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Review: IN REAL LIFE by Cory Doctorow and Jen WangThis has been on my to-read pile for waaay too long, finally blew through it today. Super fun, interesting, and unique book that tackles…Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022
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Review: JUNIOR CITIZENS by IAN HERRING & DANIEL MacINTYREJunior Citizens is a sometimes biting and bitter satire of the military-industrial-complex wrapped up in a brightly-drawn, retro-futurist…Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
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