The Pillars of the Earth – Ken Follett
A very popular novel about the building of a cathedral. Except its not about the building of a cathedral
Fiction
The Giver – Lois Lowry
Another book that feels like a patient zero for a whole genre.
Kill Decision – Daniel Suarez
Suarez once again wrote a nice little thriller that makes us say “oh, shit this could happen…
Call of the Wild – Jack London
A book that was probably revolutionary when it came out. Felt old hat to me
Hatchet – Gary Paulsen
A book designed to teach kids how to read and enjoy novels.
Way Station – Clifford D. Simak
A short novel about a man managing a way station, and despite this, it is suprisingly good.
Recursion – Blake Crouch
Did I just read the same novel again? Crouch gives me that impression
Oil! – Upton Sinclair
A classic novel that might not be read too much anymore, it has some pretty contemporary themes. Written from back when an American could also be a socialist
Slaughterhouse-Five – Kurt Vonnegut
Vonneut’s most famous novel, largely not about a person being un-stuck in time.
The Vacuum of Space – Julia Huni
One of the worst books I have read in some time.
Failures in Polymathy 