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The Mythical Man-Month is a collection of essays that generalize some "rules" about software engineering: adding engineers to a project, "no silver bullets" to 10x productivity, importance of communication in a big project, etc. I loved reading it, partly because I could relate/empathize with so many of the ideas.

TMM-M is like a philosophy book, with clearly laid out observations and evidence behind the wisdom Spoiler: not all the observations hold up! There are many things still true 40+ years after it was first published; but it's also fun to read about the observations that don't hold up today (...although the 20th anniversary Chapter 19 revisits all of the concepts in retrospect). I can definitely see myself rereading and referencing this book in the future!

Thorough history of the Mega Man series and it’s creators. I sped thru the detailed parts about actual MM3 gameplay, so in retrospect it might have been worth revisiting the game before reading the book.

Poetic sci-fi, rich characters, and not too intense in its sci-fi-ness. Touches a lot on aging. Really enjoyed the form: multiple short stories that are tied together.

Actually a good history for the whole FF series -- the story behind Yoshitaka Amano, the rivalry with Dragon Quest, the English translations for FFV, etc.