weirder.earth/@sunstone | he/him | tech worker | USA | 30s | Reading interests: speculative fic, pop-science & history, tech-related & software, social justice, and Buddhism & Hinduism.
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The Overstory, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of …
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The ending left a lot to be desired but I suppose there’s no way to end a plot that has such high aims.
"Howard Zinn began work on his first book for his friends at Seven Stories Press …
Impassioned, spanning multiple decades. Plea for pacifism. Maybe not really practical but valuable nonetheless.
Marie Kondo focuses a lot on the how, which is hard to get away from. The bulk of this book is the how as well. However, it starts and ends with the why — specifically, the emotional components.
Very much geared toward people who live in houses, not apartments. But they need this information the most anyway.
Every American over the age of 14 should read this book at least once in their lives.
From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches …
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I guess I get it a little bit, but I don’t really get it. Felt a little bit like a YA novel and not just because main characters where kids. It’s told from the POV of someone who only partially understands what she observes but is very observant nonetheless.
The ending could’ve swung for the fences a little more, I feel.
The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of …
It took a long time to read because it’s so dense and a little abstract the whole way through. Some noir plots in the beginning with an action movie ending, which is all well and good, but the characters don’t have much depth to them.
It’s a absolutely an important piece of sci-fi pop culture but as a novel it’s not memorable for me.
Discover the Celtic Circle of BelongingJohn O'Donohue, poet, philosopher, and scholar, guides you through the …
Every sentence deserves your time. It read very slowly for me because I had to pause and consider every little thing. Whenever I sat down to read it I was put into a lovely headspace and way of seeing the world.
The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of …
I read half of this book last year and gave up because my eBook had messy formatting that was hard to follow. Restarting the book and paying closer attention this time.
Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth …
I should have read this in one sitting for maximum effect. It’s very pretty.
Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you have to Care …
I don't know if I'll ever go into management but this was still a useful read. I don't think I've ever had a great manager. At least now I know what a great manager looks like.
Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you have to Care …
I haven’t read many management books but this is the best one I’ve read so far.
At most technology companies, you’ll reach Senior Software Engineer, the career level for software engineers, …
The interviews with staff engineers at various companies helped a lot more than I thought.
"Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty--an imaginative alchemy …
I like it so far. Right up my alley.
A nobleman's daughter with magic in her blood. An empire built on the dreams of …
It’s whatever.
