R.'s Updates en-US Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:11:19 -0700 60 R.'s Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7450859778 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:11:19 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'The 42nd Parallel']]> /review/show/7450859778 The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos R. gave 4 stars to The 42nd Parallel (U.S.A. #1) by John Dos Passos
This book is like taking a time machine back a century to find that, putting aside the technological differences, much remains the same as with the people and circumstances you meet today. ]]> Review7619898106 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:59:16 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch']]> /review/show/7619898106 The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick R. gave 4 stars to The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (Paperback) by Philip K. Dick
Is it industrial warfare, a peculiar twist to alien domination of humanity or drug trips gone awry? A bit of all actually, along with Dick’s signature reality bending and dark humor. ]]> ReadStatus9497705337 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:35:24 -0700 <![CDATA[R. wants to read 'Children of Time']]> /review/show/7620011744 Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky R. wants to read Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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I couldn’t stop reading this book. PKD was a master of weaving these reality challenging, trippy plots. This one thoroughly hooked me. It made my weekend! ]]> Review7598535877 Mon, 26 May 2025 08:12:56 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'Human Acts']]> /review/show/7598535877 Human Acts by Han Kang R. gave 5 stars to Human Acts (Hardcover) by Han Kang
“Gwanju had become another name for whatever is forcibly isolated, beaten down, and brutalized, for all that has been mutilated beyond repair.�

Sadly, this is a script that humanity often dusts off and rewrites to fit a particular time and place. It is happening right now somewhere. Rest assured it can happen anywhere given a confluence of certain factors.

The author’s act of remembrance is a powerful reminder! ]]> Review7583712150 Sat, 24 May 2025 20:53:25 -0700 <![CDATA[R. added 'Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear']]> /review/show/7583712150 Afterzen by Janwillem van de Wetering R. gave 4 stars to Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear (Paperback) by Janwillem van de Wetering
This is my favorite of the trilogy. The author is in his last years, richer in experience, riffing on koans and still wrestling with existential questions but not at the feet of “masters.� And at the end, a glimpse of when a spontaneous moment erupts into affirmation. ]]> ReadStatus9457506876 Thu, 22 May 2025 19:50:52 -0700 <![CDATA[R. wants to read 'Le Théâtre quantique: l'horloge des anges ici -bas (OJ.POCHE SCIENC)']]> /review/show/7591958058 Le Théâtre quantique by Alain Connes R. wants to read Le Théâtre quantique: l'horloge des anges ici -bas (OJ.POCHE SCIENC) by Alain Connes
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