A collection of short stories. Overall pretty engaging and interesting stories. Nothing groundbreaking but it was a page turner and i would definitely read again for entertainment.
Genres
Thriller
You Are Not So Smart
By David McRaney
302 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Jan 18, 2025
Decently good psychology book that goes over many of the biases you experience on a daily basis and other fallacies.
Genres
Informational
Rental House
By Weike Wang
224 pagesFiction
First read: Dec 23, 2024
I gave it 4 stars - I wouldn’t read it again. I like the writing style as it was very entertaining but I didn’t get the point. It just seemed like a tragic comedy of a millennial biracial couple.
Genres
ComedyAdult
Phantom Orbit
By David Ignatius
384 pagesFiction
First read: Dec 17, 2024
Fascinating interplay between real events and fictional story.
Genres
MysterySci-FiDocumentary
Eruption
By Michael Crichton
432 pagesFiction
First read: Dec 1, 2024
Entertaining book that had good pace.
Genres
Thriller
Beautyland
By Marie-Helene Burtino
336 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Oct 25, 2024
Very distinctive writing style. Good book about reflections of human life and intracacies.
Genres
Adult
Math with Bad Drawings
By Ben Orlin
376 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Sep 13, 2024
Smart, funny, and insightful book about the nuances of life and relation to math.
Genres
ScienceComedy
In Defense of Food
By Michael Pollan
205 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Sep 13, 2024
Great quick read about the dangers of nutritionism and eating whole foods.
Genres
Science
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By John Vaillant
432 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Aug 26, 2024
Great book about Fort McMurray and climate science and its affects.
Genres
ScienceDocumentary
Omnivore's Dilemma
By Michael Pollan
463 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Jul 2, 2024
Good book - section on foraging/hunting was a little dry.
Genres
Documentary
Only Say Good Things
By Crystal Hefner
205 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Jul 2, 2024
Expected but eye opening book.
Genres
AdultBiographical
The Order of Time
By Carlo Rovelli
224 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Mar 9, 2024
Too much philosophy and not enough science. Too abstract.
Genres
AstrophysicsSciencePhilosophy
Going Infinite
By Michael Lewis
288 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Jan 11, 2024
Consummate story teller
Genres
HistoryBiographical
The Elegant Universe
By Brian Greene
389 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Nov 18, 2023
Good book but you can get lost in some places.
Genres
AstrophysicsScience
Three Body Problem
By Cixin Liu
472 pagesNon-Fiction
First read: Oct 5, 2023
Ending was good. First 3/4 of the book were not very interesting. Story was hard to follow with all chinese character names.