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Wants to read More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity

Added Liberalism to Want to Read

Rated Speak 6/10

Beautifully written sci-fi-ish novel about artificial intelligence, told in six separate storylines that don't quite hang together and vary in interest level. Thought-provoking and a quick read.

Wants to read Chas Addams: A Cartoonist's Life

Rated Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives 8/10

Brad Watson's collection of short stories ache with confusion and loneliness, and the result is akin to a lucid dream. Each of his stories recall the recent past, a pre-internet stillness that amplifies his characters' disconnect. While I enjoyed this collection, I finished with some uncertainty over what I'd just read. Not every story stuck with me, but the ones that did have made me curious to seek out Watson's other work.<br><br>(My full review can be found on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/06/aliens-in-prime-of-their-lives-by-brad.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)

Wants to read The Book of Salt

Rated Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly 10/10

Wants to read Assassin's Apprentice

Wants to read Politics and the English Language

Rated 1983 8/10

<div>With this novel loosely inspired by his own childhood, Tom Cox examines the nature of memory and community in an unusual way. What at first seems like a straightforward story about a kid's perspective on his school, family, and friends —followed by his parents' remembrance of the time— soon turns into an exploration far beyond what anyone might expect. And it's funny too! I really respect how Cox is always trying new things with his writing and each new book has some weird little avenue he's interested in. Even if not everything resonates with me every time, I'm always game to see where he goes.</div>

Wants to read 300 Arguments: Essays

Rated Children of Strife 9/10

Richer characters and deeper exploration of established setting elements make for a pleasant improvement over the previous entries in the series.

Wants to read Dominion of Blades

Rated Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground 10/10

Rated Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win 2/10

Finished reading Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

Finished reading Amplify: How to Use the Power of Connection to Engage, Take Action, and Build a Better World

Finished reading Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Added Breaking Up with the Patriarchy to Want to Read

Rated Blitzed 10/10

Finished reading Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

Reading The All New Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate

Wants to read Who Owns the Future?

Rated The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 6/10

I loved all the characters, and their history and interactions to bits (very much Serenity like in the best sense), but there just didn't really happen enough to engage me fully.

Finished reading Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks