slamr started reading Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Bee Sting by Paul Murray
An unhappy Irish family plumbs the depths of their unhappiness, each in their own way.
75% complete! slamr has read 9 of 12 books.

An unhappy Irish family plumbs the depths of their unhappiness, each in their own way.

On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside …

On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside …

The ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal - when …

The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.
His writing style reminded me somewhat of Naomi Klein with the way he used a historical narrative approach rather than just sprouting facts and figures. I really enjoyed it although I feel he missed the whole AI impact on energy use which is massive and would have been known at the time of writing

The Earth has reached a tipping point. Runaway climate change, the sixth great extinction of planetary life, the acidification of …