roseembolism: (fhqwagads)
2015-07-11 09:12 pm

Review: Afterparty by Daryl Gregory

So for my first book of summer:

Afterparty by Daryl Gregory

Afterparty does for neuropharmacology what the Neuromancer novels did for computers. On the one hand, it's a fast moving novel about people on the shady side of the law using advanced technology for their own ends. On the other hand, it deals with on religion and our minds, and how both interface with a technologic age.

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roseembolism: (fhqwagads)
2014-04-22 07:49 pm
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In Which I Snark About New Anime, Spring 2014.

This last weekend I finally got around to checking out the new anime for Spring 2014. And I realized that these days I seem to have less tolerance for fan service than ever before. Which is probably why for most of the current season I'm only getting through half an episode or less. 

Of course my ADHD doesn't help, and having Crunchyroll makes it so easy to not be tolerant of crap, the way we had to be back in the days of trading fifth generation copies of VCR tapes (insert standard "You kids have it so good!" rant).

Anyway, part 1: )