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<summary>2024</summary>
<section>
<h2 id="dec24">december</h2>
<ul>
<li>Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
<blockquote>
had I not read Ready Player One and Neuromancer before,
this would surely have left a better impression.
the part about the sumarian virus is creative but feels
forced at the end when it is used to resolve
everything.
</blockquote></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="nov24">november</h2>
<ul>
<li>Celestial Bodies, Jokha Alharthi
<blockquote>
read this while in iceland. basically a family history
focused on the women. i had no background on oman's
history or society. super interesting from that angle.
sometimes a bit slow and confusing, since it's jumping
around the timeline.
</blockquote></li>
<li>Snow Country, Kawabata Yasunari
<blockquote>
i am a sucker for japanese novels and their erie vibe.
this one has it too. so many small details that feel
meaningless on the surface but add some much to the
experience of the book.
</blockquote></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="oct24">october</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="//100r.co/site/busy_doing_nothing.html">Busy Doing Nothing</a>,
Rek Bellum & Devine Lu Linvega
<blockquote>
somehow i fell down the rabbithole (lol) of rek &
devine's world this month. their log is fascinating and
inspiring. much of their stuff makes you want to set
out to sail yourself, and much of this book does too,
but then there is also details (like the wave incident)
that make you say: hell no.
</blockquote></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="aug24">august</h2>
<ul>
<li><code>DROPPED</code>
<i>Illuminatus! Part 1: The Eye in the Pyramid, Robert Shea</i>
<blockquote>
I did not like the meandering writing and whacky
storylines that kept looping back onto each other.
</blockquote></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="jul24">july</h2>
<ul>
<li>Der stumme Tod, Volker Kutscher</li>
<li>At the Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft
<blockquote>
the story was mildly scary but entertaining. he kind of
overused "scary" adjective-noun pairs: cosmic fear,
blasphemous mountains. i don't understand how the pov
character thinks his report will hold back further
exploration of that region of antarctica. i would actually
expect it to inspire more attention.
</blockquote></li>
<li>Only Human (Themis Files #3), Sylvain Neuvel
<blockquote>
i did not like this compared to the other two entries
to the series. mostly takes place on the world of the
creators of the "mechs". the style feels off compared
to the first novel when we were seeing the story evolve
through the eyes of the unnamed character.
</blockquote></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="jun24">june</h2>
<ul>
<li>Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut</li>
<li>Neuromancer, William Gibson</li>
<li>Convenience Store Woman, Murata Sayaka
<blockquote>
i admit, i probably started this out of nostalgia after
coming back from japan. it's a cute little story that
nicely shows how weird japanese society can be.
</blockquote></li>
</ul>
<p class="notice">
i left my ereader at a cafe on the 1st of january of this year
while traveling in south korea. i only got a replacement in june.
that's why there is a 6 month gap where i did not read anything
this year.
</p>
</section>
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