João Aguiar rated All the Lovers in the Night: 4 stars
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami, David Boyd, Sam Bett
Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone in an overwhelming city and unable to form meaningful …
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João Aguiar rated Ministry for the Future: 5 stars
Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to …
João Aguiar rated If Cats Disappeared From The World: 5 stars
João Aguiar rated How High We Go in the Dark: 4 stars
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter …
João Aguiar rated Utopia for realists: 4 stars
Rutger Bregman: Utopia for realists (2017)
Utopia for realists by Rutger Bregman
"A noted Dutch journalist and economist proposes an outline for a new worldwide Utopia, with central tenets including a shortened …
João Aguiar rated Breasts and Eggs: 5 stars
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, David Boyd, Sam Bett
On a sweltering summer day, Makiko travels from Osaka to Tokyo, where her sister Natsu lives. She is in the …
João Aguiar rated Convenience Store Woman: 5 stars
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori
Convenience Store Woman (Japanese: コンビニ人間, Hepburn: Konbini Ningen) is a 2016 novel by Japanese author Sayaka Murata. It captures the …
João Aguiar rated Before the coffee gets cold: 4 stars
Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in time?
In a small back …
João Aguiar rated Kindred: 4 stars
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (Black women writers series)
The first science fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of black American literature. This combination …
João Aguiar rated Bloodchild and Other Stories: 4 stars
Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
Bloodchild and Other Stories is the only collection of science fiction stories and essays written by American writer Octavia E. …
João Aguiar rated Earthlings: 3 stars
Earthlings by 村田沙耶香, Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori
Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She might be a witch, or …
João Aguiar rated The signals are talking: 3 stars
Amy Webb: The signals are talking (2016)
The signals are talking by Amy Webb
Amy Webb is a noted futurist who combines curiosity, skepticism, colorful storytelling, and deeply reported, real-world analysis in this essential …
João Aguiar rated Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: 4 stars
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier
Examines the development process of such marquee video games as Uncharted 4, Halo Wars, and Destiny, describing the challenges and …
João Aguiar rated Dune: 4 stars
Dune by Frank Herbert
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family …