Welcome to Litsy!

This book helped me get through some tough days after the election, the horrible violence in Amsterdam and all the fake news surrounding that night.
I knew I could count on Marrs. This is another good speculative novel set in a near future Britain where people are encouraged to upgrade their relationship to a Smart Marriage, which is tempting because then you benefit from NHS and top education for your kids etc. ⬇️

I am not sure if this is true but it sounds very plausible. And yet AI is taking over… so scary!

Wishing everyone a beautiful day wherever you are!

#TenBeforeTheEnd #10BeforeTheEnd

Two books down. Slowly making my way through a sci-fi anthology audiobook. 7 stories completed and I‘ve only enjoyed one of them. 18 more to go. Holding out hope for this collection🤞🏼

Thinking I‘ll be starting Bookshops & Bonedust next🤔

Chapters rotate through 5 MCs who have different relationships to the marriage act, a govt program that incentivizes couples to marry with better housing, cars, healthcare, & more. While implausible, I also found this dystopia unputdownable. The level of surveillance and AI involvement was highly creepy. Won‘t be buying an Echo any time soon. Second book down for #TenBeforeTheEnd #10BeforeTheEnd

Started this science fiction read last night and it‘s bananas! Characters keep checking their smart watches because for ten minutes every day the government will be listening.

Given how many concerns I have about smart tech listening in right now in my reality, this speculative future is already making my skin crawl.

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Run- Blake Crouch

Book Review- https://www.boleybooks.com//run/

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Jess and Storey, experienced and capable outdoorsmen, are on a hunting trip in the remote woods of Maine when they stumble on scenes of destruction that leave them reeling, unsure where to find safety or means of escape. As the danger becomes clear, Storey focuses on returning to his family while Jess faces his memories of love, regret and loss. Grounded in the beauty of the natural world, this searing novel will stay with me for a long time.

As usual, Peter Heller is a stellar writer. I have to say though, it‘s a pretty depressing novel.

I‘m 80% through this one and love it. Two lifelong friends go on a camping trip in rural Maine when the state secedes. Beautiful nature writing and lots of intrigue. Loving it. Owes a debt to McCarthys “the road” but not bleak in the same way.