Louise Glück “Faithful and Virtuous Night”- book review
It’s a melancholy collection: full of reminiscences and nostalgic reflection Continue reading Louise Glück “Faithful and Virtuous Night”- book review
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Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror and the Light” – book review
The final installment of Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell trilogy is a thick volume. Continue reading Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror and the Light” – book review
Will Storr’s “The Science of Storytelling” – book review
When I reached for Storr’s book The Science of Storytelling, I hoped to find a scientific exploration of the way storytelling affects our brains. Continue reading Will Storr’s “The Science of Storytelling” – book review
Shoshana Zuboff “The Age of Surveillance Captialism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of AI” – book review
The phrase “surveillance capitalism” has been appearing in the newspapers recently as a way of describing the business practice of Google and Facebook. The phrase was coined by Shoshana Zuboff’s book The Age of Surveillance Captialism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of AI. The book begins with a definition of surveillance capitalism Sur-veil-lance Cap-i-tal-ism, n. A new economic order that … Continue reading Shoshana Zuboff “The Age of Surveillance Captialism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of AI” – book review
Nora Ephron’s “I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman” – book review
I devoured this book in one gulp as I would a box of chocolates. It is a collection of Nora Ephron’s personal essays, just the sort of length so that one can read it in a single afternoon. Continue reading Nora Ephron’s “I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman” – book review
Zdzislaw Najder “The Life of Joseph Conrad” – book review
In fact, Conrad is a perennial moaner and that’s perhaps why I feel so much affection for him. Continue reading Zdzislaw Najder “The Life of Joseph Conrad” – book review
Philip K. Dick “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” – book review
Deckard earns as much as he kills. He is a bounty hunter, whose job is to kill “andys” (androids) who have escaped to Earth. Continue reading Philip K. Dick “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” – book review
Aldous Huxley “Brave New World” – book review
Though the Brave New World was written in 1932, its unashamed dualism feels eerily contemporary. Continue reading Aldous Huxley “Brave New World” – book review
Candice Carty-Williams “Queenie” – book review
I opened the first few pages – featuring a scene at the gynecologist – and I was impressed. Women have all been there, but it takes a gutsy author to be able to write about it. Continue reading Candice Carty-Williams “Queenie” – book review
Fred C. Piper and Sean Murphy “Cryptography: A very short introduction” – book review
Cryptography, by necessity, is a complex subject. If it were simple, it wouldn’t serve its purpose. Continue reading Fred C. Piper and Sean Murphy “Cryptography: A very short introduction” – book review
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