Bryan

I'm a sci-fi guy at heart, but I just couldn't get into all the hype behind this. Everything was just a bit too kitschy for my tastes, but hey, at least it was short!

A solid overview of some of the most impactful games ever made. It's a small selection, but Starcraft really should have been included in here.

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.

It's just so mundane in every way possible. I have no idea why this is so popular.

It’s an interesting perspective of some of the bigger moments in gaming from someone that lived through all of it.

My main issue is not connecting with the first half, due to the age of the games, or just the fact that I never played most of them.

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.

The quality of the book is great, but the overall content is wide and shallow. I was a bit sad to see only a 1/4 page write up for some of the more popular games of this decade, and some of the screenshot selections were a bit poor.

I've got most of the books from Bitmap, and this one was the most underwhelming so far.

A quirky little book encouraging you to surround yourself with the unqiue, weird little objects out in the world.

This is one of those books you can ... smell.

Necessary reading to scratch that 90s FPS itch.

I stumbled across this gem in a bookstore in Banff and am glad I grabbed it. If you're into design, you'll recognize Hay as one of the leaders in the Scandi style. This is a deep dive into their history, process, and products.

This book contains the most well-curated collection of design I've ever seen.

One of my favorite (and heaviest) books I own, showcasing some of the greatest conceptual art ever dreamed up. Legend.

My new favorite book on graphic design.

It's broken down into three categories: Typography, Gestalt, and Interface. It takes a high-level view of each section, diving into history and some interesting key moments, and then pairs what you've learned with some in-depth exercises.

Highly recommended for anyone interested in design.

Can't wait to see what they do with the movie rights to this.

I wanted to enjoy this more than I did, but when he got into the weeds with technical aspects, my eyes started glazing over.

2.5 stars

A general guide on how to learn things fast, coupled with the authors experience learning new skills from start to finish. I found some parts really interesting (learning how to program, play GO, switch keyboard layouts to Colemak), but the windsurfing chapter didn't interest me at all, and the Yoga section felt completely bloated.

Fun little read into the grind of the game development world. This definitely wouldn't' be a 5 star if I hadn't have played most of the games in the book though.

If you've read Epictetus already, I'd pass on this. Most of the book was a modern spin which I wasn't really enjoying, but the last bit of the book on Stoicism 2.0 was somewhat refreshing.

Well, I'll be damned. Turned out I didn't realize how far this rabbit hole goes.

It feels kind of dirty rating this a 2 considering it's a memoir, but oh well. It's pretty elementary in it's writing, and some of the chapters are seemingly random and disconnected from the overall narrative.

The worst part is definitely the beginning, but it does start to pick up a bit near the end.

Fun fact: The guy that composed the Jeopardy theme song earned 80 million in royalties.

50% biography, 50% meditation for skeptics. Recommended.

This is more of a 3.5 than a 3, but you know...goodreads doesn't allow that.

Great content overall, but the process is skewed towards Enterprise sized companies, and less towards startups and smaller teams.

He obviously led a wild life and tells an interesting story, but I found I never knew what timeframe I was in by the midpoint of the book.

I squeezed out some extra enjoyment by watching the fights on YouTube after he described what was going through his head, and I recommend doing the same (I do this with most biographies when I can).