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Part-time Monk set a goal to read 12 books in 2022

Part-time Monk rated Murder on the Orient Express: 3 stars

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (2007, Harpercollins Pub Ltd, imusti)

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

While en route from Syria to Paris, in the middle of a freezing winter's night, the Orient Express is stopped …

Part-time Monk reviewed Verity by Colleen Hoover

Colleen Hoover: Verity (2021, Grand Central Publishing)

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts …

Review of 'Verity' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Things I liked:

- The suspense in the first part of the story, where nothing of interest happens but the tension is still very strong.
- The interesting plot idea

Things I did not like:

- The execution of the plot. The final plot twist is really kind of stupid and not believable at all.
- Flat characters. I mean, who is Jeremy, apart from a guy that likes to get his dick sucked? I still have no clue.
- Illogical and unnecessary plot lines. Why the horrific accident in the first pages? Why is the relationship with her agent given so much attention when it says so little?

All in all, this book left me disappointed.

Part-time Monk rated Autonomie: 3 stars

Miriam Rasch: Autonomie (Paperback, Nederlands language, 2022, Prometheus)

Autonomie by Miriam Rasch

Ruim tweehonderd jaar geleden riep de Duitse filosoof Immanuel Kant de mens op zich te bevrijden van dogma’s en slaafse …

Part-time Monk reviewed Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner

David Kushner: Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture (2004)

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture is a …

Review of 'Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

As someone that (back in the day) breathlessly waited for the shareware release of Doom to download on his 2400 bps modem, this was a very nostalgic, but also fun and interesting read.

Part-time Monk rated Arbitrary stupid goal: 5 stars

Tamara Shopsin: Arbitrary stupid goal (2017)

Arbitrary stupid goal by Tamara Shopsin

"'Arbitrary Stupid Goal is a completely riveting world--when I looked up from its pages regular life seemed boring and safe …

Part-time Monk rated Thinking in Systems: 5 stars

Donella H. Meadows: Thinking in Systems (2008, Chelsea Green Publishing)

Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows

The classic book on systems thinking―with more than half a million copies sold worldwide!

"This is a fabulous book… This …

Part-time Monk rated De Meeste Mensen Deugen: 3 stars

Rutger Bregman: De Meeste Mensen Deugen (Paperback, Dutch language, 2019, De Correspondent)

De Meeste Mensen Deugen by Rutger Bregman

De mens is een beest, zeiden de koningen. Een zondaar, zeiden de priesters. Een egoïst, zeiden de boekhouders. Al eeuwen …

Part-time Monk rated The Sisters of Auschwitz: 5 stars

Roxane van Iperen: The Sisters of Auschwitz (Paperback, 2021, Harper Paperbacks)

The Sisters of Auschwitz by Roxane van Iperen

Part-time Monk reviewed Met een voet in het graf. by Bob den Uyl

Bob den Uyl: Met een voet in het graf. (Dutch language, 1971, Querido)

Review of 'Met een voet in het graf.' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Het openingsverhaal is niet erg geschikt als opener en doet de bundel wat moeilijk op gang komen. Desalniettemin een fijne selectie verhalen. De gedichten zijn wat minder.

Part-time Monk rated 卡片笔记写作法: 5 stars

Sönke Ahrens: 卡片笔记写作法 (Chinese language, 2021, 人民邮电出版社)

卡片笔记写作法 by Sönke Ahrens

轻松写就58本书和上百篇论文的卡片盒笔记写作法！

德国著名学者卢曼基于学习心理学的洞察，借鉴久经考验的笔记技术，使用卡片盒笔记写作法，积累了 9万张知识卡片，一生中写了 58本书和上百篇论文。

本书是该系统的第一本中文综合指南和说明，本书分为三个部分，第一个部分从写作知识、写作准备、写作能力和注意事项四个角度概述写作的基本问题；第二部分总结了有效写作的四个原则；第三部分是成功写作的六个步骤。详细解释了卡片盒笔记写作法的工作原理和具体写作方法，这一方法可以帮助我们将精力集中在真正重要的事情上——思考、理解和提出新的写作思路，而不用将时间浪费在寻找笔记、资料或参考文献上。

无论你喜欢用笔和纸，还是喜欢在Windows、Mac或Linux上做笔记都没关系，这个方法都能够轻松应用。

 德国的卢曼被称为“当代黑格尔”，是马克思和韦伯之后，百年一遇的具备天才卓识的大师。作为20世纪社会理论界的一颗明星，卢曼以其辉煌作品的灿烂光芒，照耀着整个20世纪下半叶西方当代社会理论的发展进程。他的写作方式别具一格，37岁才投身学术界，并只用了一年时间就获得了在德国很难获得的博士学位。他生前发表了58本书，及数百篇文章，不仅高产，而且《社会的社会》、《社会的艺术》等都成为影响深远的新经典。在本书中详细公开他成就背后的秘密——卡片笔记写作法，即使普通人不一定能够著作等身，但一定不再为写作发愁。

 从根本上改变写作难，学会卢曼的卡片笔记写作法，将会发现无论是写论文、还是写书都不再是不可能实现的任务。传统先定写作目标和计划，自上而下地写，所以会感觉被逼无奈、事倍功半，而卡片笔记法是从平日就已经在构建自己的知识库，等有灵感的时候，才提取储备的知识，所以写起来兴致盎然。

 本书的作者借鉴了卢曼的卡片笔记写作法，所以这本书也算是一个学习成果，每个见解都综合了许多商业、心理学的相关研究，不仅提高了写作技能，也全面提升学习技能。英文版豆瓣评分8.8，想读近3000人，受欢迎程度可见一斑。

2020年，有两件事情深刻影响了我。阅读本书的英文版，便是其中的一件。多少年记笔记过程中的痛点，都被这本书娓娓道来，并且采用了令人信服、可执行的方法来破解。笔记不再是那“被忘却的纪念”，而是构成了一张硕大的思维之网，可以找到，可以积累，可以偶遇。这种方法升级的快感，我已经多年没有体会到了。感谢译者陈琳将本书原汁原味地翻译成了中文。让更多读者有机会重新找回记笔记的激情与乐趣。

——王树义，天津师范大学副教授，玉树芝兰公众号主理人

卢曼的“盒中笔记”通常很简短，因为这些只是他庞大繁杂研究中的索引，等需要时，他会借由这些线头进行延伸思考，然后不断链接知识要点，从而形成自己的知识树。你也可以试试。

——姬十三果壳CEO

很有趣的书，用这个方法可以不断积累笔记，形成终身学习、提高自我的习惯。

——亲子手帐达人、笔记大V温言

每天写6张卡片笔记，一年就可以完成博士论文，你信吗？20世纪最伟大的社会理论学家卢曼教授就是这样做的。这本书详细地介绍了卢曼从阅读到记笔记到写作的整个工作流程及其背后的认知原理。真希望十年前的自己知道这个卡片盒笔记法，强烈推荐每一个学生、科研工作者、作家、终身学习者都阅读这本书并认真地实践它。 …

Part-time Monk reviewed Factfulness by Hans Rosling

Hans Rosling: Factfulness (Hardcover, 2018, SCEPTRE)

It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better …

Review of 'Factfulness' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Passionate book about getting your facts straight first, THEN forming an opinion. Includes lots of practical tips to help you see through misinformation and fearmongering. Rosling will surely be missed by many.