Chris
Updated a reading goal:
Read 40 books by December 31, 2025
Progress so far: 25 / 40 63%
Amis combines an interesting literary style, telling the story of a life backwards, while grappling with the evil of the Holocaust. In doing so, he creates a sort of reflection of the holocaust being undone, beautiful in concept and even more heartbreaking knowing his tale is a fiction.
Amis combines an interesting literary style, telling the story of a life backwards, while grappling with the evil of the Holocaust. In doing so, he creates a sort of reflection of the holocaust being undone, beautiful in concept and even more heartbreaking knowing his tale is a fiction.
Vandermeer has such a way of writing nature that every time I open the book I feel humid heavy air around me, the mysteries of the natural world echoed through Area X. I don’t know if a resolution to this mystery can ever be satisfying but the journey certainly is, and Vandermeer’s exploration of who we are to ourselves and to others, that form a powerful through line through both Annihilation and this work.
Vandermeer has such a way of writing nature that every time I open the book I feel humid heavy air around me, the mysteries of the natural world echoed through Area X. I don’t know if a resolution to this mystery can ever be satisfying but the journey certainly is, and Vandermeer’s exploration of who we are to ourselves and to others, that form a powerful through line through both Annihilation and this work.
Beverly Cleary’s best masterpiece, maybe? Rereading for the first time since… 5th grade maybe, and Dear Mr Henshaw remains as moving as ever. Cleary is always able to capture how childhood feels in all its confusion and comforts.
Beverly Cleary’s best masterpiece, maybe? Rereading for the first time since… 5th grade maybe, and Dear Mr Henshaw remains as moving as ever. Cleary is always able to capture how childhood feels in all its confusion and comforts.
Sarah Wynn-Williams has crafted a gripping memoir about her time with Facebook. While she is at least partly responsible for the dangerous reach of the company, she also acknowledges that and the tidal forces (primarily Zuckerberg and Sandberg) that could not be diverted despite her best efforts. In a just world, Wynn-Williams’ revelations would result in Facebook being dismantled and regulated piece by piece, but hopefully readers of her insights will at least be a bit more aware of treacherous tech can be in the wrong hands.
Sarah Wynn-Williams has crafted a gripping memoir about her time with Facebook. While she is at least partly responsible for the dangerous reach of the company, she also acknowledges that and the tidal forces (primarily Zuckerberg and Sandberg) that could not be diverted despite her best efforts. In a just world, Wynn-Williams’ revelations would result in Facebook being dismantled and regulated piece by piece, but hopefully readers of her insights will at least be a bit more aware of treacherous tech can be in the wrong hands.
