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Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time …
goddamn that's a good fucking book
Chronicles, in "instant message" format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three friends, Zoe, …
I read this because I'm interested in the intersection between computing (as a human activity) and literature.
The stuff I liked:
- that each character had a personal color/font choice for her AIM messages
- that IMing is portrayed as a healthy social outlet
The stuff I didn't like:
most other stuff. Without details like what the characters are doing on their computers it becomes a book of all dialogue which ended up being less compelling than I expected. The plot situations were pretty contrived/PSA but I guess that's just part of the YA genre?
Rokudenashiko: What is obscenity? (2016, Koyama Press)
A graphic memoir of a Japanese artist who has been jailed twice for so-called acts of obscenity and the distribution …
Edgy and retrospective collection of short stories, essays and more.
just brutally miserable
After returning home from an unpopular war, Jun becomes an outsider in an indifferent world. …
very beautiful art but narratively shallow with little dramatic tension or well realized conflict.
