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Olap started reading Sky at Night : the Art of Stargazing by Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Olap started reading Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.
Breq is both …
Olap finished reading Camp 165 Watten by Valerie Campbell
A good read about what is mostly forgotten history about the camp and some attendees
A legal review
4 stars
13 years old. And dated, but undated too. Lazy recommrndations mean we should probably have more economic and moral arguments, and the last chapter feels rushed. But Andy isn't finished yet you feel
Olap finished reading The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it by Andy Wightman
Olap finished reading A Christmas Carol, in Prose by Charles Dickens
An allegorical novella descibing the rehabilitation of bitter, miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. The reader is …
Short syory really. Merry Christmas!
Olap started reading A Christmas Carol, in Prose by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol, in Prose by Charles Dickens
An allegorical novella descibing the rehabilitation of bitter, miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge. The reader is witness to his transformation as …
Olap started reading The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it by Andy Wightman
Olap finished reading The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth's Past, #2)
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth's Past, #2)
In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The …
Olap started reading The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth's Past, #2)
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth's Past, #2)
In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The …
Olap finished reading Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (Magnum Books)
Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (Magnum Books)
After reading "Last and First Men", I approached Olaf's next masterpiece, "Star Maker" ( first published in 1937), with some …
Olap reviewed Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (Magnum Books)
After reading "Last and First Men", I approached Olaf's next masterpiece, "Star Maker" ( first …
Long, rambling, but profound
3 stars
Yet who makes the makers?
Great start and finish. Overuse of the indescribable, that Olaf then does describe. Not one for dialog or action fans, questions about nature, philosophy, metaphysics, and religion all present here. 1937 is apparent, but not at the forefront, a true pre-atomic sci-fi that would never get published today
Olap started reading Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (Magnum Books)
Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon (Magnum Books)
After reading "Last and First Men", I approached Olaf's next masterpiece, "Star Maker" ( first published in 1937), with some …
Olap finished reading Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine …