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

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Alternate History, Fiction, Western  0 Comments

July 5, 2019March 22, 2019

American Hippo – Sarah Gailey

American Hippo imagines what could have been one of the biggest mistakes in American History.

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Essays, Neurology, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized  0 Comments

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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Fiction, Science-Fiction, Surrealism  12 Comments

June 21, 2019February 23, 2019

Annihilation – Jeff VanderMeer

I didn’t think the movie Annihilation was worth anyone’s time. I am not sure the book is either.

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Non-Fiction, Self-Help  5 Comments

June 14, 2019December 30, 2018

Essentialism – Greg McKeown

Feeling crushed by modern life? Here is a solution for you. Do more by doing less.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  2 Comments

June 7, 2019February 4, 2019

Kiln people – David Brin

David Brin’s “Kiln People” is a novel I can only talk about by also talking about Richard K Morgan.

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Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Textbooks  0 Comments

May 31, 2019December 30, 2018

What is this thing called Knowledge? – Duncan Pritchard

If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that Epistemology is a little pet topic of mine.

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Children's, Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

May 24, 2019January 22, 2019

A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L’Engle

What’s wrong with me that I keep trying to enjoy other people’s nostalgia…?

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Memoir, Non-Fiction, Writing  2 Comments

May 17, 2019May 11, 2019

On Writing – Stephen King

I keep giving Stephen King a shot, and I keep learning that he may not deserve it.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  0 Comments

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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Current Events, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

May 3, 2019December 9, 2018

I Can’t Breathe – Matt Taibbi

Eric Garner’s death was one of the most startling events of 2014

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