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Madame Bovary
Siddhartha
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Collected Essays)
The Children Star
Manstealing for Fat Girls
Undersong: Chosen Poems Old and New
Radio Crackling, Radio Gone
Radiant Days
Mythmakers and Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction
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Halting State
I really liked the beginning and end of this book, and I think Stross is smart about technology and geo-politics. In fact, I had trouble following the middle because I needed my hand held through some of the gaming-infrastructure discussion, not because it wasn't smart. The characters seem complex but are actually sort of TV style stereotypes (a quiet career woman who secretly kicks LARPing ass, a disheveled game designer who's secretly socially awkward, nasty suits, a dyke cop--shocking!). I guess I just wanted more showing of the near-future world he imagines and less exposition + clunky characterization. But overall, decent. Oh, and I'm not a gamer (aside from my childhood adventures in D&D) so maybe this book is more exciting for gamers.
