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Wants to read Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story

Rated Fallvind 8/10

Net als de rest van de serie berespannend en heel mooi!

Reading Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

Rated Breaking Through: A Remarkable Memoir of Grit, Determination and Discovery 10/10

Rated Moonbound 4/10

Added Das Boot to Currently Reading

Rated Waterkoud 4/10

Wants to read The Trial

Wants to read A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity

Finished reading Anxious People

Wants to read A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck

Rated American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land 10/10

Rated An American Marriage 10/10

Finished reading Virgil Wander

Wants to read The Body Silent: The Different World of the Disabled

Rated Misschien moet je iets lager mikken: een verhaal over armoede en kansenongelijkheid 10/10

Rated Commonwealth 6/10

Rated The Elegance of the Hedgehog 6/10

I expected a bit more of a story, but was surprised at how well the author kept my interest even with nothing going on. This book will appeal to you if you are enchanted with social and philosophical rumination and commentary. There is some tension in the development of relationships but, for the most part, the work is personality and insight-driven. Small complaint: I was sad to find the voice of Paloma, the girl who is one of the two first person narrators, become secondary about 3/4 of the way through.

Rated State of Wonder 8/10

Rated A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 8/10

This is not the male version of Wild - no hard-earned self-discovery, not many stupid mishaps. Instead, this is a pleasant stroll up the Appalachian trail (or at least parts of it) with sprinklings of history and local color and the stresses of an unlikely hiking buddy relationship. Altogether enjoyable. A nice bedtime read.

Finished reading The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow

Rated How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky 10/10

Wonderful! Science, love, Toledo - who could ask for more?

Rated Tears of the Cheetah: The Genetic Secrets of Our Animal Ancestors 6/10

Although dated (published in 2003), Dr. O'Brien's compilation of stories of his work in genetic sleuthing is a great read for those who are beginning in the field. In particular, the early chapters on the importance of genetic diversity to a healthy species is a message relevant to both the endangered animal and human animal worlds.

Rated How to Behave in a Crowd 8/10

Finished reading The Keeper of Lost Things