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nigini rated Eu Sou Dinamite: 5 stars
nigini rated Burning Chrome: 4 stars
Burning Chrome by William Gibson
Burning Chrome collects Gibson's early short fiction from the late 70's and early 80's.
Contents: Preface / by Bruce Sterling …
nigini rated Snow Crash: 5 stars
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
nigini rated The God Delusion: 4 stars
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
A preeminent scientist—and the world's most prominent atheist—asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has …
nigini rated The House on Mango Street: 4 stars
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Vintage contemporaries)
Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, …
nigini rated Invisible Cities: 4 stars
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Invisible Cities (Italian: Le città invisibili) is a novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino. It was published in Italy in …
nigini rated Oryx and Crake [Hardcover] Atwood, Margaret,: 4 stars
Oryx and Crake [Hardcover] Atwood, Margaret, by Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as …
nigini reviewed Automating Inequality by Eubanks
nigini reviewed The City & the City by China Miéville
Review of 'The City & the City' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This is a story that mixes a detective investigation with a super imaginative world where two "conjoint cities" have to deal with living and ignoring each other. This is my first read by China Miéville and I'm impressed about how the author masterfully told this complex plot.
El Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges
The Aleph and Other Stories (Spanish: El Aleph, 1949) is a book of short stories by Argentine writer Jorge Luis …
nigini rated Toda poesia: 5 stars
nigini rated Roadside Picnic: 4 stars
Roadside Picnic by Boris Strugatsky, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
A troubled man leads a writer and a scientist into "The Zone", a mysterious area where the laws of physics …
nigini rated Roadside Picnic: 4 stars
Roadside Picnic by Boris Strugatsky, Борис Натанович Стругацкий, Arkady Strugatsky, and 1 other
Roadside Picnic is set in the aftermath of an extraterrestrial event called the Visitation that took place in several locations …