Brt Brgmns

bookblogger on Weighing A Pig Doesn't Fatten It - mainly speculative fiction

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A classic with sentimental merit, but a missed opportunity too. #FlowersForAlgernon #DanielKeyes
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#InAscension #MartinMacInnes #scifi

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#DenisVilleneuve's changes to the story lower the stakes & the tragedy. Still an entertaining movie though. #DunePart2 #DunePartTwo #Dune #scifi More thoughts on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/PAqw5qJVfP

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One of the best books I've ever read. Terryfing & prophetic indeed. #TheDeluge #StephenMarkley #clifi @simonschuster @do_you_cli_fi_
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I've written a review, but I still don't really know what I think of this book. Both harsh & epic, and deadpan comedy. #IndependentPeople #HalldorLaxness
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I'm an unapologetic fanboy of the hypetrain TV show Succession, and if you are too, know that reading the scripts (published by @FaberBooks) is a blast as well.
#Succession #JesseArmstrong #HBO
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[Brt Brgmns @Bormgans]

Finally a #PKD I really liked. #scifi More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/3RUGztlqF1

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A sprawling story that keeps on doing unexpected things without feeling contrived. #RalphAzham @lewistrondheim @PapercutzGN More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/xuAPtwONFb

[Brt Brgmns @Bormgans]

A deserved classic! #TheMartianChronicles #RayBradbury More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/8FHgM4CC1N

[Brt Brgmns @Bormgans]

'The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age' is one of the key texts of speculative fiction. Highly, highly recommended. #Cyberiad #StanislavLem #scifi More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/sYsjKWqL0e

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An “influencer comedy of horrors billed as A Clockwork Orange meets RuPaul’s Drag Race“ according to some. Shortlisted for the BFA. A curious book, daring in a way, but not without fault either. #Glitterati #scifi #OliverLangmead More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/hunGP0AzgO

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Review of KSR's Galileo's Dream. Part historical biography, part meditation on science, part time-travel adventure. No mean feat. #KimStanleyRobinson #scifi @ksrinfo More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/EHwge1g4pU

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Best book I've read this year so far. Harrison is 77 and might have dropped his best yet. A memoir of sorts, and a lot of insightful stuff on writing. Should appeal to anyone interested in story, narrative, culture. @serpentstail More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/eYhWbyPOYB

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All these people that were shocked, have they been paying attention to the world? Not as good as #Lapvona, but still an excellent read. #OttessaMoshfegh #MyYearOfRestAndRelaxation #literature More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/ZHmysuxUl8

[Brt Brgmns @Bormgans]

The Shalamov comes as close as can be to one of those books you have to read if you want to understand humanity and human history. Powerful stuff. Sorokin's Telluria, on the contrary, didn't do much for me. https://t.co/NQV3Bb5O56

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A microcosmos of Greg Egan's oeuvre. #gregegan #scifi #hardscifi #Diaspora #transhumanism More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/GUcMhpBtWJ

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I can easily recommend David Auerbach's new book #Meganets - on the uncontrollability of the contemporary internet. It's an important topic that needs our attention. That said, I have a few conceptual criticisms. More on Weighing A Pig... https://t.co/6Ox9PgRzNJ

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Fresh, snappy military epic fantasy from the 80ies. Easily stands the test of time and betters most of today's bloated stuff.#GlenCook #theblackcompany #fantasy More on Weighing A Pig: https://t.co/WSbw9hSyvg

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I wrote about two Becher books, published in 2005 & 2022. The reviews turned into a short essay about why I like Bernd & Hilla Becher's work so much. @SFMOMA #berndundhillabecher #photography #contemporaryart More on Weighing A Pig Doesn't Fatten It: https://t.co/Ji4pTSJfPc