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Michael Kovacs

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Joined 1 year, 11 months ago

maybe one of these years I'll hit my reading goal

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To Read (View all 26)

Kurt Vonnegut: Hocus Pocus (1997, Berkley Trade)
Emily Austin: Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead (Hardcover, 2021, Atria Books)
Stephen King: Later (Paperback, 2021, Hard Case Crime)

Currently Reading

村田沙耶香: Convenience Store Woman (2018)
Fredrik Backman: Anxious People (Hardcover, 2020, Atria Books)

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Liz Pelly: Mood Machine (Hardcover, english language, 2025, Atria/One Signal Publishers)
Kōtarō Isaka: Bullet Train (2022)
Marie Kondo: The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up (GraphicNovel, 2017, Ten Speed Press)

2025 Reading Goal

32% complete! Michael Kovacs has read 8 of 25 books.

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stopped reading Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Kristin Kobes Du Mez: Jesus and John Wayne (Paperback, 2021, Liveright Publishing Corporation, Liveright)

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that identifies the forces …

I think while an important book to read, it is extremely difficult for me personally to read this book given the current state of everything. I’m already against the current state of religion in American politics, and while again understanding how we got to this point is important, currently I do not need to need to be sold more reasons to be upset about this. Highly recommend if you are interested in learning more about this, but just not the right time for me to read this book.

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quoted Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Kristin Kobes Du Mez: Jesus and John Wayne (Paperback, 2021, Liveright Publishing Corporation, Liveright)

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that identifies the forces …

Jesus was no sissy-he was a ‘star athlete’ who could ‘become your life's hero.’ The Christian life was ‘total war,’ and Jesus was ‘Our Great Commander.’ Graham's Jesus was ‘a man, every inch a man,’ the most physically powerful man who had ever lived.

— Jesus and John Wayne by  (6%)

in regards to Billy Graham.

fucking barf.

commented on Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Kristin Kobes Du Mez: Jesus and John Wayne (Paperback, 2021, Liveright Publishing Corporation, Liveright)

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that identifies the forces …

the victim complex at play here with evangelical christians in america is insane. i have seen this in person by a majority (NOT ALL) of people i know who identify as even just christian in america. they need to be under attack in order to be secure in their faith.

reviewed Mood Machine by Liz Pelly

Liz Pelly: Mood Machine (Hardcover, english language, 2025, Atria/One Signal Publishers)

An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive …

Mood Machine

A really in depth report through Spotify of how the music streaming industry kicked off and how it has impacted musicians through the years. My own music listening habits on Apple Music are being questioned. Loved the ending section about libraries and how they can help alleviate some of the issues of creating art in a capitalist system.

“The problems faced by musicians, like those faced elsewhere in society, aren’t technological problems: they’re problems of power and labor.”

commented on Mood Machine by Liz Pelly

Liz Pelly: Mood Machine (Hardcover, english language, 2025, Atria/One Signal Publishers)

An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive …

this book is really making me reconsider my music streaming habits. I’ve converted to Bandcamp as a way to buy tracks for DJing that directly supports the artists and gives me a high quality DRM-free file, but it’s convincing me more with every page that maybe I should move more of my day to day listening habits to the music I own on Bandcamp instead of Apple Music

quoted Mood Machine by Liz Pelly

Liz Pelly: Mood Machine (Hardcover, english language, 2025, Atria/One Signal Publishers)

An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive …

Lopatin asked a question that has stuck with me: ‘If your art practice is so ingrained in the brutal reality that Spotify has outlined for all of us, then what is the music that you’re not making? What does the music you’re not making sound like?’

— Mood Machine by  (56%)