postmodernblues's Reviews (465)

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This book might have seemed kind of dumb and kitschy when it came out (like, why would I buy a book of printed tweets?), but I’m actually very grateful that it exists, because it allows me to see what Steve’s twitter was really like before Twitter shat itself and imploded under the Nazi. So, in that way, it's something of a time capsule, or a media preservation project. Thanks Steve!
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Some exquisitely bisexual work here, Mr. Garfunkel. I am at your mercy.
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cute.
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Would have liked a little more discussion of 2000s tech/tech marketing and how it relates to the kind of utopian futurism ideal, but overall this was great.
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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de Vise is a truly masterful nonfiction writer. The degree of research combined with the ease of storytelling is just... amazing. 
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fascinating premise (suffragette on an antarctic expedition in the heat of wwi) but doesn't seem to have anything interesting to say about early feminism, expeditions/colonialism, war/the contribution of women to the war effort, or anything. Like The Terror TV adaptation if it sucked and was bad.