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STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS by Ted Chiang ⭐⭐⭐⭐
It’s almost like a book on philosophy disguised as a speculative story collection.
Jul 123 min read


ABUDNANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you’re wondering like me why it seems there are road blocks to progress everywhere but it’s unclear where they are or where to start, read this.
Jan 32 min read


ALL THE PRETTY HORSES by Cormac McCarthy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cormac McCarthy is one of the greats of our time. This isn’t news to anyone.
Dec 28, 20252 min read


THE REMAINS OF THE DAY by Kazuo Ishiguro ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If the message of the book can be condensed to one line, it would be “say what you feel, damnit!”
Dec 24, 20252 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #7: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME by Stephen Hawking ⭐⭐⭐
They are answering the questions of existence like it’s simply an issue of mathematics.
Dec 18, 20252 min read


OH CRAP! POTTY TRAINING: EVERYTHING MODERN PARENTS NEED TO KNOW TO DO IT ONCE AND DO IT RIGHT by Jamie Glowacki ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The simple review is that technically, it worked.
Oct 23, 20252 min read


REJECTION by Tony Tulathimutte ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Here’s my attempt at reviewing what nearly became the unreviewable.
Oct 22, 20254 min read


ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by David Sedaris ⭐⭐⭐⭐
David Sedaris tells you about days in his life as if they were always meant to connect in some deeply humorous way.
Oct 11, 20251 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #6: STALLING FOR TIME: MY LIFE AS AN FBI HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR by Gary Noesner ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Came for the Waco and DC Shooter play-by-play, stayed for an excellent lecture on how to be a better person.
Apr 5, 20252 min read


FIVE SKIES by Ron Carlson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This book came out of nowhere for me from an author I’d never heard of, but I’m paying attention now.
Dec 29, 20241 min read


CITY OF THIEVES by David Benioff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hunger, violence, longing, and humor: a coming-of-age concoction that's an unexpectedly perfect blend.
Dec 10, 20242 min read


A YEAR IN PROVENCE by Peter Mayle ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mayle sold us all a downright cozy dream.
Dec 1, 20242 min read


THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O'Brien ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.”
Nov 26, 20242 min read


OUTER DARK by Cormac McCarthy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cormac McCarthy is proof that the rules for writing are only guidelines.
Nov 15, 20241 min read


SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“God, how we get our fingers in each other’s clay.”
Nov 4, 20242 min read


THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, 2016 by Karen Jay Fowler (editor) John Joseph Adams (series editor) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
There’s something about reading “the best” of something that just feels exciting and as I dabble in my own writing, influential.
Sep 17, 202410 min read


LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The author taps into the current foreboding mood of today.
Sep 4, 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


52+2 Deck Draw #3: CALYPSO by David Sedaris ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There isn’t one part of this book I didn’t like.
Jun 21, 20221 min read


FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Frankenstein isn’t even the “wretched monster’s” name. It’s the doctor’s.
Oct 17, 20211 min read
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