And yet I still know what the title is.

Too shay

Both I guess? He's arguing for and against a few different things here, but I'm definitely on board with his criticism of utopianism. The first two parts (out of four) are arguments for historicism, so it's fairly evenhanded I think.

The basic idea is that it's logically impossible to determine the course of humanity through analysis of history, and that we can't use it to justify implementing all-encompassing systems like communism or fascism on society. It was written just after WWII so you can see why that would be on his mind.

He also argues that historicism is a very old idea dating back to the Greeks and not some modern idea as many claim.

It's only 150 pages and fairly readable.

cool, thanks. I'll check it out.

Wally Roux, Quantum Mechanic by Nick Carr, William Jackson Harper (Narrator)

listened to this yesterday and it's fantastic. It's an Audible Original and less than two hours long. It covers so many topics like quantum reality, adoption, coming of age, puberty, bullying, alternate realities, and first crushes were all glanced over here. It's like a series of vignettes and all of them are great. The narrator is Chidi from The Good Place and he does a brilliant job here.

I know it's mildly YA and it's mildly verboten but it's a fun story.

Right now I'm listening to the William Gibson version of Alien 3. They have a decent voice cast, but at this point I'm not sure if one of them is a robot in real life or just plays one on TV.

Just wrapped up:


Both this and the TV adaptation of His Dark Materials really snuck up on me.

This book is legitimately one of the best books I've ever read. My grandmother used to read it to me when I was little, but I had no appreciation for how incredible the language is.

Tried reading this. I kept trying, and trying, and trying but I had to stop.

I used to love Klosterman and was hoping i'd love his non fiction but it became a drag. There were so many things I loved about it and wanted to continue onward but often times it just felt like Klosterman was entertaining himself. It is a bit of a rambling mess that would stray too far from, what i felt, were the important pieces of the story.

I love reading but im learning that when it takes me forever to get through a little bit of a book and rarely feel the desire to go back, that i just have to give it up and move on.

https://www.serialbox.com/

This seems like a really neat idea, but don't podcasts kind of do this already? Sometimes (usually) free with ads?

And I see there's a Thor one coming up, so maybe Wolverine didn't do well on Stitcher.

A) have you read it before?

B) is that a graphic novel, or just a graphic cover?

Neuromancer has one of the greatest opening lines that I can recall.

Also, I'd be very surprised if this was anything but a re-read for someone like Burt.

Yeah I've read it a couple of times, but its been a long time.

It's the book. Don't know why I grabbed that image. Looks cool.

Pretty silly concept, but almost impossible to read to a kid without crying.

almost? you'd have to be dead inside (or Mickey) to do it without crying.

My mom is all about this book.

I hate it.

Someone break it down for me

I need to read it again. first time was early 00s so it was insane seeing how many pop culture references I was pulling from it that were stolen for movies and tv and other books.

is there a consensus on the sequels? i.e. yay or nay.