Reviews and Comments

Very strong call to action. Quick read with tons of excellent recommendations for further reading. I’m somewhat squeamish about medical things, but did not have trouble here.

I’m about 20 minutes in, intrigued and uncomfortable.

Enjoyed this (sequel to The Peripheral). It’s odd, there is always plot and it is exciting and interesting, but the really sparkly bit of these two books is the way they make characters of the near(ish) future and present. And I guess this is not uncommon in sci-fi, though perhaps not always commonly well-executed, but the way the “science fiction” broaches philosophical questions, ideas, debates without you (me, anyway) being aware until later is pretty magical. Good books.

Recommended by my friend and colleague!

Damn good memoir! The contents are rough, but McCurdy knows when to lighten a dark moment, usually with very dark humor (see: the title). I knew nothing about the author prior to this book; I hope she writes a lot more.

I heard this was good, even though the title makes my heart hurt (for reasons). I don’t think I would’ve kept reading except the author is quite engaging.

I’m fairly certain I’m predisposed to disliking this book, as a regular critic of True Crime and especially True Crime Culture. That said, I saw this recommended somewhere, there was a copy available, I had a bit of time. I should have read something else. This gets an extra star because the writing itself isn’t awful and it does try to do something different (though I don’t think it succeeds). It isn’t half as clever as it thinks it is, in my opinion, however. That might be unfair, but, I’ve tried to convince myself to like it more and I can’t.