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UPGRADE by Blake Crouch ⭐⭐⭐
Regardless of the outcome, there’s no author I get more excited for.
Jan 30, 20232 min read


A HEART THAT WORKS by Rob Delaney ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
He had me looking over at my three-week-old and smiling Iike a goon.
Jan 15, 20232 min read


THE HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK by Harvey Karp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In terms of parenting and babies, the advice inside has been priceless.
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Year in Review - 2022
I’m recapping my 2022 reading year while rocking to sleep the reason why I came up so short.
Jan 3, 20233 min read


HOME GAME: AN ACCIDENTAL GUIDE TO FATHERHOOD by Michael Lewis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Books like Home Game are like sharing war stories with someone already out of the trenches.
Dec 30, 20222 min read


THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY by Robert James Waller ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A timeless romance, aged up but young at heart.
Dec 24, 20222 min read


ACCEPTANCE (SOUTHERN REACH #3) by Jeff VanderMeer ⭐⭐⭐
If I could recommend anything in a succinct and non-Area X way: stop after the first book.
Dec 16, 20222 min read


AUTHORITY (SOUTHERN REACH #2) by Jeff VanderMeer ⭐⭐⭐
The premise of the series is profound, but there’s something off in the execution.
Dec 3, 20221 min read


ANNIHILATION (SOUTHERN REACH #1) by Jeff VanderMeer ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I can’t tell if I loved this or found it frustrating. Maybe both by the end.
Nov 11, 20221 min read


AMERICAN PSYCHO by Bret Easton Ellis ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I have an overwhelming urgency to tell you not to read this on an airplane, for many reasons.
Nov 7, 20221 min read


THE EXPECTANT FATHER: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR DADS-TO-BE by Armin A. Brott ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There’s a lot of reassuring and pep talking and firsthand commiserating, all of which stuck with me as each month ticked by.
Nov 1, 20221 min read


WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING by Heidi Murkoff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This has every question, every answer, every what-the-hell-is-happening that you may ever possibly need.
Oct 31, 20221 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #4: EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you plan on doing any existing in the future, this story will be relevant. I promise.
Sep 7, 20222 min read


SKELETON CREW by Stephen King ⭐⭐⭐⭐
No matter the page count, he’s a true master.
Jul 27, 20225 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #3: CALYPSO by David Sedaris ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There isn’t one part of this book I didn’t like.
Jun 20, 20221 min read


YOU SHALL KNOW OUR VELOCITY! by Dave Eggers ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The writing is worth experiencing. Even if it makes you feel small, it knows you and you’ll know it.
Jun 10, 20222 min read


THE CAVE by José Saramago ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Saramago is Portugal’s patron saint of Literature, and now I know why.
Apr 26, 20221 min read


THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF PORTUGAL by Yann Martel ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In the little understanding I have of Yann Martel, he seems to like bringing animals and humans together.
Apr 17, 20221 min read


ABSOLUTE MONARCHS: A HISTORY OF THE PAPACY by John Julius Norwich ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I think I stumbled upon not just an account of every Catholic pope and their papacy, but an entire history of Europe.
Apr 13, 20222 min read


A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ANCIENT ROME by Alberto Angela ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The fact we can see a semblance of ourselves in a civilization over two thousand years removed is incredible.
Apr 9, 20221 min read
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