Where Mathematics Comes From: How the Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics Into Being – George Lakoff & Rafael E. Núñez
Some books you just have to return to in order to fully grasp them. This one will need a ”round 3” from me.
The Infinite and the Divine – Robert Rath
This Warhammer book handles a a common sci-fi trope really poorly. But who cares?
The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English – Lynne Murphy
I enjoyed this book so much that I actually regret having picked it up used at a book store. I should mail Lynne Murphy a check or some shit. Or maybe a cheque. It doesn’t matter. I think she would cash it either way.
A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway still feels like a burden, but I didn’t this one so much.
Occasional Views Volume 1: “More About Writing” and Other Essays – Samuel R. Delany
20 year old me would have enjoyed this a lot more than me now.
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The Science of Storytelling – Will Storr
This book felt like the first PhD literature review I ever gave a shit about.
Right ho, Jeeves – P. G. Wodehouse
Jumping into a novel in the middle of a series is never a great idea.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Slum – Katherine Boo
Non-fiction that reads like fiction. Pretty enjoyable, actually.
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Km. 123 – Andrea Camilleri
For all of Andrea Camilleri’s laurels, this was just plain bad.
Failures in Polymathy 