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Matt K

mttktz@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 11 months ago

Hiya! I'm also hostux.social/@mattk for talking about more than books

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2025 Reading Goal

80% complete! Matt K has read 16 of 20 books.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Carlo M. Cipolla: Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (2020, Ebury Publishing)

"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" --Simon Kuper, …

Short funny a wee bit fascist

This is a great little tiny essay in a book. I want more things perfectly sized to what they are.

The laws make sense and are fun, but I am leery of the anti democratic implications and the idea that people are a single thing instead of being contextual fabric

Alex North: The Shadows (Hardcover, 2020, Celadon Books)

”The Shadows” is the haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York …

Good but the twist ex machina grinds

A lot of very interesting ideas and great golden moments. In the ending I was a bit disappointed, as it seemed so hidden, erasing the earlier parts of the book.

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Alex North: The Shadows (Hardcover, 2020, Celadon Books)

”The Shadows” is the haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York …

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