tbqh I was hoping for more “modern techno-pagan” and less “Seventeen magazine”

November 28, 2019

it had some good insights, but also some staggering heteronormativity and generalizations (like that women, more focused on matters of family and relationship, don't spend as much time thinking about the “big questions” of life as men do).

February 8, 2020

Dated, but interesting.

February 1, 2009

Has some interesting concepts but overall is just plain dippy. I could distill all the useful information from it into two pages in a pretty large font.

September 1, 2011

This book is really strange. It gets full marks for setting up a suspenseful, creepy atmosphere, full of inexplicable portents and surreal, mysterious events. But it's ultimately unsatisfying, leaving everything unresolved. It feels incomplete.

September 26, 2010
May 6, 2008

Far more of a cookie-cutter fantasy novel than its predecessor, Wyrd notwithstanding. Kept my interest, mostly, though the politics and history got a bit convoluted, and I missed the feeling of inevitability from the first novel. Demoted a star for equating homosexuality with evil/unclean magic.

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October 15, 2012
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Oh, right, okay, these are pretty much the canonical example of Really Well-Written Short Stories. And they're, um, mostly quite good. But dramatic irony bums me out, as does some of the weird *ism stereotyping going on.

December 2, 2013
April 13, 2009

This is one of my favorite books ever. The stories are best experienced if read aloud.

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July 19, 2016

I bought this because I liked something the author blogged, I think. I was hoping it would be sort of like Anita Blake, but it is... a very un-weird romance story. It was okay, just not what I was hoping for.

July 6, 2017
August 17, 2015
May 22, 2014

Very readable, with plenty of practical tips, homework assignments and personal anecdotes. Would recommend this to anyone looking to get more comfortable with speaking.

August 24, 2016
December 1, 2012
September 12, 2016

A heartfelt, funny and insightful book that's essentially about blogging – about how technology affects the way we connect with each other (for better and for worse). Perfect airplane read.

December 12, 2014
June 13, 2015
November 2, 2017

Interesting concept, but the execution is only okay. Trying too hard to be Atlas Obscura maybe? Not a lot of details given and the tone jumps around a lot.

March 16, 2017

This collection really showcases Greg Egan at his best.

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