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

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Classics, Fiction, Novel, Satire  0 Comments

June 10, 2022July 28, 2021

Gulliver’s Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World – Jonathan Swift

So called ‘classics’ pretty frequently don’t age very well. I am not sure why this is such a controversial statement.

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Non-Fiction  2 Comments

June 3, 2022August 4, 2021

Maps of Meaning – Jordan Peterson

This is among one of the worst books I have ever read.

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Comedy, Fiction, Humour, Novel  0 Comments

May 27, 2022July 28, 2021

Florence of Arabia – Christopher Buckley

While the story was interesting enough, the humor failed to deliver.

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English, History, Humour, Linguistics, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

May 20, 2022August 14, 2021

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever – John McWhorter

John McWhorter is a favorite of mine, so I am admittedly biased. But I enjoyed it.

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Comics, Fiction  3 Comments

May 13, 2022July 28, 2021

I Hate Fairyland – Skottie Young

I Hate Fairyland is a quick an easy read. But for that matter, it was alright.

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Biography, Memoir, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

April 29, 2022July 13, 2021

Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography – Mike Tyson and Larry Sloman

Apparently this is a ‘Sports Book’. I am somehow not convinced.

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Economics, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Novel, Politics, Sociology  0 Comments

April 15, 2022May 10, 2021

Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present – Yanis Varoufakis

Regardless of the author, writing a Utopia has always been a bad idea.

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Medical History, Medicine, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

April 1, 2022July 4, 2021

The Body: A Guide for Occupants – Bill Bryson

A guide to my body is exactly what I have always been wanting. I am not sure this book fulfills that desire.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  3 Comments

March 18, 2022May 7, 2021

The Gods Themselves – Isaac Asimov

Considered one of the best sci-fi novels for a reason….

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Biography, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

March 4, 2022July 3, 2021

The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth – Josh Levin

This might be one of the most politically impactful people that no one has ever heard of.

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