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Forrest’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Forrest’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Forrest Aguirre
Goodreads Author
Born
in Wiesbaden AFB, Germany
Website
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Genre
Influences
Member Since
January 2008
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Heraclix & Pomp
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2014
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9 editions
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Leviathan: Cities (Leviathan, #4)
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2004
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2 editions
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The Varvaros Ascensions
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2020
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Text: Ur
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2007
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3 editions
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Fugue XXIX
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2005
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3 editions
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The Butterfly Artist
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2012
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Swans Over the Moon
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2007
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Fossiloctopus
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2012
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2 editions
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Oculus Praedecessoris
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2022
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The Simulacra
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2020
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Forrest’s Recent Updates
"This volume should've been called after one of its chapters: 'How to brainwaash friends and robotize people'. Could've been a lot more popular!
Q: The easiest way to get brainwashed is to be born. (c) Freaky but cool. Lots of Gedankenexperimenten (thou" Read more of this review » |
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I love when Michael lets the dark curtain crack and we get to see the technicolor absurdist behind it all. Contrast this, for instance, with The Divin
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 Member by Michael Cisco stretches across cityscapes of the weird and twisted, from Thomas Ligotti–style dread to the elastic logic of 1950s black-and-white cartoons—where a body flattened by a steamroller springs back to dance—while threading through" Read more of this review » |
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Forrest
added a status update: My physical TBR shelf is only three books shy of my GR TBR list (and one of those is in the mail, coming from Andora). And it's chock full. Meaning I am going to have to read through some shorter works later this year to create more room! I guess that means more frequent reviews. Re-reading Moby Dick (which I am soooo happy I'm doing) slows down all the other reviews. Too much good stuff out there.
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P.E. wrote: "I have it, and it was my first acquisition from this editor, Forrest :)"
Ah, gotcha! Damian's book just arrived in the mail today. I'm goin ...more " |
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Good gravy, this book fits right into my current reading of The Rigor of Angels and (re)reading of Moby Dick. What a bizarre synchronicity.
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Koch Bros. I had forgotten about those guys. And now they're back in my brain. Like political herpes.
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“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”
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Polls
April 2016 - Horror
The Ghost Hunters by Neil Spring 513p
Heraclix & Pomp by Forrest Aguirre 280p
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King 483p
Stallo by Stefan Spjut 592p
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Sword & Sorcery: ...: [Interviews] Art and Beauty in Weird-Fantasy Fiction | 6 | 21 | Jun 12, 2014 04:12PM | |
| Sword & Sorcery: ...: Interview with Forrest Aguirre | 1 | 17 | Oct 01, 2014 12:20PM | |
| The Sword and Laser: TGatJ: Golem fiction | 17 | 78 | Nov 04, 2016 07:42AM | |
| Weird Fiction: "The Divinity Student" Discuss Everything *Spoilers* | 17 | 19 | Oct 20, 2019 10:47AM |
“I am a Saturn who dreams of being a Mercury, and everything I write reflects these two impulses.”
― Six Memos for the Next Millennium
― Six Memos for the Next Millennium
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
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“What harbor can receive you more securely than a great library?”
― If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
― If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!”
― The First Part Of Goethe's Faust
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!”
― The First Part Of Goethe's Faust
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Althea wrote: "Very nice to meet you, Forrest! Have a superb week."Thank you, Althea, and thanks for accepting my friend request!
Mir wrote: "I thought you or someone you know might by interested in this Acquisitions Editor position at NU Press.https://careers.northwestern.edu/psc/......"
Thanks, I will check it out and spread the word!
I thought you or someone you know might by interested in this Acquisitions Editor position at NU Press.https://careers.northwestern.edu/psc/...
Rebecca wrote: "Happy holidays! :)"
Thank you, Rebecca! My hlidays have been great so far. Hoping the same for you!
Miriam wrote: "Merry Christmas!"Merry Christmas, Miriam!
Scott wrote: "Merry Christmas"Thank you, Scott. Merry Christmas to you, as well!
Glenn wrote: "Thanks for liking my review of Fiasco, Forrest. Hope your creative life is treating you well. I'm engaged in a creative project that takes loads of time and takes me away from Goodreads, but I enjo..."Yes, my time on GR has been rather limited, as well, due to a few projects, most of which are done now or winding down. However, another opportunity has presented itself. Never a dull moment!!!
And I really enjoyed your review!
Thanks for liking my review of Fiasco, Forrest. Hope your creative life is treating you well. I'm engaged in a creative project that takes loads of time and takes me away from Goodreads, but I enjoy checking in and even writing a review now and again.
Glenn wrote: "Hey Forrest. Thanks for liking my review of Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy. I think I must have set some kind of Goodreads record with this review. Over 70 "likes" without one comment. I guess al..."Probably because most people haven't read Nietzsche! :)
Hey Forrest. Thanks for liking my review of Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy. I think I must have set some kind of Goodreads record with this review. Over 70 "likes" without one comment. I guess all those tragic masks might have freaked people out!
Seemita wrote: "Thank you for the friend invite and generous words, Forrest. You have some wonderful books up here and I look forward to discussions."Thanks, Seemita. Looking forward to more of your reviews and interactions!
Thank you for the friend invite and generous words, Forrest. You have some wonderful books up here and I look forward to discussions.
I also look forward to continued bookish interaction! Thanks for responding to the invitation, Jibran.
