@yjeva.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy#reading #books #bookstodon
A story of regret at the mistakes of youth and the courage to start again. I wasn't a fan of any of the characters and didn't relate to the skateboarding scene but being set in New Zealand adds interest.
I will try this author's work again.
@aletha.aus.social.ap.brid.gyFinished Dave Eggers’ Contrapposto last night and found it an incredibly moving, deftly sketched outline of a man’s not-easy life, a meditation on art and creativity, a polemic against pretension. Deeply enjoyable. #bookstodon
@brianb.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gyFive days late, here's my September reading.
@readers.kitauthor.comRose lives with MS and guards a magical node and it's herd of unicorns. But when something threatens them, will she be strong enough to do battle?
This is a #fantasy of found family and finding inner strength.
🪐📚💙
@cellfourteen.social.petertoushkov.eu.ap.brid.gy"A piece of the moon began to rise. Clouds slid quickly across the sky, their bellies tickled by the light."
@dchocolatelady.bsky.social#booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon New Beginnings for the Brownlees. My #bookreview for "Fletchers End" by D.E. Stevenson, on my #bookblog now! This second "Bel Lamington" book was even better than the first! Thanks @DeanStPress for this one! #2026NewReleaseChallenge #BeatTheBacklist #TheClassicsClub
@cellfourteen.social.petertoushkov.eu.ap.brid.gyI addressed the squirrel through a hedge:
"Are you in the Game?"
@kma500.sfba.social.ap.brid.gyThis year for Banned Books Week I caught up with the news from Huntington Beach. Please take a look.
https://kma500.medium.com/surf-city-censorship-c64b0c8b5b09
#BannedBooksWeek #libraries #bannedBooks #books #writing #writersofmastodon #booksky #bookstodon @bookstodon
@cobrate.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyCeci est une courbe normale d'une distribution normale, avec une hauteur équivalente au 3/4 de la longueur de base
#books #bookstodon how to figure it by #DarellHuff : https://archive.org/details/completehowtofig00darr
pour la falsifier : changer les […]
@hikingdude.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyI'm currently (still) reading Lord of the Rings (again). And find it quite interesting how much different the film is from the books. No bad feelings about it, I just find it interesting to notice again.
@cobrate.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyEnjeux : études comparatives pour justifier une décision #economie #politique
-> stratégie tr-s utilisée par les idéologues pour faire passer leurs thèses pour des faits chiffrés.
#books #bookstodon Flaws and fallacies in #statistical thinking by S. K. Campbell […]
@philantrop.mastodon.mailstation.de.ap.brid.gy@cobrate.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy-> représentation d'une évolution sans tenir compte de toutes les proportions/echelles = Indice de mensonge de Tufte
" La représentation des nombres par des grandeurs physiques [= graphique] mesurées [...] devrait être directement ...
#books #bookstodon The […]
@fourt4.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyRichard Osman's "The Bullet That Missed" has a running gag about Henry VIII's wife Catherine Howard, and the back cover of my paperback has a recommendation from Anne Cleeves. 🤔 #AmReading #Bookstodon
@shipperslist.federatedfandom.net.ap.brid.gyElla Tobin - amfetamiinikauppias by Mia Jussinniemi is the biography of one of the few female drug dealers on top of the Finnish drug scene.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b83e5845-8eab-4ec5-be74-613065ce33e2
@vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gyBook 54 is "Service Model" by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Edit: finished 6th October.
#CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #AdrianTchaikovsky #ServiceModel
@shipperslist.federatedfandom.net.ap.brid.gyKe Huy Quan's memoir Never Say Die was a lovely book 💜
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/2d0f1d2c-5ec1-4894-8694-33879816b724