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

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November 12, 2021October 31, 2021

The Death of Grass – John Christopher

2021, What a time to read this book.

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September 3, 2021May 11, 2021

Água Viva – Clarice Lispector

During my last year of high school, I had a teacher who a whole lot of faith in me. I

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January 1, 2021November 29, 2020

Happy new year + announcement

A brief announcement on the state of this blog.

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October 2, 2020September 5, 2020

A Brief History of Misogyny – J Holland

A Brief History of Misogyny is an intense retelling of many of the horrors of human history.

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February 14, 2020September 19, 2019

Babylon’s Ashes – James S.A. Corey

This book was a bit of a dip in the series, at least in comparison to the previous one.

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November 8, 2019September 3, 2019

The Merchant’s War – Frederik Pohl

Every time I stumble some list of the best novels in such and such genre, I always end up saving

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September 13, 2019June 4, 2019

Influx – Daniel Suarez

If nothing else, this book wins all the internet points for putting in a “Leroy Jenkins” reference.

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June 28, 2019January 22, 2019

An Anthropologist on Mars – Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks’ “An Anthropologist on Mars” handles a terrifying subject matter in a way that is nothing but fascinating.

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May 10, 2019May 10, 2019

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Jules Verne

People seem to think that reading older text is somehow rewarding. I am not sure that is the case.

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February 8, 2019November 11, 2018

The Body Keeps The Score – Bessel van der Kolk

Most of us are silly enough to believe that were WE to suffer from Trauma, we would know what to do.

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