Category: Books
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Book Log: Ubik shows Dick at his best and worst
Pruning Ubik of all the science fiction elements may make posing existential questions easier, but it also removes what made the novel interesting in the first place.
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Book Log: You Know You Want This reveals more than it intends
You Know You Want This reads like the immature journal doodlings of an egomaniacal prom queen.
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Book Log: Sapkowski finds the Witcherverse’s potential with Sword of Destiny
Although it may end on an indication of things to come, Sword of Destiny is still one of the best books I’ve read. It’s surprisingly modern and dense with interpretations.
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Book Log: The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind is a book that attempts to resolve some of the mysteries of how we got here
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Book Log: Entering the Witcherverse with The Last Wish
This post is part of a log I keep on things I finish. Read here for why I keep this log. Why did I read it? Earlier this year I finished Baptism of Fire, the third novel in the Witcher franchise, but the fifth book in the series (the first two books are a collection of short…
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Book Log: One Day shows what’s left when you’re alone
This post is part of a log I keep on things I finish. Read here for why I keep this log. It may be due to my age but it seems like there’s an enormous number of stories about your teenage “coming of age” years, followed by a huge drop-off until you’re old enough to be the…