otherhorde's reviews
123 reviews

Ram Dass' words come across with so much love and earnest joy, that reading his book feels like talking with an old friend.

Crowley's play/poem is an indictment on the Judeo-Christian religions for their part in establishing global "dominator" culture.

We are stolen from the garden of love by a plot to put a martyr in place to bring "order."

This work is blasphemous, in that blasphemy perverts an established structure in order to showcase its flaws while also allowing those who suffered under it a catharsis.

Some of the language is very dated expressing prejudices of the time, but it's Crowley and offense was his game so you know what you are getting into.

Briggs gives a great primer for many concepts that could otherwise be difficult to grasp.

The book also goes to lengths to find more applicable examples of the mathematical concepts it discusses, applying chaos principles to explain subjects like music production, and environmentalism. I personally found this very helpful especially when the subject matter could have gone over my head if it was solely concerned with heady concepts.

Carl and his posse of students/peers come together to teach you a ton of stuff about your dreams! Its rad, you should read it and learn about bettering yourself, and how to start to notice the messages you are leaving for you!

This book was written in 1961 though so theres a few hiccups

Honestly really helped me get through third wave covid burnout, and remember that I create my own reality not the other way around!

Crowley just wanted the best for us all! Remember you are a star! And that you should follow your will, but not impede on the will of others

Of course its good, its U K L G! Fabricating worlds and myth, it gets epic, and creepy and then has a crushing bite to it!

Obviously its not the highlight of the Hainish Novels but all the love and care put into later novels is here too. For pure pulp its wonderful, and explores the fantasy genre through a high sci fi lens. An easy comparison can be made to Foundation, but I feel this has a bit more heart.

Kind, simple, and accessible.

Its something everyone should read, or at least read something similar too.

The lessons may seem obvious but everything important learned is obvious in hindsight

Look if you want ufo’s to be taken seriously you got to write a no nonsense dry bones book. This is pretty well that!

It treats the witnesses with respect and for the most part does not sensationalize the accounts. Towards the end though it gets a bit washy, though never leaving the realm of a serious account of factual happenings.

The book is a late 80’s affair though and does briefly talk about hypnotic regression therapy, without discussing its inherent confirmation bias.

All in all great book for fans of high strangeness, or paranormal phenomena!

The Hainish Cycle moves forward again!!
Planet of Exile is a fantastic little book, full of ups and downs interesting perspective and that chefs kiss Le Guin world building.

A lot of reviews hold her earlier work pretty harshly to the standard of Left Hand, which I get why that book slaps hard! Its a bit unfair though, these early novels are capital P Pulp, and somehow find as much or more nuance than the sci-fi giants of the time.