Simon Varwell

simonvarwell.bsky.social

20 October 2026 17:11

Not read a tree-slice book for ages. But am in between devices as I plan my likely shift from Kindle to Kobo. And this by @dominicmhinde.bsky.social is a great read: a surprisingly poetic mix of travelogue, economic and social history, memoir and climate change meditation. About a third into it.

Anon Opin

anonopin.bsky.social

15 October 2026 21:09

It of course remains a classic regardless, but Lost Weekend by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions would greatly benefit from removing the weak middle eight, which feels inserted out of obligation. For comparison, Iggy's The Passenger doesn't have one, and is unimprovable.

Professor Peter Matthews

urbaneprofessor.bsky.social

14 October 2026 08:30

Anything with a train in it. Although I do feel for the producers as they can just use whatever the willing preserved railway has to hand

hannah

hannahkateboast.bsky.social

12 October 2026 21:17

The Crawler: where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner I shall bring forth the seeds of the dead to share with the worms AI bro: is this good

Harvey Humphrey

harveyhumphrey.bsky.social

10 October 2026 13:31

I just finished The Strangers by @naomialderman.bsky.social and it’s wonderful. A novel for this present moment. I want to recommend it to everyone I know. I borrowed a library copy but I think I’ll buy it to read it again. The kind of speculative fiction/scifi that shows us what it is to be human.