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2666: A Novel 05 November, 2024

2666: A Novel is insane. I think it was quite good but it took me forever to read and it was one of the most unique things I have ever read…

The Border 19 June, 2022

The Border is the last in the Power of the Dog trilogy. Maybe not as good as the others, but it was great to have an ending and was good in…

The Committed 15 April, 2022

The Committed is the sequel to The Sympathizer. Both are very good.

The WEIRDest People in the World 26 March, 2022

The WEIRDest People in the World was a really great book. I don't have much of a review to write at the moment, but I highly recommend it.

Dream Park 02 December, 2021

I listen to the A16Z podcasts and one of them is One on One with A and Z which is pretty good. I think it is just recording a Clubhouse show…

Managing Humans 20 November, 2021

Managing Humans was a recommendation from someone at work. It is basically a collection of blog posts turned into a book. That does not make…

Klara and the Sun 07 November, 2021

I took a pretty serious hiatus from reading. Part of it is the move, part is just being generally busy with work and the rest of life. I…

Collapse 31 May, 2021

I loved Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond so I have been looking forward to reading Collapse and I finally got around to it. It was a…

The Talented Mr. Ripley 16 April, 2021

I am really glad I decided to read The Talented Mr. Ripley. I was thinking that I had seen the movie but after reading it I don't think I…

Hunt, Gather, Parent 27 March, 2021

Hunt, Gather, Parent is the best parenting book I have read so far. It has many faults and I don't think you should just follow her advice…

Black List 26 March, 2021

Black List is yet another Scot Harvath novel by Brad Thor. It was still fun to read but they keep getting worse. This was did quite a bit of…

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned 19 March, 2021

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned is less of a book and more of a series of blog posts. It contains a great kernel of a idea, namely goal…

The Philosophical Baby 08 March, 2021

The Philosophical Baby is an interesting book from when viewed as a parenting book. It presents a lot of modern scientific understanding of…

Thinking in Systems 21 February, 2021

Thinking in Systems is a great book about, well, thinking in systems. I have never heard of this field before which I am now realizing is…

Full Black 22 January, 2021

Full Black is the next installment in the Scot Harvath series by Brad Thor. I have read all of them so far. They are pretty much all the…

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