just a guy who reads sometimes
This link opens in a pop-up window
8% complete! norb has read 1 of 12 books.
The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic …
Love all the Mieville books I've read and who doesn't love Keanu? Looking forward to this one!
A chilling, globe-spanning detective story, tracking an elite group of Russian hackers and the future …
This book is very well researched and documents the path the Sandworm hackers traversed over a number of years. I found the insight into Russian use of hacking in their overall worldview to be really interesting. Greenberg does a great job connecting all the dots and laying out a very solid explanation of GRU's hacking operations (beyond just the headline grabbing ICS attacks).
I am beginning to understand why people that work in ICS security are also some of the most off-the-grid-prepper types out there. I think the US is undermining all of us to keep a "competitive advantage." In the end, like the leaked NSA tools, it will be used against us. I for one won't be able to see I didn't see it coming.
A chilling, globe-spanning detective story, tracking an elite group of Russian hackers and the future of global warfare
In 2014, …
Got through 9 in 2024, short of my goal of 12 but I'm here and ready to try again for 2025!!
An ex-Navy SEAL presents a guide on how to achieve freedom through discipline, outlining the …
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.
An ex-Navy SEAL presents a guide on how to achieve freedom through discipline, outlining the mental and physical practices that …
A chilling, globe-spanning detective story, tracking an elite group of Russian hackers and the future of global warfare
In 2014, …
An ex-Navy SEAL presents a guide on how to achieve freedom through discipline, outlining the mental and physical practices that …
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!
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.
Excited to get started on this one! I followed Tom's journey from almost the very beginning. I enjoyed watching his prose and photography progress as the trip went on.
