"Malparaíso is one of the least optimistic books about the 21st century (...), and yet its component images are nearly always gracefully crafted, creating an unsettled sense of dissonance between that beauty and rage(...), offering us a vision of paradise not only lost but actively destroyed.

https://collectordaily.com/jm-ramirez-suassi-malparaiso/

Here's a second post!

They are the books still glued to my lap, minutes after I closed them with a deep sigh. I'm still in their world, enchanted until a dry throat reminds me of a drink left on the table. Or something else tells me life goes on, a little richer again. I call them 'Impactful Books'.

Here are my 'Impactful Books' of 2024:
https://substack.com/home/post/p-154397673

I changed Twitter for @viory.bsky.social because of Musk, and now I'm here to find out if this can be an alternative to Facebook.

Remember that we once thought the internet would be good for democracy? Misinformation is one of its biggest enemies. I don't want to feed that troll.

I hope to find trusted sources and an online place to catch up with people instead. I'm also new on https://substack.com/@viory. Feel free to add me while I try to make a start both here and there. Let's see what sticks.