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🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer”
★★★★☆

This is delightful whimsy wrapped up in a sensible chuckle. The sort of gigglesome nonsense that washes over you and worms its way into your ears. There's a hint of caper, a soupçon of cosy crime, and a sprinkling of a love story.

And then there's a massive tonal shift where it all becomes rather menacing …

Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer”
★★★★☆

And then there's a massive tonal shift where it all becomes rather menacing …

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Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · last week

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Code, Chips and Control - The Security Posture of Digital Isolation by Sal Kimmich”

My friend Sal has written a book! I was lucky enough to get early access to it.

Code, Chips and Control is an in depth look at cyber security. And I do mean in depth - this literally starts at the silicon…

Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · last week

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Code, Chips and Control - The Security Posture of Digital Isolation by Sal Kimmich”

My friend Sal has written a book! I was lucky enough to get early access to it.

Code, Chips and Control is an in depth look at cyber security. And I do mean in depth - this literally starts at the silicon…

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Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Menopause by Deirdre Lundy”
★★★★☆

After reading about a menopausal werewolf (fictional) I decided that it was probably a sensible idea to read up on the reality.

Dr Lundy has an inclusive and relaxed tone of writing. She methodically goes through every aspect of the menopause in great detail. The book is sprinkled with humour to…

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Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Pure Invention - How Japan Made the Modern World by Matt Alt”
★★★⯪☆

I read this book while on a long flight to Tokyo. While superficially about Japan, it's more about American anxiety about the relationship between the two countries. The constant undercurrent is an admiration about how Japan played capitalism better than the…

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@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 weeks ago

A nice review of the second part of my "Fantasy/Attempted comedy" story The Last Philosopher 😊

Link to first part as #Free #Ebook

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tynp5wgkwr0dkvmf3dzp3/The-Last-Philosopher-Part-One.epub?rlkey=n61zknkz05eakr809gcs19kzd&st=fymuxn6v&dl=0

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Review by crig Dec 16, 2025

Challenging and compelling
"If you are looking for something different from the usual inkitt offerings, try this. If you are looking for something with a very original storyline, indeed, quite unlike anything else you might have read, try this.
As it is written in a very readable style, what are you waiting for?
Style Give it a go.
Colin Rigby" — Review by crig Dec 16, 2025 Challenging and compelling "If you are looking for something different from the usual inkitt offerings, try this. If you are looking for something with a very original storyline, indeed, quite unlike anything else you might have read, try this. As it is written in a very readable style, what are you waiting for? Style Give it a go. Colin Rigby"

Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Pure Invention - How Japan Made the Modern World by Matt Alt”
★★★⯪☆

Nick East (Indie Writer)

@NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art · 2 weeks ago

A nice review of the second part of my "Fantasy/Attempted comedy" story The Last Philosopher 😊

Link to first part as #Free #Ebook

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tynp5wgkwr0dkvmf3dzp3/The-Last-Philosopher-Part-One.epub?rlkey=n61zknkz05eakr809gcs19kzd&st=fymuxn6v&dl=0

@books @reading l @writers @keepwriting @writingbooks @worldbuilding

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Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Menopause by Deirdre Lundy”
★★★★☆

After reading about a menopausal werewolf (fictional) I decided that it was probably a sensible idea to read up on the reality.

Dr Lundy has an inclusive and relaxed tone of writing. She methodically goes through every aspect of the menopause in great detail. The book is sprinkled with humour to…

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Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger”
★★★★★

This book is astonishingly good. A high-flying career woman thinks she's going through the menopause but she isn't. She's becoming a werewolf.

That, as it turns out, is more than enough of a premise to drive this book.

What I loved was just how well observed the characters are. Our protagonist works in …

Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger”
★★★★★

This book is astonishingly good. A high-flying career woman thinks she's going through the menopause but she isn't. She's becoming a werewolf.

That, as it turns out, is more than enough of a premise to drive this book.

What I loved was just how well observed the characters are. Our protagonist works in …

Clem

@tangee@mastoot.fr · last month

Ma dernière lecture : Logocratie

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Clément Viktorovitch, 2025

On m'a offert ce livre et je ne l'aurais certainement pas lu de moi-même. Au mieux j'aurais écouté un podcast de Viktorovitch pour savoir ce qu'il avait à dire sur le sujet. Alors même si j'ai survolé un peu certains passages du livre, je suis quand même très contente de l'avoir lu. Parce que le sujet est éminemment important, parce que

https://tangee.fr/logocratie/

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@Nagaram@hachyderm.io · last month

Anyways, that's my #bookreview of #zizek and his #book "Christian Atheism: how to be a real materialist" so far.

I'm only past the first chapter but Zizek is dense and I had thoughts I wanted out now.

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Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Master Flea by E. T. A. Hoffmann”
★★★⯪☆

While visiting Goethe Haus in Franfurt, I read a summary of the 1822 book "Meister Floh" and thought it might be fun to read.

It is curious. Half the satire has long since lost all relevance to the world, yet it is still an entertaining and mysterious novel. Much like 1827's "The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second…

Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Master Flea by E. T. A. Hoffmann”
★★★⯪☆

While visiting Goethe Haus in Franfurt, I read a summary of the 1822 book "Meister Floh" and thought it might be fun to read.

It is curious. Half the satire has long since lost all relevance to the world, yet it is still an entertaining and mysterious novel. Much like 1827's "The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second…

Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: Strong Female Character by Fern Brady”
★★☆☆☆

I find misery-memoirs like this difficult to read and disturbing to think about. Much like the tragic story of Mini and Me, reading this book made me feel like I was trapped in one of those nightmares where you try to scream a warning but no sound comes out.

Fern has been refreshingly honest…

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Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: If there were no Shinkansen - Shuichiro Yamanouchi”
★★★★☆

This is a gloriously nerdy book. Shuichiro Yamanouchi - considered to be one of the founding forces behind Japan's "Bullet Train" system - takes us behind the scenes of its development. It's a mixture of autobiography and corporate retrospective, with a healthy dose of…

Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: If there were no Shinkansen - Shuichiro Yamanouchi”
★★★★☆

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@Edent@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Battle of the Beams by Tom Whipple”
★★★★★

Well this is a treat! It is rare to find a pop-science book which does such a good job of actually explaining the science, rather than just using it as a background for storytelling. The Battle of Beams doesn't go too deep into the mechanics and physics, but gives a general overview with…