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John’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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John Calia
Goodreads Author
Born
in Brooklyn, NY, The United States
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Influences
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Member Since
June 2014
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/johncalia
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Protopia: A dystopian thriller set in the very near future. Which side are YOU on?
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The Awakening of Artemis
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Parallel Lies
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The Reluctant CEO: Succeeding Without Losing Your Soul
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
My 100-year-old self
My 100th Birthday celebration will take place about mid-century. You’re all invited. It won’t be easy to reach that age. My Dad passed away a few years shy of his 90th. But, I figure 100 is within reach with the help of a handful of highly skilled people and a lot of technology.
There’s a history of heart disease in my family. So, I might have a new heart by then – one grown using my stem cells ins Read more of this blog post »
There’s a history of heart disease in my family. So, I might have a new heart by then – one grown using my stem cells ins Read more of this blog post »
John’s Recent Updates
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John Calia
is 19% done with Parallel Lies
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John Calia
is 83% done with Protopia
Protopia: A dystopian thriller set in the very near future. Which side are YOU on?
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I’ve started listening to the Blood of Hercules audiobook and I’m about 20% in, but I’m not sure I’m really enjoying it.
I can’t tell if it’s the translation or the story itself. Should I keep going?
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It was supposed to be a mystery that was also funny. Or maybe a funny mystery. The problem was that (a) it wasn’t funny, and (b) the book didn’t explore the mystery. A romantically-linked duo of Private Investigators is engaged in a series of contest ...more |
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My "Want to Read" list is devoid of fiction. I enjoy mystery, thrillers, historical fiction, and contemporary humor. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?
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“Amazon review: The world building in this novel is supreme. It’s 2049, and the Space Force is up and running. Cars drive themselves in efficient, bumper-to-bumper traffic systems. Cryogenics is a thing, and so are advanced medical implants.
There are also scary “advancements” in society such as a Culture Index system (similar to current day China’s) in which the party in power controls how citizens behave by tying their behavior to employment opportunities. Every person is monitored via an unobtrusive implant and/or AI personal assistants.”
― The Awakening of Artemis
There are also scary “advancements” in society such as a Culture Index system (similar to current day China’s) in which the party in power controls how citizens behave by tying their behavior to employment opportunities. Every person is monitored via an unobtrusive implant and/or AI personal assistants.”
― The Awakening of Artemis
“Amazon review: The world building in this novel is supreme. It’s 2049, and the Space Force is up and running. Cars drive themselves in efficient, bumper-to-bumper traffic systems. Cryogenics is a thing, and so are advanced medical implants.
There are also scary “advancements” in society such as a Culture Index system (similar to current day China’s) in which the party in power controls how citizens behave by tying their behavior to employment opportunities. Every person is monitored via an unobtrusive implant and/or AI personal assistants.”
― The Awakening of Artemis
There are also scary “advancements” in society such as a Culture Index system (similar to current day China’s) in which the party in power controls how citizens behave by tying their behavior to employment opportunities. Every person is monitored via an unobtrusive implant and/or AI personal assistants.”
― The Awakening of Artemis
“Creating individuality, which creates and protects others' individualities is good.”
― MORALITY An Individual Dilemma
― MORALITY An Individual Dilemma
“Usually, even getting exactly what you want turns out not to have been what you really wanted. So, my son, if you ever find a sliver of happiness and peace, just be thankful and live. Don’t reach for more, because a sliver is more than most people ever find.”
― Upgrade
― Upgrade
“(Alex and Laurel have three young kids, too, aged seven, nine, and eleven. I find these spoiled children more insufferable every time I see them. At this rate, I expect that very soon my nieces and nephews will be suitable only to be sewn up in a burlap bag with a wolverine and tossed into the nearest river.)”
― All That Is Mine I Carry with Me
― All That Is Mine I Carry with Me
“But it is hard to say no to my brother, whose invitations feel like commands. He says You wanna play golf? with the same presumption that a rich man says to his driver Will you bring the car around?”
― All That Is Mine I Carry with Me
― All That Is Mine I Carry with Me
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