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Becky Chambers 4 Book set: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet / A Closed and Common Orbit / Record of a Spaceborn Few / To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Wayfarers, #1-3)
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Tress of the Emerald SeaA Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

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  • Tress of the Emerald Sea
    Thoughts from 31% (page 167)

    Plot is picking up and I am enjoying it more. Still actively dislike the narrator, but enjoying it in spite of him.

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    The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

    The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

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  • Tress of the Emerald Sea
    Thoughts from 19% (page 106)

    I do not like the narrative voice. The tone also feels off. It feels like a wacky uncle telling a rambling story to their 12 year old niece, and trying to impress them and make them laugh. But it also has words like lascivious and heterochromia which feel out of place for a 12 year old. I think it's about to pick up though, and comes with so many high recs I am going to continue.

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  • Tress of the Emerald Sea
    Thoughts from 19% (page 106)

    I do not like the narrative voice. The tone also feels off. It feels like a wacky uncle telling a rambling story to their 12 year old niece, and trying to impress them and make them laugh. But it also has words like lascivious and heterochromia which feel out of place for a 12 year old. I think it's about to pick up though, and comes with so many high recs I am going to continue.

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  • Are you all on your computer or phone/tablet?

    I’m just curious! I have been mainly on my phone but I’m now wondering if I should start on my computer because I find myself scrolling here so much lately and my screen time is crazy haha

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  • Volatile Memory
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    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

    Fantastic quick read (novella, hard cover was 162 pages). A great palate cleanser. Good trans rep. I think it was actually quite soft/deficient in the AI speculation. Not necessarily a bad thing. But it's hard for me to feel like the AI philosophy has much weight when one of the point of view characters is the AI in question. To me, two of the big points about AI philosophy are: 1) how can you tell if anything is "alive" if you can't see their internal thoughts and only see their interactions with you 2) what to do when AI can do everything better than us (humans)? How does humanity react when they aren't needed? How does the AI interact with humanity that is not needed? The book while a great rage revenge arc with interesting characters, doesn't address either of the two big points in AI philosophy, at least for me. But still totally worth a read.

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    Discount Dan (Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains #1)

    Discount Dan (Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains #1)

    James A. Hunter

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