Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p>Thought one had already read great <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Singaporean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singaporean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a>? Imho, unless one has also read the 20th century works of Catherine Lim, Goh Poh Seng, Gopal Baratham, Christine Lim Suchen, Adrian Tan, Goh Sin Tub, et al, not really - please seek them out and enjoy!🙏📚 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustShare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastolibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastolibrary</span></a> </p><p>The Big Read: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> are going places but what’s the next chapter for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SingLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingLit</span></a>?<br><a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/big-read-singapore-literature-singlit-writers-publishing-4461541" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">channelnewsasia.com/singapore/</span><span class="invisible">big-read-singapore-literature-singlit-writers-publishing-4461541</span></a></p>
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Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p>Sobering weekend reading on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> analysed by former UN Asst SecGen for Economic Devt. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoread</span></a><br>"UK NHS capitation sys successfully transformed Drs’ incentives. ISO prioritising patient payments, UK Drs r incentivised to ensure e well-being of those under their care. Prof Geoffrey Williams rejects “any [government] intervention .. in almost every area of economic activity, but not in health, bec health is where markets fail.. particularly insurance market failure"<br><a href="https://jomodevplus.substack.com/p/finance-healthcare-not-insurance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jomodevplus.substack.com/p/fin</span><span class="invisible">ance-healthcare-not-insurance</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p>Back when I was still a subscriber, The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economist</span></a> was weekend reading much looked forward to. My years-old guilt pangs from unsubscribing it have finally been resolved by this clear-eyed "review" of that hollowed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newspaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspaper</span></a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SatyajitDas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatyajitDas</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nakedcapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nakedcapitalism</span></a>. Made my day.😊<br>Oh, how I still miss the Far Eastern Economic Review!🤭 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustShare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FEER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEER</span></a> <br>Happy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weekend</span></a> fellow tuskers!!🌞🌄🗞</p><p>Fear & Loathing on The Economist Subscription Trail <br><a href="https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/06/fear-loathing-on-the-economist-subscription-trail.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nakedcapitalism.com/2024/06/fe</span><span class="invisible">ar-loathing-on-the-economist-subscription-trail.html</span></a></p>
Marco Pres<p>Qui c'è l'incontro di tante cose che mi piacciono tanto. <br>Larcenet + McCarthy + La Strada + Fumetti + Libri</p><p>Manu Larcenet adatta a fumetti "La strada" di Cormac McCarthy - Fumettologica<br><a href="https://fumettologica.it/2024/01/la-strada-manu-larcenet-cormac-mccarthy-coconino/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fumettologica.it/2024/01/la-st</span><span class="invisible">rada-manu-larcenet-cormac-mccarthy-coconino/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/CormacMcCarthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CormacMcCarthy</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/ManuLarcenet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManuLarcenet</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MastoRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoRead</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Melody_M" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Melody_M</span></a></span> As an <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a>&F author, I've got some opinions about books in the genre! </p><p>I am not seeing all the replies, but I know someone recommended <em>On Basilisk Station</em> by <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/DavidWeber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidWeber</span></a>. This starts a fabulous space opera series with the main character a young naval officer named <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/HonorHarrington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HonorHarrington</span></a>. The spin-offs are good, too. Your profile indicates some military background, so you'll appreciate it more. With a name like "Honor," you can bet ethics and principles come up a lot, and how this conflicts with winning or whether your side is good or bad. The subtext highlights the tensions between western cultures in our age, and how modern nations may look the same if you look at their cities—but Germany, the US, UAE, and Saudi Arabia are quite different when you look closer, and so is how they express their might.</p><p>For pure fantasy, assuming you're new to the genres, why not find <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/AnneMcCaffery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnneMcCaffery</span></a>'s Dragon series? The spin-offs are good, if you can't get enough. I like <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/AndreNorton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndreNorton</span></a>, but her series are retro and may be harder to find than Anne's, with some not in print.</p><p>For <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/urbanfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanfantasy</span></a> and books you can buy now, I cannot recommend <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/PatricaBriggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PatricaBriggs</span></a> Mercy Thompson series enough. <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Fairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairies</span></a>, <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Werewolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Werewolves</span></a>, and <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vampires</span></a> <em>coming out</em> to modern society (mostly) and in a way that feels visceral and real. Romance, adventure, and coming of age.</p><p>As a <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ClarionWest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarionWest</span></a> grad, I'd like to recommend two of my cohort to you, not just because I now them, but they're stories are amazing—and they are great human beings.</p><p>James S.A. Corey (1/2 a pen name for <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/DanielAbraham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanielAbraham</span></a>). The <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Expanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Expanse</span></a> series is hardcore SF at its <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Heinlein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heinlein</span></a> best. Peak at Daniel's fantasy book, too! Look for the third name he publishes under, and you'll find great, snarky, urban fantasy. References to <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/PinkMartini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PinkMartini</span></a>, anyone? </p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/DianaRowland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DianaRowland</span></a> writes urban fantasy, but with the background of a former police officer (I think she made detective). Start with <em>My Life as a White Trash Zombie</em> for a <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/zombie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zombie</span></a> coroner. Maybe a conflict of interest there? Start with <em>Mark of the Demon</em> for a <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/demon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demon</span></a> summoner who's also a detective, with, again, some conflicts of interest. Adventure, mystery, and romance, too.</p><p>If someone asks nicely, I may recommend my book.</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/booksuggestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booksuggestions</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/mastoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoread</span></a></p>
Nadia<p>Good morning <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mastoworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastoworld</span></a><br />Starting this new book <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CompanionPiece" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CompanionPiece</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AliSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AliSmith</span></a> and first book for me from this author.<br />Any feedback on this one and on the author in general ?<br /><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mastobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mastoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mastoread</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mastolivre" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastolivre</span></a></p>
Melody<p>Hey <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>, I need suggestions for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SciFiBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFiBooks</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FantasyBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyBooks</span></a> to read. Old or new, what are some good ones? Bonus points for series with 3 or more books.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MastoRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoRead</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BookSuggestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookSuggestions</span></a></p>
端木皚 Thomas Hoyle<p>Tyrants “suspect good men rather than bad, and are always afraid of another’s virtue”.</p><p>Sallust, Bellum Catilinae 7:2</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E4%B8%8A%E6%8E%A8%E8%AE%80%E6%9B%B8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>上推讀書</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mastoread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastoread</span></a></p>
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