Non-Humans & Empathy
Focus on non-humans (trees, robots, animals, aliens, creatures, objects…) and empathy (especially of humans towards them, or the exploration of the empathy/feelings/thoughts of non-humans towards others). Lack of or existing empathy included.
general/adult fiction, mostly & the occasional nonfic
In progress / updated over time I’ve read a good lot of these (34), and plan to read most of the rest. It’s a special interest of mine. ✨
(Suggestions welcome & appreciated!!) I also have a list in my library of titles to look into that may or may not fit the list! Feel free to look & lmk if you think they do.
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would you still love me if i was a plant?
books about people transforming into, or being reincarnated as, plants 🌱 (or trying their best to)
suggestions welcome!
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The Big Bad Luddite Novel*
ANTI: fascism, ai, nfts, Big Tech, billionaires, surveillance states, optimization, algorithms, bot farms, technofeudalism, enshittification, exploitation, extractionism, planned obsolescence PRO: organized labor, punk, analog, solidarity, free speech, friction, degrowth, experimentation, right to privacy, right to repair, diy, material process, mutual aid, ecological living, the human hand, the human mind
*Short stories welcome. Looking for nonfiction? Check out The Big Bad Luddite List.
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Criminally Underrated (Deep Cuts <35 ratings)
If it has <35 ratings on Pagebound but you've read and are rabid about it, drop that shit in the comments!!!!
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![Frog and Toad are Doing Their Best [A Parody]: Bedtime Stories for Trying Times](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/c189a1e3-ba88-44e9-bf33-4361693b6e58/large.webp)

