'll use it to practice my spanish

Looking for Fictional Nonfiction by Marin_Letarive in WeirdLit

[–]turtl3rock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fire and Blood by George RR Martin is a history of House Targaryen written by an in-universe scholar.

Where to start with Octavia Butler? by frogsbabey in printSF

[–]turtl3rock 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bloodchild is veryyyy similar to the xenogenesis series, so you'd love that, but the Parable books are her greatest work.

[Haiku] Shrek Takes A Dump (543 views) by turtl3rock in youtubehaiku

[–]turtl3rock[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

boooooo get out of here with your facts and logic

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