Garrett reviewed Penance by Kanae Minato
Developing perspectives.
4 stars
A pretty fun read that unfurled throughout the change in narratives.
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Hello. I like computers and stopping the bad things people do with them. I'm often reading about politics, conflict, technology, privacy, and just literary fiction. I run this local instance and am happy to try answering any questions related to it.
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Garrett reviewed The Net Delusion by Evgeny Morozov
Review of 'The Net Delusion' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Good enough premise that I certainly buy into. There is a larger cultural concept that technology will fix our shortcomings as humans, making us smarter and more interested in democracy along the way. This is patently false and the people interested in this idea are either techno-hucksters or politicians without a sense of history. The big downfall about the text is that there’s something unwound about it. I’m sure I can go back into my highlights and pull a more cohesive write-up but as another reviewer said, this would benefit from a unifying theory and perhaps just improved editing.
Garrett reviewed Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
She has always been the kind who can love but not stay. Taking only her …
Review of 'Migrations' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I don't want to say too much about the lessons here since it might veer a bit too close to spoiler territory, but there's a really nice build up in the way that it flits through timelines. There's a weaving of a picture of a woman coming to grips with the question of nature or nurture, looking for a way to gain closure in something she has no control over, the migratory path of a bird. A heavy read but well worth it in what you get from it.
Garrett reviewed Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief: if you live to 80, you …
Review of 'Four Thousand Weeks' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
It ain't gonna help you do your daily work but it'll provide a bit of perspective when you feel like you're feeling anxious or just burnt out. It's a rare treat.
Review of 'Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
An easy narrative nonfiction read about the absolutely unhinged nature of American carding industry circa in the hay day of the naughty aughties. The cast is colorful, the story interesting and it’s just a fun ride.
Garrett reviewed Of Boys and Men by Richard V. Reeves
Review of 'Of Boys and Men' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
After spending too much time thinking about "manosphere" types (how do they actually manage to sell their snake oil???), I think this might be the right questions to ask about how we help men reinterpret existence in a modern era. I get that it might feel "taboo" to the author (who takes exceptional pains to try being some sort of "centrist" whisperer) but reorienting masculinity (even at the intersection of race) in a healthy way that can make well-adjusted men with support networks just seems to be a no brainer for quite literally everyone.
Garrett reviewed 37th Parallel by Ben Mezrich
"This real-life The X-Files and Close Encounters of the Third Kind tells the true story …
Review of '37th Parallel' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
idk man. it's ufos. what's not to like?