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fastfinge

Joined 2 years, 7 months ago

I'm a completely blind reader of LitRPG, progression fantasy, science fiction, fantasy, and some nonfiction. Interact with me @fastfinge@iceshrimp.social as well as here.

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Some of the content creators I enjoy publish exclusively to Kindle Unlimited or Audible Originals. I choose to support the creators I enjoy, rather than boycott Amazon. If you don't want to see Kindle or Audible Books, you may want to avoid my profile.
I don't agree with the views of some of the authors I read, or support some of the political views contained in the books I consume. I rate books based exclusively on my enjoyment of the story.
Some of the books I read contain adult material, that may include, but is not limited to, sexual activity, violence, harems, reverse harems, FFM, F/M, and F/F. I will do my best to warn about this material using the tools bookwyrm provides, so that those who don't want this content can avoid it.
I believe that audiobooks and ebooks are reading, in every way equal to printed hardcover books. If you do not, your engagement is unwelcome.

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fastfinge rated Rocket Boys: 3 stars

Homer H. Hickam: Rocket Boys (EBook, 1999, Random House Publishing Group, Dell Publishing)

Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir--a …

fastfinge rated The Drunkard's Walk: 3 stars

Leonard Mlodinow: The Drunkard's Walk (Hardcover, 2008, Pantheon, Pantheon Books)

The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow

In this irreverent and illuminating book, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, change, and probability reveal …

fastfinge rated Korea: 3 stars

Simon Winchester: Korea (EBook, 2009, HarperCollins)

fastfinge rated How wars end: 2 stars

Gideon Rose: How wars end (2010, Simon & Schuster)

How wars end by Gideon Rose

Rose argues that the failure of the United States to create successful peace settlements when ending the major wars of …

fastfinge rated Beyond the Horizon: 3 stars

Colin Angus: Beyond the Horizon (Doubleday Canada)

Beyond the Horizon by Colin Angus

fastfinge rated Out of Orbit: 3 stars

Chris Jones: Out of Orbit (Paperback, Broadway, Anchor)

fastfinge rated Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Zombies: 3 stars

No cover — Matt Mogk: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Zombies (2011, Simon & Schuster, Limited)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Zombies by Matt Mogk

fastfinge rated Midshipman's Hope: 5 stars

David Feintuch: Midshipman's Hope (EBook, 2001, Grand Central Publishing)

Midshipman's Hope by David Feintuch

A hideous accident kills the senior officers of UNS Hibernia--leaving a terrified young officer to save three hundred colonists and …

fastfinge rated Marooned!: 3 stars

Brad Strickland: Marooned! (2004, Aladdin Paperbacks)

Marooned! by Brad Strickland (Mars Year One trilogy ;)

The year is 2085, and a new teen has arrived at Mars Experimental Station One, a colony built to test …

fastfinge reviewed An empire of ice by Edward J. Larson

Edward J. Larson: An empire of ice (2011, Yale University Press)

Review of 'An empire of ice' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Not quite the adventure story I was looking for, but interesting never the less.

fastfinge rated Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (MP3): 3 stars

Mary Roach: Stiff (AudiobookFormat, Tantor Media, Inc.)

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (MP3) by Mary Roach

A hilarious and witty look into the history of using cadavers for science, grave diggers, and options to consider about …

fastfinge rated Linux System Administration: 2 stars

Tom Adelstein, Bill Lubanovic: Linux System Administration (O'Reilly Media)

Linux System Administration by Tom Adelstein, Bill Lubanovic

fastfinge reviewed Katie Milk Solves Crimes and So On... by Annie Caulfield

Review of 'Katie Milk Solves Crimes and So On...' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I purchased this book mostly for the setting; as a Harry Potter fan, I wanted to read another young adult book set in a modern British boarding school. This book did, largely, give me what I wanted. The plot and writing weren't really anything special, but as with most of the BBC Audiobooks I've listened to, the book was well enough read that I didn't really mind.