#KubiReads for April 2025
Emma Newman - Planetfall
Julian Baggini - The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
Patrick Hutchison - Cabin
Christina Thompson - Sea People
Cristina Rivera Garza - Liliana’s Invincible Summer
Annalee Newitz - Four Lost Cities
Adam Hochschild - King Leopold’s Ghost
Emma Newman - Planetfall
Science Fiction - 3/5
Decent story, but more a psychological thriller than science fiction. Change the setting to present day Earth, and the story doesn’t change that much.
Deals with religion, unfamiliar places, grief, snd mental illness.
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Julian Baggini - The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
Non-Fiction, Philosophy - 4/5 Stars
100 philosophical scenarios written in brief, witty and funny quips. It was a blast to read. A great primer for those who want to learn or a refresher
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Patrick Hutchison - Cabin
Memoir - 4/5 stars
Many quits office job and buys cabin in the woods to live in. Good story about change of pace, growing as a person. Humorous.
Christina Thompson - Sea People
History, anthropology - 4/5 stars
Study of Polynesia, its history and cultures. Learned a lot, and writer went in depth, debunking the Eurocentric view
Cristina Rivera Garza - Liliana’s Invincible Summer
Memoir - 3/5 stars
Author visits Mexico City to locate files for a cold case - her sister’s murder
Part memoir detailing a sister’s grief, part feminist essay on signs of abuse.
Did not like authors writing style, would otherwise rate higher
Annalee Newitz - Four Lost Cities
History, anthropology - 3/5 stars
Almost like an urban planning manual, but detailing 4 ancient locations: Catalhayuk, Angkor, Pompeii, and Cahokia
Interesting
Adam Hochschild - King Leopold’s Ghost
History - 4/5 Stars
Details the atrocities by the King of Belgium in the Congo. Power moves the same way today. Just different faces.
It’s hard to read, as in it will anger you.
Shawn