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Mixed Bag Catch-Up (Books I listened to while painting the house)

Terminal Boredom by Izumi Suzuki

All you Zombies by Robert A Heinlein

The Great Crash by John Kenneth Galbraith

Scary Stories Collection by Alvin Schwarz

After the Quake by Haruki Murakami

Somebody's Darling by Larry McMurty

May 25, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Terminal Boredom – 4/5 Stars A small collection of stories from the science fiction writer Izumi Suzuki. It’s important to note that these stories are selected from a decades long career. This seems to be a first foray into a larger translation project of more of Suzuki’s writing, especially her novels. The stories are mostly subtle, intimate explorations of stories that are running through various science fiction tropes and ideas. These are ideas that are usually fully established in the story before we begin, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: Alvin Schwarz, haruki murakami, Izumi Suzuki, John Kenneth Galbraith, Larry McMurty, robert a heinlein

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:233 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: Alvin Schwarz, haruki murakami, Izumi Suzuki, John Kenneth Galbraith, Larry McMurty, robert a heinlein ·
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