Bryan

The quintessential book for designs and design lovers. A must read.

I finally got around to reading this, and now I can finally see why it's so loved. It's a simple story with general themes that you can burn through pretty quickly, and surprise surprise, count me as another person that loves it.

It's such a simple story of resilience in a sea of despair (no pun intended), but his simple writing style paints such a vivid picture. There were a few massively large run on sentences that threw me off multiple times, but I'm not sure if it was the ebook I had, or if it was just more common back then.

This was an interesting, but pretty depressing book about how time can suck the meaning from existence.

Great concept, I just wish it was longer.

This book just opened up a sailing rabbit hole in my algorithm. It's a interesting read about the first solo sailing trip around the world that took place over 300+ days. 20% of it is his actual journals throughout the trip, and the rest is him recollecting on the rest.

I had to put the book down more than a few times to look up whatever sailing terms he was using, as the audience he was writing for was other sailors. It was still enjoyable nonetheless, and it's opened up my world to other solo journeys I was never aware of.

There are only a few photos in the book, and in hindsight I would have loved to see more detailed shots of the interior of the boat since they seem hard to come by.

One of the most powerful books (graphic novel, or otherwise) that I've ever read. It's a gripping look at the struggle and survival of the authors parents during their stay at the concentration camps during WW2.

The illustrations are also masterful, I recommend watching this short video essay on the amount of detail and thought that goes into the layout of each page - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dQEfL2BfUM