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reviewed Lilith's brood by Octavia E. Butler (Xenogenesis, #Omnibus)

Octavia E. Butler: Lilith's brood (Paperback, 2000, Aspect/Warner Books) 4 stars

Wraps its tentacle around your neck

4 stars

I read through it much faster than I expected. It really gripped me and I kept on reading page after page.

I'm torn between recognizing the Human Contradiction as being so painfully true and on the other hand also sympathizing with the Resisters. Argh, what to do, what to choose!

If you're looking for a truly alien concept this is your book. It takes mastery to mesh the alien with the human and weave a coherent and relatable story.

rated Όταν κοιμούνται οι φίλοι μου: 4 stars

Auguste Corteau, Αύγουστος Κορτώ/Auguste Corteau: Όταν κοιμούνται οι φίλοι μου (Greek language, 2021)

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Τρία παιδιά –τραυματισμένα κι εξόριστα, χαμίνια του δρόμου– γνωρίζονται, φωλιάζουν σε μια κατάληψη των Εξαρχείων και γίνονται αδέρφια.

Αρχές του …

reviewed Busy Doing Nothing by Rekka Bellum

Rekka Bellum, Devine Lu Linvega: Busy Doing Nothing (EBook) 5 stars

We are artist and sailors, and have been living, and working from our sailboat since …

Felt really true

4 stars

Initially it seems like a plain captain's log. Through the repetition of each day's routine and how these days might look similar but end up being single stories themselves, a journey's description emerges from all those details. It's as true as it gets and I really appreciated that, it humbled me to read about these peoples' lives.