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The Singularity by Dino Buzzati

April 14, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

This is a quirky little book, sci-fi in its way, written by the Italian author Buzzati in 1960. The plot is an odd one, these days, but due to my background, I know where he’s coming from. Professor Ismani is summoned by the Department of Defense to accept, along with his wife Elisa, a top secret two year assignment in the Swiss Alps. They are given no information other than it is not a military assignment, but agree to it anyway. It is a secretive […]

Being denied reliable telepathic communication, reach for the phone

September 6, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Technically this is the second half of my “I read a bunch of books from Le Monde’s Top 100 Books list. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum – 4/5 Stars So this is a novel presented in part as a police investigation. It begins with the bare facts of the case and states that it relies heavily on the accounts of three sources, mainly police investigators. The focus of the novel is about a woman named Katharina Blum who sort of disappeared for a few […]

Jen K on “We were teen girls. Look up the word “blasé” in Merriam-Webster’s and you’d find a picture of us, our eyes burning through your soul from the page.”I read this around when it came out so when Yellowjackets started, I actually thought some of the earlier episodes had similar (if darker) vibes...
faintingviolet on “You never have to do that with me. Show me the messy parts, okay? God knows, I’ve shown you mine.”Out on a Limb might be what I request next. The one I couldn't quite get myself to request was Out of the Woods.
Emmalita on “You never have to do that with me. Show me the messy parts, okay? God knows, I’ve shown you mine.”I read this a few months ago and had similar feelings. I think this was her first book, and I’m interested to see how she...
Emmalita on “You never have to do that with me. Show me the messy parts, okay? God knows, I’ve shown you mine.”I really enjoyed Out On a Limb.
Tracy on “You never have to do that with me. Show me the messy parts, okay? God knows, I’ve shown you mine.”I've been wanting to read this author and recently picked up Out On a Limb, though I haven't read it yet.

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