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📚 bookblog: As Good As New (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:54:06 -0400

It didn’t change my life, but this mix of genie magic, techbro survival bunker, and passion for the theater was a fun combination.

📚 bookblog: All the Birds in the Sky (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:51:28 -0400

This book was exploding with creativity: I loved the idea of a two-second time machine as something that just kind of exists but hasn’t caught the public eye, to the extent that it’s forgotten about quickly in the narrative. I also appreciate any story that takes shots at tech bros, and the magic in the book was really interesting.

That said, there were seams in the book that stopped me from giving it full marks. I didn’t follow all of the plot developments (especially the end), it sometimes felt like it was trying to be too cute, and I didn’t always get what Anders was going for with the overarching themes. Still really good, though!

📚 bookblog: The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model (❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤)

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:14:20 -0700

There’s an interesting idea here, but I don’t know if it’s enough to build a short story around.