I've started to read Norman Solomon's 'War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine': https://bookrastinating.com/book/486298/s/war-made-invisible

6% in, the book provides relation through its simple language and many facts. The writing style is lovely: straightforward, illuminating, clarifying.

#NormanSolomon #military #war #invasion #analysis #book #NonFiction #USA #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #reading #Bookrastinating @bookstodon

From Noam Chomsky and C. J. Polychroniou's coming book, 'Illegitimate Authority'. https://bookrastinating.com/user/pivic/quotation/130974#anchor-130974

#NoamChomsky :chomsky: #CJPolychroniou #Bookrastinating #HaymarketBooks @bookstodon

I just started reading Hassan Blasim's 'The Iraqi Christ'.

The start of the book is simple: a bunch of people gather to tell stories on a radio show. It's as though the author used this as a vehicle to tell a bunch of different stories, and they pass along quickly; it's not odd to see a small story arc start and end on one single page.

https://bookrastinating.com/book/404591/s/the-iraqi-christ

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I've so far read a tenth of Josh Riedel's new novel 'Please Report Your Bug Here'. The story is based in tech–startup San Francisco.

Riedel is a talented storyteller. Set in 2010, the book casts a clear picture of a company that builds a dating app. People come to life, via the protagonist's thoughts and also through reflections on his manager's crazed wishes.

In real life, Riedel was the first employee at Instagram.

https://bookrastinating.com/book/357324/s/please-report-your-bug-here

#JoshRiedel #novel #reading #books @bookstodon #bookstodon #bookrastinating

I've reviewed Susan Griffins's brand-new book about writing: https://niklas.reviews/2023/01/20/susan-griffin-out-of-silence-sound/

#SusanGriffins #writing #book #bookreview #bookrastinating @bookstodon

Another wonderful quote from Susan Griffin's wondrous and very helpful 'Out of Silence, Sound. Out of Nothing, Something.: A Writers Guide'.

Another quote: https://kolektiva.social/@pivic/109708782919560245

#SusanGriffin #writing #reading #books #bookrastinating @bookstodon

I've finally started reading Jarvis Cocker's book 'Good Pop, Bad Pop'. A few pages in, and it feels like a hugged adventure. https://bookrastinating.com/book/381539/s/good-pop-bad-pop

#JarvisCocker #reading #book #Bookrastinating

Halfway into this book: wow. Explosive, very Foster Wallace and 'The Green Man', although more hyperkinetic. In a good way.

'Et tu, babe' by Mark Leyner. https://bookrastinating.com/book/131358/s/et-tu-babe

#reading #books #Bookrastinating #MarkLeyner

i just started reading 'Et tu, babe' by Mark Leyner.

#reading #MarkLeyner #Bookrastinating

I've reviewed 'Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview and Other Conversations': https://niklas.reviews/2022/12/15/anthony-bourdain-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations/

#BookReview #books #bookwyrm #bookrastinating

I've reviewed 'Toni Morrison: The Last Interview and Other Conversations': https://niklas.reviews/2022/12/14/toni-morrison-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations/

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I've reviewed 'Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview and Other Conversations': https://niklas.reviews/2022/12/13/frida-kahlo-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations

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I just started reading 'Acts of Desperation' by Megan Nolan: https://bookrastinating.com/book/135209/s/acts-of-desperation

Got this from #LykkeLi: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/nov/05/on-my-radar-lykke-li-cultural-highlights

Lykke said this about the book:

'I read this in one go. It’s about a relationship: in the beginning she is obsessed and head over heels, and then it turns destructive. I found it raw, honest, brutal and real – it shows how much we suffer just for the thought of having love in our lives. It’s refreshing to read a woman’s point of view, describing the complex relationship we have to our bodies, to food, to sex, and how easy it is for women to go down this spiral of obsession and desperation.'

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I've reviewed a book: 'Joan Didion: The Last Interview and Other Conversations': https://niklas.reviews/2022/12/07/joan-didion-the-last-interview-and-other-conversations/

#JoanDidion #BookReview #book #interviews #interview #bookwyrm #bookrastinating

I very much look forward to reading 'Chokepoint Capitalism: The Rise of Chokepoint Capitalism and How Workers Can Defeat It' by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin.

#bookrastinating #bookwyrm https://bookrastinating.com/book/97707/s/chokepoint-capitalism