 The City We Became by N.K. JemisinI am not a fan of NY. This book is a huge celebration of all things New York, with a great magic system and some cosmic horror thrown in for fun. But if you do not like NY it is very hard to slog through all of the celebration. Now, if there was a sequel to take place in Orange County I would be all in! View all my reviews |
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author)
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Alex’s bar
Vince, Jack, and I went and saw Guitar Wolf. It was bad.
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The Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han
The Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another great book by Germany’s greatest thinker. Simple, straightforward, and helpful—there is a good reference to everything from Shades of Grey to Kierkegaard. it is strongly recommended for fans of theory which he defends against an article on AI in Wired magazine. Very fun.
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Inland Empire by Melissa Sue Anderson
Inland Empire by Melissa Sue Anderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A great think piece of Lynch’s final film.
Written by that lesbian you bummed cigarettes from while reading Derrida in the cool off-campus café. The book starts super strong. Has good bits on acting. Devolved into reflections on #MeToo and representation — including some interesting asides on the male gaze. And finishes with a reflection on Inland Empire’s uplifting ending.
A good read
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I think that this is a good book, and the writing is solid. I read it right after Handmaid’s Tale which is likely a mistake because the two books are tightly coupled and very similar in terms of structure and style. I found the ending of this one less impactful–the epilogue is not as shocking and the interconnection of all the story pieces feels rather forced. Glad this was written, but not sure I would recommend it to anyone.
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C.G. Jung
there are not to many truths, there are only a few. their meaning is too deep to grasp other thank in symbols.
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier, Gideon Emery (Narrato
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
My daughter Kate with a degree in economics from UCI disagreed with so much of this it was hard for me to enjoy. Like the thought, frustrated with the arguments.
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The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life by Rick Warren, Daniel G. Amen, Mark Hyman
The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life by Rick Warren
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
a simple diet book. I like the community faith-based approach and the stories are nice, but overall in the end it just reads like another common sense diet book.
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David Given Schwarm 