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Andy (e)k Maciej Dunajski(r)en Geometry kritika egin du

Geometry (2022, Oxford University Press)

Geometry: A Very Short Introduction

2 izar

First half was a good re-intro to geometry. The second half won't make sense if you haven't taken geometry in a while.

I guess the first half counts as "a very short introduction" lol.

Andy (e)k Diana Wynne Jones(r)en Castle in the Air kritika egin du

Castle in the Air (Paperback, 2001, Eos)

Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet …

Review of 'Castle in the Air' on 'Goodreads'

3 izar

This should be a 4-star. I liked the characters, I liked the adventure, I liked the writing. But it was just so awkwardly Orientalist. White British lady writing this was...

Andy (e)k Mattie Lubchansky(r)en 2 Trans 2 Furious kritika egin du

2 Trans 2 Furious (2023, Rapid Onset Gender Distro)

Review of '2 Trans 2 Furious' on 'Goodreads'

5 izar

Vroom vroom b-word

Andy (e)k Samuel R. Delany(r)en Times Square Red, Times Square Blue kritika egin du

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue (2001, NYU Press)

Review of 'Times Square Red, Times Square Blue' on 'Goodreads'

4 izar

Fascinating method and ethnography.

Another book where the author is only radical re: one very specific topic. How about public pleasure AGAINST class???

Andy (e)k Byung-Chul Han(r)en Shanzhai kritika egin du

Shanzhai (Paperback, 2017, The MIT Press)

Review of 'Shanzhai' on 'Goodreads'

4 izar

I am now very proud of my "Anbernic" brand bootleg gameboy. It is an art object!

Andy (e)k Edgar Rice Burroughs(r)en Cave Girl kritika egin du

Cave Girl (2020, Independently Published, Independently published)

Review of 'Cave Girl' on 'Goodreads'

izar 1

"Don't shoot; I'm a white man."

I hate that ERB is fairly successful at writing (bad) adventure novels because his racism ruins it every time! Like, this could have just been a story about a guy finding an island lost in time, but no it is evident that ERB seriously thought Polynesians were savages jfc!!!

So it's like 1.5 stars but no this book is not "okay."

Andy (e)k Anne McCaffrey(r)en Dragonflight kritika egin du

At a time when the number of Dragonriders has fallen too low for safety and …

Review of 'Dragonflight' on 'Goodreads'

3 izar

Okay I liked this book, it's alright science fantasy, heavy on the fantasy...

But god the relationship between the main characters is awful and doesn't even really matter to the story. The story isn't improved in anyway by its marginal inclusion, it's just baffling. Why why why it's so gross

Andy (e)k Nicholas Tampio(r)en Learning versus the Common Core kritika egin du

Learning versus the Common Core (Paperback, University of Minnesota Press)

Review of 'Learning versus the Common Core' on 'Goodreads'

izar 1

This book is odd to me because this series is usually so rigorous—this book doesn't even have references! I can understand many criticisms of Common Core but this is written by (and for) the aggrieved parent-activist, not the professor of political theory.

I should have just read some John Dewey lol