Hi Forrest, I have been following your updates a while so thanks for friend invitation. I look forward to our future bookish discussions :)
Agnieszka wrote: "Thanks for invitation , Forrest ! Looking forward to future bookish interactions . Cheers ."Thanks for accepting, Agnieszka! I'm also looking forward to our interations here!
Thanks for invitation , Forrest ! Looking forward to future bookish interactions . Cheers .
Forrest wrote: "Mercurialgem wrote: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Yay, I remembered! =)"Thanks! Your memory is likely much better than mine. I had to think about it today when someone asked how old I was. I was counting o..."
Same with me; I have to pause a bit sometimes to remember XD
Mercurialgem wrote: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Yay, I remembered! =)"Thanks! Your memory is likely much better than mine. I had to think about it today when someone asked how old I was. I was counting on my fingers to figure it out: "Let's see. It's 2015 . . . And I was born in . . ."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Yay, I remembered! =)
Vivian wrote: "Well, this should be fun. I don't have a lot of friends nosing through philosophy texts, so thanks for the friendvite. Now, I can read vicariously through you and perhaps, even be inspired to pick ..."I've only recently started taking philosophical delves. Had a few bad experiences in the only philosophy course I took in college. But my own, unofficial explorations have been enlightening. There are other Goodreaders among my GR friends who are far more erudite than I am!
Well, this should be fun. I don't have a lot of friends nosing through philosophy texts, so thanks for the friendvite. Now, I can read vicariously through you and perhaps, even be inspired to pick up one again.
Jonathan wrote: "Thanks for the invite! Looking forward to raiding your shelves and reading your reviews...any lover of Calvino clearly has great taste"Thanks, Jonathan, and likewise!
Thanks for the invite! Looking forward to raiding your shelves and reading your reviews...any lover of Calvino clearly has great taste
surfmadpig wrote: "And you are an author too? I hadn't noticed, how wonderful! Better check out your work then! I'll be honest when and if I review though. Which I have a hunch that you'll appreciate."I like total honesty in reviews. I was a reader long before I was a writer. Besides, it's very difficult for writers to see their own flaws. But writers don't improve if others don't indicate both their strengths and weaknesses, and any writer worth his or her salt wants to know how to improve. Writers that can't handle criticism and acknowledge areas where they need to improve don't last long as writers. ☺
Looking forward to our continued interactions! Thanks for accepting my friend request. Looks like we have some similar tastes!
Oh, and you hated Catcher in the Rye too? I didn't like it either, but I think it's mainly because I read it too late in life - I think I might have enjoyed it when I was about 14. Also, not being able to send a proper message because you're an author is getting on my nerves. But I can see the logic behind it. Oh well.
And you are an author too? I hadn't noticed, how wonderful! Better check out your work then! I'll be honest when and if I review though. Which I have a hunch that you'll appreciate.
Thanks for accepting. Ronyell! Looking forward to many talks about books!
Hey Forrest! Thanks for the friend invite! I hope we get to talk about more books together!
Thanks for the friend invite, Forrest. It's nice to officially meet you! I enjoy your reviews as well.
Gregsamsa wrote: "Thanks for the friending, and let me offer my condolences for your recent loss. I get it. Ferrets are OUTSTANDING."Thank you for your friending and for the condolences. Glad to meet another ferret fan here!
Thanks for the friending, and let me offer my condolences for your recent loss. I get it. Ferrets are OUTSTANDING.
Erika wrote: "Yay! Thanks!"Thank you! It looks like we've been lurking around each others' friends' borders for some time! Glad to make the connection.
Derrolyn wrote: "Hey Forrest! Thanks for friending :)"Hey, Derrolyn! Thanks for making the connection!
Nancy wrote: "Thanks for the add! You're the second in my circle of friends who enjoyed A Stranger in Olondria. I'll have to check it out soon."It really is a great novel. You can sink yourself into it and forget about the world for a while. Took me away more than any other book I've read in the last year.
Thanks for the add! You're the second in my circle of friends who enjoyed A Stranger in Olondria. I'll have to check it out soon.
Scribble wrote: "Happy New Year, Forrest! - all the best for 2014!"Thanks! Happy New Year to you, as well. I hope it's filled with fantastic new literary discoveries! Looks to be an eventful year for me. My novel edits are definitely going to cut into my reading time for the first 1/3 of the year. Looking forward to getting back to someone else's book once mine is in order.
Happy New Year, Forrest! - all the best for 2014!
Thanks for adding me Forrest!I'm glad to see that you want to help improve the book blogging community!
I am looking forward to us working together!
Dan wrote: "Nice writing shoes."Thanks! I'm pretty happy with them.
mark wrote: "Happy Birthday Forrest!"Thank you, good sir!
Hi Forrest,Thanks for all the great recommendations for places to do fun stuff in Milwaukee and Madison. I especially appreciated the bookstore ideas. We actually got a membership to the art museum and we've been enjoying it so far, and I like the Third Ward a lot from what I've seen of it. I can't wait for nicer weather -- it looks like Milwaukee has an outdoor festival practically every day in the summer.
Sam wrote: "Hi Forrest,Really liked your review of The Great Gatsby! Lovely to 'meet' you. Looking forward to discussing books with you :)"
Thank you, Sam! And I really liked your review of The Great Gatsby as well! Amazing how that book can pull stuff out of us and string it all out on an examination table. Looking forward to your comments and critiques, too.
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