Pluralistic: Kelly and Zach Weinersmith's "A City On Mars" (09 Jan 2024)

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Kelly and Zach Weinersmith's "A City On Mars": Life in space sucks, is grotesquely expensive, and produces little useful science.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Molly McGhee's "Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind" (08 Jan 2024)

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Molly McGhee's "Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind": A haunting novel of debt, work, dreams, and the capitalist nightmare.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Debbie Urbanski's 'After World' (18 Dec 2023)

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Debbie Urbanski's 'After World': An unflinching, bleak, vivid tale of humanity's final days.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Kinkslump Linkdump (09 Dec 2023)

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Kinkslump Linkdump: A week's worth of assortment.
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Pluralistic: Francis Spufford's "Cahokia Jazz" (04 Dec 2023)

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Francis Spufford's "Cahokia Jazz": A stunning alternate history that fires on every cylinder.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: All the books I reviewed in 2023 (01 Dec 2023)

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All the books I reviewed in 2023: Plus three of my own.
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Pluralistic: Naomi Kritzer's "Liberty's Daughter" (21 November 2023)

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Naomi Kritzer's "Liberty's Daughter": The market authoritarianism of a seastead childhood.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: Naomi Alderman's 'The Future' (07 November 2023)

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Naomi Alderman's 'The Future': Billionaire preppers vs the end of the human race.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: A taxonomy of corporate bullshit (27 Oct 2023)

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A taxonomy of corporate bullshit: The six lies they've always told.
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Pluralistic: Deb Chachra's "How Infrastructure Works" (17 Oct 2023)

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Deb Chachra's "How Infrastructure Works": Mutual aid, the built environment, the climate, and a future of comfort and abundance.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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