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Failures in Polymathy

– Personal ramblings, thinly veiled as thoughts on what I read

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Atheism, Comics, Fiction, Humour, Religion  0 Comments

June 2, 2023May 10, 2023

Preti: Il mistero della fede – Astutillo Smeriglia

More satire from Smeriglia, but this time just pointed at the church

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Non-Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

May 26, 2023May 23, 2023

Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life – Lulu Miller

This book gave me some pause. Not too long ago, I moaned about how annoyed I am at the over

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Fiction  3 Comments

May 19, 2023May 10, 2023

Telegraph Avenue – Michael Chabon

People speak well of Michael Chabon. I can see why.

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Cognitive Science, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Science  1 Comment

May 12, 2023May 11, 2023

You Are Not So Smart – David McRaney

We live in a world that gets scarier the more you learn about it. It also gets more interesting.

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Mythology, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

May 5, 2023April 23, 2022

The Hero With A Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell

it is truly hard to think of another book I have had such a negative reaction to.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

April 28, 2023March 12, 2022

Delta-v – Daniel Suarez

When it comes to science-fiction, Daniel Suarez really puts in the work, and it shows in ‘Delta-v’

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Current Events, English, Linguistics, Politics, Reviews that are really about something else  0 Comments

April 21, 2023April 21, 2022

Word On The Street: Debunking The Myth Of A “Pure” Standard English – John McWhorter

Wherein I don’t so much review a book as I review John McWhorter.

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Uncategorized  0 Comments

April 14, 2023January 12, 2023

Red Clocks – Leni Zumas

Alas, this book now seems to have been prophetic, and we are all the worse for it.

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Cognitive Science, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

April 7, 2023April 19, 2022

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

I came into this with a whole lot of hesitation. The problem is that my ‘to-read’ list is now hundred

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Comics, Fiction  0 Comments

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Dodici – Zerocalcare

A second attempt at ZeroCalcare, with much better results!

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