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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#PlatformDecay by #MarthaWells is the 8th book in the #MurderbotDiaries. A series that has become a staple re-read for me this year that I find myself drawn back to it like a favorite Tv show. I’ve been Instantly nostalgic for every book in the series so far and Platform Decay didn’t disappoint! 💙📚

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Been stealing time away from sleep to play #Subnautica2. PS personal theory is NoA has been playing mickey17 w/you & the colonist for 100s if not 1000s of years & eventually waited out the extinction of the Tailings/Axum to settle the planet properly. PPS The falling daughter is probably the Cicada.

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

#TheLesserDevil by #ChristopherRuocchio Having read Empire of Silence last year and loving it, but not committing to reading to the whole series. This book was a great primer to reorient myself to #TheSunEater again. Through the eyes of Crispin Marlowe now trapped in his own plot against his life 💙📚

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Repost with a pic of your mid #90s obsession (Relatively into the early 2000s as well, I loved all the early original handhelds and accessory rigs!)

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

#MorningGloryMilkingFarm by #CMNascosta is what you expect it to be. This book has all the hallmarks of any erotic fiction. However, neatly woven in were interesting subversions & thoughtful criticisms of Corporatism & the exploitation & weaponization of gender & sexuality of the marginalized. 💙📚

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

#Otherlands by #ThomasHalliday is a novel version of all your favorite walking amongst the dinosaurs documentaries you've watched & more! Complete with fascinating tidbits and anecdotes to just how alien & ancient the earth would've been when these creatures called our planet home. 💙📚

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

#TressoftheEmeraldSea by #BrandonSanderson has a lighter more comedic tone despite the action sequences definitely landing more Adult. If you've bounced off of Sanderson books before like I have, this one stuck for me. I think it's a good mostly singular story with a fun worldbuilding idea. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

#TheServiceberry by #RobinWallKimmerer is a short novel that expounds upon how nature spreads abundance in ecology. The author proposes how we could learn from nature & apply it to our economy, our community, our neighborhood & our own framing of the world around us. It's refreshing & inspiring. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

#TheLiesofLockeLamora by #ScottLynch is the first book of an enthralling fantasy set in a charming world. The titular Gentleman Bastards are an engaging & cultivated cast of characters & Locke's extemporaneous games ever-spun webs have inadvertently pulled the threads of greater spider's games 💙📚

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

#MeSseD by writer #JayBKalagayan and primary artist #DylanSpeeg is a comic book series about the day to day life of a city employee; Lilliput, for the orwellian sounding Metropolitan Sewer District. Where the normalcy of the city sits precariously atop of a slew of pulpy sewer horror monsters! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

#LegendsandLattes by #TravisBaldree is a wonderful and cozy slice of life story held inside a fun fantastical world. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who wants a fun comedic jaunt with a great cast of characters and a heartwarming ending! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

#BlackAFHistory by #MichaelHarriot is a deep dive history book that will forever change your perspective, if you genuinely engage with the severe and intensive care taken to look at the systems of power and oppression of black and african americans who did not get to write history in their favor. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

#VerityVoxandtheCurseofFoxfire is a YA fantasy that captures the nostalgic feeling of wanderlust woven with whimsical horror of the unimaginabe nature of ancient places like Appalachia. Verity uses my favorite version of magic & I love the real to life perspective of intimate magic in folklore. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

#Apeopleshistoryoftheunitedstates is a brief overview of what you should have learned in high school. #MythAmerica is what you should have learned your senior year. #OrdinaryMen is a cautionary example of what happens when citizens accept dogmatism & identity privilege over education & sympathy. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

#TheFloatingWorld by #AxieOh I happened to find serendipitously & It is a solid YA fantasy read! The setting is one we've all imagined before. However, the author's blending in of korean mythology and folklore into the worldbuilding & characters that brings the story new life in a satisfying way! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

#OverSeaUnderStone by #SusanCooper is a 1965 childrens mystery that would be categorized as middle grade today. The book has some charm within the children's sense of wonder but has dated stereotypical dialogue and structure. ⚠️Fair warning a hard left from a villian in black face towards the end 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

To whom it may concern and are we really surprised?🙄

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

#HowFascismWorks by #JasonStanley provides a critically succinct look into the disturbingly relevant patterns of how nationalism creates fascists. Such as Rewriting History, Mythical Past Propaganda, Anti-intellectualism, Attacking Institutions, Enforcing social Hierarchy & Cult-like Absolutism. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

#I'mStartingtoWorryAboutThisBlackBoxofDoom by #JasonPargin is my 1st contemporary story in forever. This is a fascinating look into fictional characters with real modern ideologies. This book isn't a thriller because of the events but the perverse nature of online identity & social echo chambers. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

#ADropofCorruption by #RobertJacksonBennett is a great sequel! Ana & Din find themselves in another thought provoking & enthralling high stakes mystery! If you like detective mysteries with a fantasy twist this series is for you! The worldbuilding is marvelous and often surreal to dive into! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I finished #ThePoppyWarTrilogy by #RFKuang and although I can understand some people's particular gripes. I have to say I appreciated the series! Incredible worldbuilding with an unapologetic depiction of it's own historical inspirations, western imperialism & what war does to it's survivors! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

#TheGodofTheWoods by #LizMoore is my first real foray into a thriller mystery set outside of horror & Fantasy & I'll admit it took some catching up on my part. But once caught up this book absolutely enraptured me in it's spiraling mystery that unraveled between the present (1975) & their past! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

