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Matto

mattofr@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 7 months ago

Read fiction as well as non-fiction. Started reading somewhere in the seventies, still enjoying a good book :)

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reviewed The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem

Stanislaw Lem, Bill Johnston: The Invincible (2017, Pro Auctore Wojciech Zemek) 3 stars

Reads initially like the sort of traditional science fiction you might see on TV - …

The Invincible

4 stars

After all these years, still a good book. The story takes some time to build up, but than it becomes a page turner. And of course, at it's time, this book was a true original.

Review of 'My View of the World' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

The book, consisting of two parts, goed into his ideas about conscious and Self, and about the questions like if we are all experiencing the world around us the same, and if we are all one. He offers some great insights, or at least thought provoking ideas.

Schrödinger write in terrible long sentences. Because of this, I didn't go above 3 stars.

Robert Wright: Why Buddhism is True (2018, Simon & Schuster) 4 stars

A journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation that shows how Buddhism holds the …

Review of "Why Buddhism is True ..." on Goodreads

4 stars

This book starts with a scientific view on how ideas from evolutionary psychology match buddhistic ideas, and end with some personal insights from the author based upon his personal experiences.

It gives you a lot too think about.

Haruki Murakami: Sputnik Sweetheart (2002, Vintage) 4 stars

Sputnik Sweetheart (スプートニクの恋人, Supūtoniku no Koibito) is a novel by Haruki Murakami, published in Japan, …

Review of 'Sputnik Sweetheart' on 'GoodReads'

4 stars

Captivating story, with some deeper thoughts in it. I did enjoy it, and whished I could have read the original, assuming it must be even better than the translation.