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    • Hidden Valley Road

      My thoughts on Robert Kolker's Hidden Valley Road

      Posted on June 24, 2024

      I recently finished reading My Year of Rest and Relaxation which was certainly one of the darker books I’ve stumbled upon. After reading the last page, I immediately started hunting online for books to wash the sour taste out of my reading mouth. I failed on my goal because, that... [Read More]
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    • My Year of Rest and Relaxation

      My thoughts on Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation

      Posted on May 29, 2024

      Almost a month has elapsed since I finished this book, and I’m still not quite sure how I feel about it. To enumerate all of my thoughts in a single review sounds difficult, but assigning a number at the end seems even harder. Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and... [Read More]
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    • The Algebra of Wealth

      My thoughts on Scott Galloway's The Algebra of Wealth

      Posted on May 14, 2024

      When I opened YouTube a few weeks ago, the first video in the recommendation list was a TED talk from Scott Galloway. Given that my normal list is mostly random engineering videos, I was surprised to see the recommendation system show me a talk from one of my favorite authors.... [Read More]
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    • Elon Musk

      My thoughts on Walter Isaacson's 'Elon Musk'

      Posted on May 7, 2024

      A few months ago, I (admittedly late to the game) read the biography of Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson. After being impressed by the unwavering attention to detail and overall thoroughness of the book, I went to research Isaacson’s background. It has been many months since then, and I... [Read More]
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    • The Midnight Library

      My thoughts on Matt Haig's 'The Midnight Library'

      Posted on February 25, 2024

      With one hour before my local bookstore closed, I didn’t have a lot of time to comb through the list of books I’d saved in the past months. As I walked into the store, all I wanted was to buy a light-hearted fiction book. Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library caught... [Read More]
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