Matto reviewed Hard to be a God by Boris Strugatsky (A Continuum book)
Review of 'Hard to be a God' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Original, thought-provoking story. Loved it.
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Read fiction as well as non-fiction. Started reading somewhere in the seventies, still enjoying a good book :)
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Matto reviewed The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem
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.
Matto finished reading The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem
The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem, Bill Johnston
Reads initially like the sort of traditional science fiction you might see on TV - rocket lands on foreign planet, …
Matto reviewed Roadside Picnic by Boris Strugatsky
Roadside Picnic is set in the aftermath of an extraterrestrial event called the Visitation that …
My review of Roadside Picnic
5 stars
This is a great Science Fiction book ! An unputdownable page turner. Good story, good character development, very well written. I enjoyed it a lot, read it in two sittings :)
Matto reviewed My View of the World by Erwin Schrodinger
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.
Matto reviewed The discovery of slowness by Sten Nadolny
The discovery of slowness
4 stars
Not exactly a page turner, but I enjoyed reading this book. It is about the life of John Franklin, and about a way to see things.
Matto wants to read The Hidden Spring by Mark Solms
Matto reviewed We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson’s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family’s dark …
Review of 'We have always lived in the castle'
4 stars
Weird, original and surprising story. Nicely written.
Matto finished reading The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
"His best book," Esquire wrote of Kurt Vonnegut's 1959 novel The Sirens of Titan, adding, …
Must read for every science fiction fan
Matto reviewed Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright
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.
Matto reviewed The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and …
Review of 'The song of Achilles' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Original approach to this old Greek Myth, easy to read, and a page turner.
Matto reviewed Work clean by Dan Charnas
"In Work Clean, Dan Charnas reveals how to apply mise-en-place outside the kitchen, in any …
Review of 'Work clean' on 'GoodReads'
3 stars
Explanation of some principles uses by chefs in the kitchen of restaurants and how you can apply these as a knowledge worker.
Matto reviewed Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
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.
Matto reviewed The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
It is the late 21st Century and the Moon has been colonized -- as a …
Review of 'The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Captivating story
Matto reviewed White Noise by Don DeLillo
White Noise is the eighth novel by Don DeLillo, published by Viking Press in 1985. …
Review of 'White Noise' on 'GoodReads'
2 stars
The story is OK-ish, would have been closer to 3 stars, except for the ending.