chorist finished reading Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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chorist finished reading The Peripheral by William Gibson
Depending on her veteran brother's benefits in a city where jobs outside the drug trade …
I was ready for the book to be over. The ideas were interesting, and the first parts of the book opened well and kept my attention, but after awhile the plot kind of dragged, and I could pretty much tell what was coming next. I doubt I'll continue the trilogy.
chorist started reading Anti-Oedipus by Gilles Deleuze
I will probably never finish this book.
chorist finished reading Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan …
Really liked it. AI in the 80s of an alternate timeline UK
chorist wants to read Projections by Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth has spent his life pursuing truths about the human mind, both as a …
Jason Fried blogged about it.
chorist rated Bullshit Jobs: 5 stars
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the existence and societal harm of …
chorist rated How to Do Nothing: 4 stars
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our …
chorist rated Picnic at Hanging Rock: 4 stars
chorist rated The painter: 4 stars
The painter by Peter Heller
"Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best-seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second …
chorist rated The Owl Service: 3 stars
chorist finished reading The Owl Service by Alan Garner
Alan Garner: The Owl Service
I enjoyed it pretty well. The mystery of local legend, and the class/culture tension in the story was really compelling. At the end I was left feeling a little dissatified. But a good read.
chorist finished reading The painter by Peter Heller
"Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best-seller The Dog Stars, returns with an …
This one is a page-turner with quite a bit of action to it... a little outside of what I usually read (my mom gave me a copy because she liked it), but I enjoyed it. The pacing really keeps your attention, and the book really had me wondering how it would all tie up at the end, which it does pretty well.
chorist finished reading Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Reminded me in a way of “Virgin Suicides”. Eerie, a great ambience to the book. Really enjoyed it.
chorist finished reading How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our …
A great meditation on attention and society. Recommended.
chorist finished reading Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the …
It felt pretty slow at the beginning, like he was reveling a bit too much in the descriptions of how "bullshit" so many jobs are, but it really picked up along the way, made a lot of interesting observations about the nature of most work today, and offers some good thoughts on possible solutions. Would definitely recommend.