Got through 9 in 2024, short of my goal of 12 but I'm here and ready to try again for 2025!!
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norb reviewed Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
Short Book - Good Motivation - Not Much Else
3 stars
Finished this rather quickly. There was a lot of motivational speech, and a bit of Willink's life philosophy, but not much to explain WHY his method provides "freedom."
The other reviewer who mentioned it reads "like a series of small blog posts" hit the nail on the head.
I did enjoy this, but didn't get exactly what I was hoping out of it.
norb finished reading Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
An ex-Navy SEAL presents a guide on how to achieve freedom through discipline, outlining the mental and physical practices that …
norb started reading Sandworm by Andy Greenberg
Sandworm by Andy Greenberg
A chilling, globe-spanning detective story, tracking an elite group of Russian hackers and the future of global warfare
In 2014, …
norb started reading Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
An ex-Navy SEAL presents a guide on how to achieve freedom through discipline, outlining the mental and physical practices that …
norb reviewed Dust (Silo, #3) by Hugh Howey
Worthy Finish to the Series
4 stars
Content warning Minor spoilers ahead! You've been warned!!
A good finish to the series. A few of the things wrapped up a little too neatly, but also some surprises at the end.
I enjoyed that we get to see Juliette united with Charlotte and move toward the start of their next adventure with the survivors from Silos 17/18.
I am wondering what else the author has planned with these characters. The bit about the people from 17 being "wrong" (i.e. "infected" by Anna with the nanobots that keep the people in Silo 1 alive/healthy for so long) seems too good to pass up!
I enjoyed how Howey weaved in the reasons behind what happened mostly in the background, but did make it pretty explicit what happened by the end, so if you missed some of the hints you weren't left completely clueless. I think that bit above about the Silo 17 survivors having healing nanobots being one of the last things left (mostly) unsaid.
Great series!
norb finished reading Dust (Silo, #3) by Hugh Howey
norb reviewed World Walk by Tom Turcich
Fantastic, quick read!
4 stars
The prose is short, but also enough. I'm not sure how he cut down seven years into these relatively few pages, but it works.
I found the honesty here refreshing. There are some themes that I think are woven throughout, but not shoved in your face.
Overall a great read.
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norb reviewed Shift by Hugh Howey
Shifted My Expectations
4 stars
Content warning Yar there be spoilers here (not specific plot points but overall story things)
Yes I am very clever for that title.
Great follow up to Wool. Didn’t go where I thought it would - but glad Howey did what he did.
The edition I have had a nice afterword from the author and I appreciated the insight to his thought process for the plot.
I liked going back to see how it all ended up (or started?) where it did in Wool. Getting Solo’s story was fantastic. Finding out why the silos were made (fanatics!! Who’da think? Yes I’m being sarcastic there) was a good choice as well.
Looking forward to the rest of Juliette’s story. Interested to see if/when she meets Donald.
norb finished reading Shift by Hugh Howey
norb rated Exhalation: 5 stars
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way …