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

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Non-Fiction, Religion, Science, Sociology  0 Comments

December 11, 2020November 9, 2020

McMindfullness – Ronald E. Purser

It isn’t enough to have just a valid point. You also need to have a sound argument.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  1 Comment

December 4, 2020October 28, 2020

The Year of the Flood – Margaret Atwood

Sometimes as you read a sequel you just hope beyond hope that it wasn’t a marketing departments decision.

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Economics, Non-Fiction, Technology  0 Comments

November 27, 2020October 2, 2020

The Second Machine Age – Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew Mcafee

If you come into a book looking to answer just one question, you may come out of it disappointed.

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Fiction, Reviews that are really about something else, Science-Fiction  6 Comments

November 20, 2020September 25, 2020

The Martian Time Slip – Philip K Dick

The ship of Theseus is a pretty applicable bit of philosophy. Here’s a thought: are you the same reader you were 20 years ago?

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Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

November 13, 2020November 5, 2020

Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right – Thomas Frank

Have certain aspects of the past few year’s political climate not made much sense to you? You are not alone.

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Fiction, Satire, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

November 6, 2020September 14, 2020

The Stainless Steel Rat – Harry Harrison

Some books are more akin to fast food than a proper meal.

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History, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

October 30, 2020September 16, 2020

Venice: A New History – Thomas F. Madden

Venice isn’t just a gem of a city, it is also one of the most historically significant cities in the world.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  2 Comments

October 23, 2020September 5, 2020

The Lathe of Heaven – Ursula K. Le Guin

Leibniz is not once mentioned in the novel. So why do I keep thinking about him?

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Capitalism, Economics, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

October 16, 2020September 9, 2020

The System Worked – Daniel W. Drezner

Paging Dr Pangloss.

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

October 9, 2020September 9, 2020

Xenocide – Orson Scott Card

What happens when you read the sequel to a novel you didn’t really feel needed a sequel?

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