Jason Matthews “The Red Sparrow” – book review
If this was a realistic novel about spies in suits, I’d be so happy… Continue reading Jason Matthews “The Red Sparrow” – book review
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William Dalrymple’s “The Anarchy” – book review
Did I really ‘read’ William Dalrymple’s The Anarchy?
I let it waft around me, listening on Audible as I cooked dinner and I cleared the kitchen. That is surely not the reading it deserves. Continue reading William Dalrymple’s “The Anarchy” – book review
Jack Fairweather’s “The Volunteer” – book review
This is not a story of a hero. This is a story of a man who did the best he could. We need more like him. Continue reading Jack Fairweather’s “The Volunteer” – book review
Choderlos de Laclos “Les Liaisons Dangerouses” – book review
It took me half a year- but I finally did it! I finished reading Les Liaisons Dangereuses ! Continue reading Choderlos de Laclos “Les Liaisons Dangerouses” – book review
Virginia Woolf’s “Night and Day”- book review
It took me a long time to get through “Night and Day”. Continue reading Virginia Woolf’s “Night and Day”- book review
Margaret Atwood “The Testaments” – book review
The Testaments is very much a thriller, a feminist fairy tale. Continue reading Margaret Atwood “The Testaments” – book review
Mary Wollstonecraft’s “Vindication of the Rights of Woman” – book review
The book is a very rational argument about the importance of educating women – in order to make them better wives and mothers. Continue reading Mary Wollstonecraft’s “Vindication of the Rights of Woman” – book review
Max Tegmark “Life 3.0” – book review
Max Tegmark’s Life 3.0 is a speculation about the consequences of developing “general artificial intelligence”. General AI is a computer intelligence that can be used to solve a wide variety of problems. This type of AI is opposed to today’s highly-specialized AIs that focus on one task: such as face-recognition or playing chess. Tegmark is a general AI enthusiast. He is convinced that general intelligence … Continue reading Max Tegmark “Life 3.0” – book review
Walter Isaacson “Steve Jobs” – book review
There are many adjectives that I would use to describe Steve Jobs – „dull” is not one of them. I don’t think I would have had the patience to read a biography of this length if I hadn’t been listening to it on Audible. I listened to it over a few months, dipping in at leisure, and taking breaks when it got to be a bit too … Continue reading Walter Isaacson “Steve Jobs” – book review
Dodie Smith “I Capture the Castle” – book review
Finally read this YA classic by the author of the “101 Dalmatians” Continue reading Dodie Smith “I Capture the Castle” – book review
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