Eternally curious geek. Mostly read SF, fantasy and funny stuff. Also like popular science books and recently got into graphic novels. Looking for alternative to corporate platforms for logging this.
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること, Hashiru Koto ni Tsuite Kataru …
This is an amateur running writing about his experiences and he does it well, as a professional writer. I could empathise with him. This is not a book to teach you to run, but it can give you some idea of why people do it and what they go through.
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass …
I really enjoyed this. I've read plenty about Snowden, but cool to get his own take. Explains well why he did what he did.
I niche read, but I love her music and it was interesting to get some background on how it came about. It got me listening to it again and I checked out some I hadn't heard before.
Interesting near-future thriller. Some disturbing scenes. Odd use of second person narrative. Not sure about the ending.
Some interesting information and ideas. The business side is very US biased. I skimmed past a lot of that. I've had this book for ages, but only just got around to finishing it.
Metamagical Themas is an eclectic collection of articles that Douglas Hofstadter wrote for the popular …
Lots of interesting stuff, but some of it is heavy going. It is a book of ideas about intelligence and other things.
A classic from my youth that I still have. Just read it again and enjoyed it. I am not sure if current comics can get away with this level of violence, but the humour is excellent with lots of extra detail on every page.
Publication Date: January 16, 2008 A preeminent scientist—and the world's most prominent atheist—asserts the irrationality of belief in God and …
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and …
Wool In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough …
Interesting SF adventure set in a silo whose inhabitants know nothing about the outside world apart from it being toxic. I heard PT Hylton recommend it some years ago. There are sequels, but not sure when I'll get to those.
This was an interesting insight into the history of this character. There's a full run-down in the back of his adventures, but the comics evolve in style and content.
