Books

• [2023/05] The Stand Stephen by King 5/5
  • I’ve had to stop reading this book a few times because if affected my mood so much.
  • Slightly terrifying but a fantastic standoff between good an evil.
  • Reminds me of lord of the rings in that way.
• [2023/06] Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 3/5
  • It was really hard to peel away from this book.
  • The way science is depicted annoyed me.
  • Everything worked out of the box and it was always super innovative instantly solving all the problems.
• [2023/07] Faithful Robot by Stanislaw Lem 5/5
  • Absolutely hillarious short story. Couldn’t stop laughing
• [2023/07] The rise and fall of D.O.D.O by Nicole Galland, Neal Stephenson 2/5
  • It started off so fun but man a huge portion of this book can be cut.
  • So many really slow moments that don’t really contribute to advancing the narrative.
• [2023/08] Children of time by Adrian Tchaikovsky 5/5
  • I was captivated by the story.
  • I really loved the weirdness of the characters.
  • I liked the unclear identity of the god like character circling the plannet.
• [2023/08] Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky 4/5
  • I had to stop reading this one during Neurips rebuttal because it was putting me in a real weird mood.
  • The depiction here of the alien life-form felt like it related to the concept of zombies.
  • It was even more powerful, however, since there was an eagerness for it to understand it on a human level.
  • It felt somehow similar to Lem’s writings like Solaris.
  • The end felt a little rushed and idealistic like Hyperion.
• [2023/09] When we cease to understand the world by Benjamin Labatut 4/5
  • A fun collection of stories imagining the lived experiences of scientists
  • Unclear how much of it is grounded in some sort of historical evidence
• [2023/09] Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson 5/5
  • An awesome saga with beautiful world building.
  • Sort of tough to get into but the payoffs is fantastic.
• [2023/10] Deadhouse gates by Steven Erikson 5/5
  • I like that I don’t have to learn new characters a bunch of them are there from the first book
  • I have a bit of a hard time keeping track of Jhugs, Trells, and Tlan Imass.
  • Being engrossed in these other world is really fun.
• [2023/11] Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson 4/5
• [2023/12] House of chains by Steven Erikson 5/5
• [2024/02] Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 5/5
• [2024/03] The Bone Hunters Steven Erikson 4/5
  • I had a bit of a harder time getting to like the main character of Adjunt Tavore
• [2024/04] Reaper’s Gale by Steven Erikson 4/5
• [2024/05] Toll The hounds by Steven Erikson 3/5
• [2024/07] The Glass Castle 4/5 by Jeannette Walls
  • Major vibe shift from previous works.
  • I was ready to drop this book but am glad I pushed through.
  • Human ability to adapt is quite amazing.
• [2024/08] Outliers by Malcom Gladwell 3/5
  • Popular science is always iffy with me since I feel like a lot of these concepts get oversimplified and not enough nuance is communicated
• [2024/09] Leviathan Wakes by James Corey 5/5
  • Oh man I haven’t experienced staying up late into the night since I lost track of time because I was reading in a long time. I really loved this book
• [2024/09] Caliban’s War
  • It was pretty good I liked all the political drama but I am a bit too used to Steven Erikson’s inaccessible sequels. Being able to jump straight in like a next episode in a series was strangely jarring
• [2024/09] There is no antimemetics division by qntm 5/5
  • Might have to add this to my all time favorites
  • So many cool ideas and concepts here absolutely amazing.
  • Avoiding thinking about hard problems that you are worried about are like antimemes.

All time favorites

• Moloch by Scott Alexander
• Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
• Unsong by Scott Alexander
• There is no antimemetics division qntm