vilmibm rated Satan says: 4 stars

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fuck this hack garbage. stross is an utter hack. i hate this book a whole lot. i appreciate that its main character is a lady but wow the book fails to actually make her a relatable person and all of the science fiction-y ideas are shallow and trite. just awful to read.

Gay cyberpunk, baby!

Art is a member of the Eastern Standard Tribe, a secret society bound together by a sleep schedule. Around the …
One of the most influential and imaginative writers of the past twenty years turns his …
this is my favorite book.
a bit hyperbolic / glosses over lovecraft's racism iirc / mostly full of wonderful lessons about life. taught me to reject the illusory "progress" of technological civilization. we're all just awful to each other all the time regardless of how technology evolves around us.
a bit hyperbolic / glosses over lovecraft's racism iirc / mostly full of wonderful lessons about life. taught me to reject the illusory "progress" of technological civilization. we're all just awful to each other all the time regardless of how technology evolves around us.

In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim. A constant stream of new technology spawns crime before …

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Matterhorn, this is a powerful nonfiction book about the experience …