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Book Reviews

A collection of books I've read over the years..

RECOMMENDED

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

My Rating
5/5
Published:2021
Read:2025
RECOMMENDED

The Library at Mount Char

by Scott Hawkins

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Lovecraftian Horror

My Rating
5/5
Published:2015
Read:2025

It takes some time to get used to the unique writing style which Hawkins uses, to me it reads like a fever dream. It is a bizarre and brutal dark fantasy. After their god-like, abusive "Father" disappears, his dozen adopted children, each a master of a single, strange discipline, are thrown into a violent and clever competition to inherit his cosmic "Library" and control of all creation.

RECOMMENDED

The Gone World

by Tom Sweterlitsch

Science Fiction, Horror, Lovecraftian Horror

My Rating
5/5
Published:2018
Read:2025

A very intense blend of sci-fi, crime scene investigation, and cosmic horror. The Gone World is a brilliant complex thriller that spirals through time and space, delivering both intricate plot twists and a sense of melancholic dread. It's a dark, imaginative, and unforgettable read. A must read for fans of Lovecraftian horror.

RECOMMENDED

Cartoonists for Palestine

by Yazan Al-Saadi

My Rating
5/5
Published:2024
Read:2025
RECOMMENDED

Lebanon Is Burning and Other Dispatches

by Yazan Al-Saadi

My Rating
5/5
Published:2024
Read:2025
RECOMMENDED

The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

by Brianna Wiest

My Rating
5/5
Published:2020
Read:2024

Greek Myths: A New Retelling

by Charlotte Higgins

My Rating
4/5
Published:2021
Read:2024

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

by Eckhart Tolle

My Rating
4/5
Published:1997
Read:2024

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

My Rating
3/5
Published:1880
Read:2024

Unwinding Anxiety

by Judson Brewer

My Rating
4/5
Published:2020
Read:2024

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

by Malcolm Gladwell

My Rating
4/5
Published:2013
Read:2024

The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

by Mustafa Suleyman

My Rating
4/5
Published:2023
Read:2024

Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

by Peter Attia

My Rating
4/5
Published:2023
Read:2024

The Doorstep Mile: Live More Adventurously Every Day

by Alastair Humphreys

My Rating
3/5
Published:2019
Read:2023
RECOMMENDED

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

by Christopher McDougall

My Rating
5/5
Published:2009
Read:2023

A Little History of the World

by E.H. Gombrich

My Rating
4/5
Published:1936
Read:2023

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

by Jordan B. Peterson

My Rating
3/5
Published:2018
Read:2023

Run Like Duck: A Guide for the Unathletic

by Mark Atkinson

My Rating
3/5
Published:2019
Read:2023

The Infinite Game

by Simon Sinek

My Rating
4/5
Published:2017
Read:2023

A History of the Human Brain

by Bret Stetka

My Rating
4/5
Published:2021
Read:2022
RECOMMENDED

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear

My Rating
5/5
Published:2018
Read:2022
RECOMMENDED

God Emperor of Dune (Dune, #4)

by Frank Herbert

My Rating
5/5
Published:1981
Read:2021

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

by Yuval Noah Harari

My Rating
4/5
Published:2018
Read:2021

What Technology Wants

by Kevin Kelly

My Rating
4/5
Published:2010
Read:2020

Time Travel: A History

by James Gleick

My Rating
2/5
Published:2016
Read:2019

Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

by Mark Miodownik

My Rating
3/5
Published:2013
Read:2019

The Lost City of the Monkey God

by Douglas Preston

My Rating
4/5
Published:2017
Read:2018

East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

My Rating
4/5
Published:1952
Read:2018

Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

by Yuval Noah Harari

My Rating
4/5
Published:2015
Read:2018

The Colour Out of Space

by H.P. Lovecraft

My Rating
0/5
Published:1927
Read:2017

The Shadow over Innsmouth

by H.P. Lovecraft

My Rating
0/5
Published:1936
Read:2017

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

by James Gleick

My Rating
4/5
Published:2011
Read:2017

The Celestine Prophecy (Celestine Prophecy, #1)

