Category Archives: Books

book 50 – Beasts of No Nation I’ll get straight to it: I  hated this book. Its the story of a Agu, young boy (age unknown, but perhaps around 8?) who is kidnapped by a warlord in an African country … Continue reading →

book 47/48/49 – Schrödinger’s Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson Confession: I bought this book years ago, thinking it was “In Search Of Schrodinger’s Cat” by John Gribbin, a book about quantum theory and reality that I keep lending to people … Continue reading →

book 46 – An Illustrated book of Bad Arguments When I was in university I took a course on logic which ended up being about logical arguments. I loved it, but, although I retained a few things (begging the question, … Continue reading →

book 44 – How to Age This might be the most important book I read during this past year. Anne Karpf challenges our way of looking at ageing (and death) as something to be avoided by aggressively pursuing youth and … Continue reading →

book 43 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Every now and then you come across a book that you’ve never read but that is the foundation of a myriad of cultural references that you recognize and completely understand. Dr. Jekyll … Continue reading →

book 41 – Station Eleven I really, really enjoyed this book! The book kicks off with the on-stage death of a Shakespearean actor (heart attack), immediately followed by the outbreak of a pandemic that kills over 99% of the population. … Continue reading →

book 40 – The Art of War I absolutely read this book because it’s on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s list of 8 “must read” books (the rest are listed at the bottom of this post, if you are interested). I picked … Continue reading →

book 39 – Mr. Mercedes I have no idea why I ever thought Stephen King was a good writer. Maybe he WAS good, in his early days, or maybe he was just novel (no pun intended!). Whatever the case, somewhere … Continue reading →

book 38 – Montana 1948 A book club choice, Montana 1948 is short but captivating story about life in (you guessed it) Montana an 1948. When the beloved town doctor and war hero is accused of raping Indian women, his … Continue reading →