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Welcome to my, Charlie's, Lieslescht ☺. A repository for reading, writing, annotations, and more.
A brief overview
As of writing this list, the realms of my interest in research and reading are as follows:
Topics & Genre:
- Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Folklore/Mythology
- History/Art-history
- Social Sciences
- Politics
- Linguistics
Reading journey
In progress...
Realm of the Elderlings (Series)
by Robin Hobb
16 Books (4 trilogies, 1 chronicle, and novellas)
English
Genre: Fantasy
Summary: Realm of the Elderlings is the setting of several interconnected fantasy series by Robin Hobb, including including the Farseer trilogy, the Liveship Traders, the Tawny Man, the Rain Wild Chronicles, and the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy. This world was once inhabited by the eponymous Elderlings, fantastical beings closely allied with dragons, whose civilization collapsed following a massive earthquake. In the centuries following the Elderlings' decline, new kingdoms arise, and the series' protagonists struggle to understand and restore all that has been lost. #fantasy #epic
Every word is a bird we teach to sing
by Daniel Tammet
English
Genre: Biography
Summary: In Every Word Is a Bird We Teach to Sing, Tammet goes back in time to London to explore the numeric language of his autistic childhood; in Iceland, he learns why the name Blær became a court case; in Canada, he meets one of the world's most accomplished lip readers. He chats with chatbots; contrives an "e"-less essay on lipograms; studies the grammar of the telephone; contemplates the significance of disappearing dialects; and corresponds with native Esperanto speakers - in their mother tongue.
#biography #language
Mordew
by Alex Pheby
English
Genre: Fantasy
Summary: GOD IS DEAD, his corpse hidden in the catacombs beneath Mordew.
In the slums of the sea-battered city a young boy called Nathan Treeves lives with his parents, eking out a meagre existence by picking treasures from the Living Mud and the half-formed, short-lived creatures it spawns. Until one day his desperate mother sells him to the mysterious Master of Mordew.
The Master derives his magical power from feeding on the corpse of God. But Nathan, despite his fear and lowly station, has his own strength – and it is greater than the Master has ever known. Great enough to destroy everything the Master has built. If only Nathan can discover how to use it...
#fantasy
On Anarchism
by Noam Chomsky
English
Genre: Political Philosophy
Summary: On Anarchism sheds a much needed light on the foundations of Chomsky's thought, specifically his constant questioning of the legitimacy of entrenched power. The book gathers his essays and interviews to provide a short, accessible introduction to his distinctively optimistic brand of anarchism. Refuting the notion of anarchism as a fixed idea, and disputing the traditional fault lines between anarchism and socialism, this is a book sure to challenge, provoke and inspire.
#anarchism
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