Jason Long

I could have done w/o the snide political remarks, but overall a pretty interesting look at Hell Week.

I recently read Wim Hof's book and I preferred this one as a clearer and more objective look at his and similar methods.

Something must be wrong with me. I just didn't get it.

I'm not a big baseball fan, so I was hoping for more depth on the technical side of the analysis techniques. It felt more like a chronological summary of the turnaround the Expos had — which was no doubt insanely impressive!

“Do you want to be someone or do something?” is my new favorite life axiom. Makes sense when you read the book.


Also, the level of bureaucracy in the military is borderline treasonous.

Quick read recommended by Kottke. Save your time and watch her YouTube video.

Wow. Just wow.

This book deserves five stars on so many levels. The story is more gripping than most fiction and the Audible narrator is superb. Like many, I was aware of Russia's reputations for corruption in the abstract, but it was jaw-dropping to hear how purely evil and deep it runs. Not until the end, do you get a sense of how brave the author is for publishing this story. It also brushes up against the 2016 US election enough to fill in a little of the collusion gray area.

Feynman's adventures are like that of a real life, alternate universe genius, Forest Gump.

If you paid attention to the race at all, hardly anything in this book will be surprising. She basically recounts her policies and the insanity that transpired in the news every day. In my opinion, she doesn't really dive much into what happened... which is, like, the whole premise of the book.

I can't remember where I came across this recommendation, but this was surprisingly fascinating and enjoyable.

Politics would be less disgusting if more politicians (on both sides) were as principled as Jeff Flake.

There's no inside story here. It's equal parts 1) thorough cataloging of the 90s Clinton scandals (told in a scornful tone), 2) Trump's family and history, (told in a glowing tone) and 3) a chronological retelling of the primaries and election.

A goldmine of great advice.

Fairly interesting, but the title is very misleading. There's not much about learning, but a ton on mental preparation for elite level competition.

There are a few good nuggets in the sea of cynicism and forced cleverness.

I'm not much of a conspiracy buff, but this was really fascinating.

Listened to this during a long car trip. I couldn't stop laughing at this line: “Then she took out a speculum the size of a milk shake machine. Even Michelle Duggar would have flinched at this thing.”

The essays that I enjoyed, I REALLY enjoyed. The others, I had zero interest in and ended up skipping. When this guy is on top of his game, he's the best non-fiction writer since David Foster Wallace in my book.

This started out interesting, but Kevin's antics started to feel redundant and I almost gave up around 20% in. I stuck with it and things got much more interesting as the overarching cat and mouse game started to form. I ended up really enjoying the rest of the book.

Not a single likable character here. If this book would have been any longer, I would have abandoned it.

A book about sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll (approximate ratio: 20/70/10). I like some of Marilyn Manson's music and Brian Warner is from my hometown (Canton, Ohio), so I thought this would be an interesting read.

I once saw an interview with him and he came off as surprisingly intelligent and I've often defended him on the rare occasions that his name has come up. After this, though, I think I'm going to rethink things. He does have some interesting thoughts on society, religion, hypocrisy, etc., but this book is almost entirely about taking drugs and the horribly destructive and abusive he and his friends did while high. I like a crazy backstage party story like the next guy, but most of this was downright nauseating.

I suppose I can keep on liking the music and not the person.

First Stephen King book I've read since junior high/high school (It, Pet Sematary, Christine, etc.). It's a long book, but I really enjoyed it - and quite a bit more heart-wrenching than I had expected.

Some interesting ideas, but a bit too silly.

I tried, I really did. Got about 15% in and couldn't make myself continue.

I wanted to read something creepy since it's Halloween time and all. This was kinda gross, but not scary or freaky at all.