Reviews and Comments

Decided to read this again, need to reinforce some of the learnings.

Need to read some Sci-Fi during the holidays...

I'm pretty sure this is one of the most important books I've ever read. The kind of book that should result in most of my other five star ratings loosing one of their stars, that kind of important. Perhaps I was finally at a place in my life where I was ready to accept the wisdom and teachings contained within the pages. Regardless, if you have a troubled relationship with money and you can handle for a few harsh realities about your preconceptions and inbuilt biases, this is the book for you.

I genuinely think reading this has fundamentally changed the way I look at money.

I'm not generally one for the colonialist war type Sci-Fi, but I really enjoyed this. Easy to read and to drop into, with enough, ah that's novel, type futurism. Will be buying the next one to read what happens next.

Another bonkers outing from Michael Marshall Smith, with the usual levels of utter WTF is going on...? Talking, seemingly sentient, AI white goods is a new one on me. Has characters talk about plot twists, then use the exact mechanism a few pages later. Only the 3 stars though, couldn't decide if it was 4 or not, as I'm not sure about the big reveal near the end. Still easy to read, highly enjoyable, and utterly bonkers though.

Easy to get into, easy to read, thoroughly enjoyable, but still thought provoking. Another winner.

For once a properly thought out, coherent, and well paced (from start to end) book from Stephenson. Given the times we now find ourselves in, the climate discourse is most likely about to be weaponised by the tangerine man baby and his sycophants. This tale is testament to the fact that maybe, just maybe, an individual (albeit one with rather a lot of resource and connections) could make a difference. As usual with Stephenson, lots of ideas and concepts, unlike some of his previous efforts, these all seem eminently achievable in the short term. I found it well written, engaging, and hugely enjoyable to read.,

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, even if it's getting on a bit, and some of the characters are a touch heavy handed. What starts out as vaguely sensible, turns rapidly into a dystopian nightmare fever dream. I'd recommend it.

Having previously read Black Gold, this is a far more US centric take on the whole history of coffee. Yes it covers some of the same ground, but is far more about the rise of the coffee barons and the impact from there. Still an interesting read, with lots to learn.

I mean... really. What were you expecting me to say...? Is it up there with his best? Maybe not, but it's still better than 99% of what gets published these days.

Worried about the food you eat...? You should be. Read this and swear off UPF for life. Makes for utterly grim reading.

The book itself, is well written and engaging though, with oodles of foot notes for extra info.

I picked up this book after I was recently diagnosed with both Autism and ADHD in my fifties. I wanted to know more about the history of Autism, and why I am part of the lost generations. Very well written, and engaging, this account of the history of Autism is well worth a read, regardless of if you're trying to understand your own head, that of someone else, or just want to know more.

Thoroughly recommended.

Going to pick this up again for another chapter or two...

Putting to one side, as I just can't read this kind of book without loosing focus. There might be a better book to read anyway.

It's all I can do to get out the house once a month to doss in a local wood, so the scale of this achievement is mind boggling. an easy and engaging read and even though you know she makes it, you're still on the edge until the end.