#ThisIsHowYouLoseTheTimeWar by #AmalElMohtar & #MaxGladstone is an incredible example of creative use of epistolary storytelling! It was a blast to read through a time bending love story that carries the reader through a kaleidoscoping war between two all powerful factions with the same weakness 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Playing catch from a road trip! #TheTaintedCup by #RobertJacksonBennett is a novel fantastical take on a detective mystery! This is a great read! It follows very similarly to how I imagine a Sherlock Holmes book would. However it's a magical world setting and Watson's first day on the job. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Life gets too busy for social media but not for books! Finished #TheOutsiders by #SEHinton which is an entertaining teen drama from the 1960s that in many ways is very dated but gives compelling portrayals of how teens across demographic lines feel ostracization that leads themselves to cruelty. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

#Ace by #AngelaChen is For anyone interested in some perspective educational reading about the personal experience from a member of their community with excerpts, anecdotes & quotes from other members of the community. It's a quick read that adds a solid building block to one's understanding. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

History doesn't always repeat itself. But it does rhyme all the time! If you're not paying attention you'll end up singing a similar tune! #nokings

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

When you ignore the rights of a few, you forfeit the rights for us all! #nokings

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

#TheStoneSky by #nkjemisin is a stellar end to the series! This book is a cathartic, emotional & heartbreaking finale about how to find hope in a broken world. Concluding in the most well earned "I'll do whatever it takes to save the world" story I've read. This is my #1 series of modern fantasy! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

#TheEmptyGrave by #JonathanStroud is a thrilling and satisfying ending to the #LockwoodandCo series! A climatic finale with harrowing close calls, tragedies, and character arcs that come full circle in the face of grave dangers. I Will definitely be getting these books for my son to read! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

#TheCreepingShadow by #JonathanStroud finds Lockwood & Co are discovering mysteries of The Problem & encounter more cracks that put them under the thumb of the organizations that are meant to protect them and keep society safe. An ending revelation from the Skull as a cliffhanger is fantastic! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

#N.K.Jemisin 's #BrokenEarthSeries continues with #TheObeliskGate as all the intricate pieces of our protagonist's life as well as the greater mysteries of the world around them collapse into place & The interpersonal tension is heightened by the catastrophic events foreshadowed on the horizon. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#ToSleepInASeaOfStars by #ChristopherPaolini was quite the fascinating read! There are a great deal of interesting ideas and lore that will take a while for me to digest fully. The thoughtfully universe expanding journey is told through a surprisingly small story of love, loss, grief, & survival 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I couldn't help but binge the #MurderbotDiaries after reading All Systems Red a few months ago. Fantastic episodic writing style, engaging sci-fi mysteries, suspenseful competent action sequences. I will definitely be getting this series and any future books in this series for my bookshelf! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

#N.K.Jemisin really shatters what I had previously expected and taken for granted of as a typical fantasy reader. Story and worldbuilding ephemera of #TheFifthSeason I had assumed to be typical fantasy fair were masterfully and wonderfully twisted onto their heads throughout the novel! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I read #CelestialMonsters by #AidenThomas & I will say #TheSunbearerTrials will forever be near & dear to me. I had my fair critiques of the first book. However, Reading this book knowing the author's voice, style & prose. This is a fantastic finale! The ending is tear evoking and cathartic! 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Playing a little bit of catch up, Read #BetweenTwoFires by #ChristopherBuehlman It has a lot of criticisms that I found to be true for myself. But it has spectacular merits as well, the Darksouls-esque themes are multifaceted which gives the reader an articulated harsh look between good vs Evil 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

#TheHollowBoy by #JonathanStroud is the 3rd book & my favorite so far! Obviously, having read this far I already knew I'd enjoy the ride, but Stroud hit their stride with this book and ran with it! & The ending was a pleasant twist! I am stoked to see where this series finishes out as! 📚💙 #booksky

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

2fer read for my book club! A good couple of short stories: #TheHangingStranger by #philipkdick & #TheScrewtapeLetters by #CSLewis both have surprisingly relevant social commentary for today as they were back then. I strongly recommend both, not necessarily for prose but the lessons they impart. 💙📚

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

#AllSystemsRed by #MarthaWells was a fun, swift paced story about a Security Android, who affectionately refers to themselves as "murderbot". This novella is fantastic, especially for a quick dive into a beautifully crafted setting, with charming cast of scientists and well grounded protagonist! 📚💙📚

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

#EmpireofSilence by #ChristopherRuocchio I simply have too few words to describe how much I loved this book! The sheer scope & gravity of the setting is overt space opera sci-fi in all the best ways. It's also a memoir plot, which is *chef's kiss*, So excited to read more of this series! #books 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I finished #TheWhisperingSkull by #JonathanStroud & I have all the praise for this book that I have for the previous one. It's fun to be engaged with a story that isn't trying to be mind blowing, but still has a satisfying beat for beat follow through. I look forward to the rest of this series. 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

What talking to my son will be like when he's older.

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

They even have a hand signals now

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

If you're having a hard time understanding American sentiment towards their politicians here's a pretty good rough idea.

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Read #TheScreamingStaircase by #JonathanStroud & This book has scratched an itch that I didn't even know I had! The ghost hunting with the alt-Earth timeline that uses & expands on real world superstitions is such an endorphin trip of what you actually want from watching ghost hunting shows! #book📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Just finished #ThePoppyWar by #R.F.Kuang And this book is TENSE. It is deeply engrossed in its inspirations and viscerally grounded for a fantasy. Initial impressions is that this story feels like a YA frame and unapologetically built up for a real adult audience in mind. Some TWs but a great read!

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Add your voice to the petition here: action.everylibrary.org/hb556 We should be standing up for and with teachers, not threatening their safety and security. #ohio #bookban #teachers #librarians #libraries 📚💙

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Mark @underremarkable.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Anyone else getting the overwhelming feeling that the United States is about to be led by Miles Bron? #glassonion #milesbronisanidiot #meme #FilmSky

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