by James Redfield

My Rating
3.5/5
Published:1993
Read:2017

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

by Mark Manson

My Rating
4/5
Published:2016
Read:2017

Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

by Randall Munroe

My Rating
4/5
Published:2015
Read:2017
RECOMMENDED

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

My Rating
5/5
Published:2011
Read:2017

An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense

by Ali Almossawi

My Rating
3/5
Published:2013
Read:2016

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

by Charles Duhigg

My Rating
4/5
Published:2012
Read:2016

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

by Randall Munroe

My Rating
4/5
Published:2014
Read:2016

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

by Susan Cain

My Rating
4/5
Published:2012
Read:2016

The Lean Entrepreneur: How Visionaries Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets

by Brant Cooper

My Rating
3/5
Published:2012
Read:2015

Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series)

by Ash Maurya

My Rating
3/5
Published:2012
Read:2014
RECOMMENDED

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

My Rating
5/5
Published:2011
Read:2014

The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

My Rating
4/5
Published:2011
Read:2014

Habibi (Pantheon Graphic Library)

by Craig Thompson

My Rating
4/5
Published:2011
Read:2013

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

My Rating
4.5/5
Published:1990
Read:2013

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

My Rating
4/5
Published:1987
Read:2012

Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

by Apostolos Doxiadis

My Rating
4/5
Published:2009
Read:2012

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

by Chip Heath

My Rating
4/5
Published:2010
Read:2012

The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

by Christopher Hitchens

My Rating
4/5
Published:2007
Read:2012

Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

by Clay Shirky

My Rating
4/5
Published:2010
Read:2012

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

by Richard H. Thaler

My Rating
4/5
Published:2008
Read:2012

The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business

by Clayton M. Christensen

My Rating
4/5
Published:1997
Read:2011
RECOMMENDED

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel H. Pink

My Rating
5/5
Published:2009
Read:2011
RECOMMENDED

Alex's Adventures in Numberland

by Alex Bellos

My Rating
5/5
Published:2010
Read:2010
RECOMMENDED

Outliers: The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell

My Rating
5/5
Published:2008
Read:2010

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

by Malcolm Gladwell

My Rating
4/5
Published:2000
Read:2010

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

by Malcolm Gladwell

My Rating
4/5
Published:2005
Read:2009

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)

by Marjane Satrapi

My Rating
4/5
Published:2001
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

by Marjane Satrapi

My Rating
5/5
Published:2003
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu (Buddha #1)

by Osamu Tezuka

My Rating
5/5
Published:1972
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Buddha, Vol. 2: The Four Encounters (Buddha #2)

by Osamu Tezuka

My Rating
5/5
Published:1983
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Buddha, Vol. 3: Devadatta (Buddha, #3)

by Osamu Tezuka

My Rating
5/5
Published:1983
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Buddha, Vol. 4: The Forest of Uruvela (Buddha, #4)

by Osamu Tezuka

My Rating
5/5
Published:1983
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Buddha, Vol. 5: Deer Park (Buddha, #5)

by Osamu Tezuka

My Rating
5/5
Published:1983
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Buddha, Vol. 6: Ananda

by Osamu Tezuka

My Rating
5/5
Published:1983
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Buddha, Vol. 7: Prince Ajatasattu

by Osamu Tezuka

My Rating
5/5
Published:1983
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Buddha, Vol. 8: Jetavana

by Osamu Tezuka

My Rating
5/5
Published:1983
Read:2009

The 48 Laws of Power

by Robert Greene

My Rating
4/5
Published:1998
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

by Scott McCloud

My Rating
5/5
Published:1993
Read:2009

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt

My Rating
3/5
Published:2005
Read:2009
RECOMMENDED

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)

by Douglas Adams

My Rating
5/5
Published:1987
Read:2007
RECOMMENDED

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

My Rating
5/5
Published:1979
Read:2007
RECOMMENDED

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2)

by Douglas Adams

My Rating
5/5
Published:1988
Read:2007

Children of Dune (Dune, #3)

by Frank Herbert

My Rating
4/5
Published:1976
Read:2007
RECOMMENDED

Dune (Dune, #1)

by Frank Herbert

My Rating
5/5
Published:1965
Read:2006

Dune Messiah (Dune #2)

by Frank Herbert

My Rating
4/5
Published:1969
Read:2006
RECOMMENDED

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

My Rating
5/5
Published:1954
Read:2004
RECOMMENDED

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien

My Rating
5/5
Published:1937
Read:2004
RECOMMENDED

The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

My Rating
5/5
Published:1955
Read:2004
RECOMMENDED

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

My Rating
5/5
Published:1954
Read:2004
RECOMMENDED

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

My Rating
5/5
Published:1871
Read:2001