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Best Books of March & April

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Dune (Dune Bk. 1) – Frank Herbert Good Reads Synopsis: Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for…When…

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rebeccasthoughts · 7 days

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Weird Renaissance Science Fiction: death of the author, and how authors walk amongst their art

Something that I have read a fair amount of because of university is French science fiction from the resonance period. Although a very niche topic, I think many of the themes presented are universal within the genre and play into many of the sociopolitical themes of the time. Because of this, I think it’s difficult to classify many of these works as not being philosophy and therefore it’s hard to…

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rebeccasthoughts · 13 days

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What is Science Fiction (ft. I Lost My Body)

I Lost My Body is a 2019 French animated film. In all honestly, it is probably one of the best movies I’ve ever seen and everything about it is amazing. The story follows a severed hand that escapes the morgue and is trying to reunite with its body. Told through a series of flashbacks, the story flips between the hand’s journey through Paris and the events that led to it becoming a severed…

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rebeccasthoughts · 23 days

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Herc - Phoenicia Rogerson (mini book review)

Originally posted in best books of January & February 2024 Goodreads Synopsis: This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favourite hero, right? Well, it’s not. This is the story of everyone else: Alcmene: Herc’s mother (She has knives everywhere) Hylas: Herc’s first friend (They were more than friends) Megara: Herc’s wife (She’ll tell…

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rebeccasthoughts · 25 days

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I'm Going to Become the Disco Cop by Doing Nothing

*spoilers i guess* Disco Elysum is a game that speaks to the soul. Not in the spiritual sense, rather, the game airs itself with a certain sense of uncertainty. It begs the player to ask weird questions, pursue the abstract, and at the end of the day discover oneself. The game is vast in its scope and depth yet feels claustrophobic at times the map is large, but the way one moves around it is…

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rebeccasthoughts · 1 month

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Mini Book Review of Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

Originally posted in best books of January & February 2024 Goodreads Synopsis: Isa Epley is all of twenty-one years old, and already wise enough to understand that the purpose of life is the pursuit of pleasure. After a sojourn across the pond, she arrives in New York City for a summer of adventure with her best friend, one newly blond Gala Novak. They have little money, but that’s hardly going…

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rebeccasthoughts · 1 month

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Music I like right now!!

Here are some songs I’ve been listing to! Prefect Night – LE SSERAFIMother recs: ANTIFRAGILE, Perfect Night (Christmas remix), Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife Cupid – FIFTY FIFTY Boston – Augustana Murder on the Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor Cigarettes & Wine – Del Water Gap & Holly Humberstone Ghost – Sierra Spirit Devil I Know – Suki Waterhousemore songs: OMG, Movies The Feminine…

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rebeccasthoughts · 2 months

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Paradise Kiss - Mini Series Review!!

Originally in Top 4 Books of November and December ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Paradise Kiss (Volumes 1-5) – Ai Yazawa Genre: Romance, Josai, Fashion, Coming of Age AniList Synopsis: Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves “Paradise Kiss.” Yukari…

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rebeccasthoughts · 2 months

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An Unkindness of Magicians (The Unseen World #1) *Mini Book Review*

Originally in Top 4 Books of November and December ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Unkindness of Magicians (The Unseen World #1) – Kat Howard Genre: Urban Fantasy, Magic, Contemporary Goodreads Synopsis: There is a dark secret that is hiding at the heart of New York City and diminishing the city’s magicians’ power in this fantasy thriller by acclaimed author Kat Howard. In New York City, magic controls everything.…

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rebeccasthoughts · 2 months

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Top Books of January and February 2024!!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 The Traitor (Covenant of Steel Bk. 3) – Anthony Ryan Book 1 (The Pariah) Goodreads synopsis: Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the freedom of the woods and the comradeship of his fellow thieves. But an act of betrayal sets him on a new path – one of blood and vengeance, which…

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rebeccasthoughts · 2 months

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Lightning McQueen is Philosophy

In a class discussion in univeristy we were talking about about Micromegas (a work by Voltaire), one of my classmates mentioned its similarity to the 2008 DreamWorks classic Kung Fu Panda. I think this similarity is interesting (and kind of funny) but the more I thought about it the more I realized the prevalence of the ideas presented in Micromegas in modern (contemporary is maybe a better…

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rebeccasthoughts · 2 months

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Rebecca *mini book review*

originally posted in Best Books of 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rebecca – Daphne du MaurierGoodreads Synopsis: Ancient, beautiful Manderley, between the rose garden and the sea, is the county’s showpiece. Rebecca made it so – even a year after her death, Rebecca’s influence still rules there. How can Maxim de Winter’s shy new bride ever fill her place or escape her vital shadow?A shadow that grows longer and…

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rebeccasthoughts · 3 months

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Diving into the Unknown Through Literature: can we answer all the worlds most pressing questions through science fiction?

The idea of the unknown has existed longer than the known. The feeling of the unknown is pervasive in all aspects of life and acts as almost a constant in both the theoretical and physical parts of scholarship and life. Politics, science, and literature all deal with the unknown and are able to handle it in vastly different ways. In politics, there is a need to ensure that unknown variables are…

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rebeccasthoughts · 3 months

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Lack of Posthumous Self Control: Van Gogh and Reproductions

People love Vincent van Gogh’s art and general aesthetic more than the man himself. For as long as I can remember Van Gogh’s art has been everywhere. From the art prints in my parent’s house to coffee mugs being bought in stores. There is a general appreciation of the man’s art and an almost endless lore around him. Van Gogh fits many tropes people seek in artists; sad, lonely, a misunderstood…

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rebeccasthoughts · 3 months

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What is art?

What is art? The general public’s knowledge of art is based on a limited number of names and titles. People think of art as being in museums; it is painted by people like Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, or Leonardo da Vinci. Some may think of artists like Damien Hirst whose art and status exist because they have capitalized on the shocking and sensationalized nature of the art market. We…

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rebeccasthoughts · 4 months

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Democratization of Art Through AI… is bad?

With the recent rise in AI and its presence in society, there is a degree of autonomy that is given to people when it comes to technology. People can ask a machine learning software a question and receive answers in seconds. This has also allowed people to make art, and although questionable, that passes as digital art. There is an ethical question that comes into play about the role of AI in…

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#ai #america #art #artificial intelligence #books #canada #economics #machine learning #plagerims #united states

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rebeccasthoughts · 4 months

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From the Corner of the Oval - Beck Dorey Stein (Mini Book Review)

Originally in Beginners Guide to Non Fiction (top 15 ish) My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 From the Corner of the Oval – Beck Dorey SteinPolitics, memoir, MELODRAMA (seriously its like an episode of gossip girl), history Goodreads Synopsis:The compulsively readable, behind-the-scenes memoir that takes readers inside the Obama White House, through the eyes of a young staffer learning the ropes, falling in…

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