I Read Many Things

Tag: book-review

  • 2024 Year in Review

    Here’s a quick recap of the 72 books I’ve read in 2024. Some stats were picked on Goodreads, and from a quick peek they seem a bit incomplete, but it’s still a good summary of the year. As far as rankings go, I’ve decided to exclude re-reads. Non-Fiction books : 45 Fiction books : 27…

  • Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir

    I started reading this book at 10 one evening and, an instant later, it was 11 and I had to be a reasonable adult and turn off the lights. As I fell asleep, I kept thinking about what I had just read and decided then that I had to write about it. This might be…

  • Think Again : The Power of Knowing What We Don’t Know, by Adam Grant

    “Knowing what you don’t know.” Those few words were all I needed to want to read this book. As someone who absolutely LOVES to learn about anything and everything, I’ve always been fascinated by the process of learning, how knowledge can evolve, the value of questioning and doubting. In other words, I am the perfect…

  • Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin

    On reading forums where I sometimes hang out, this novel by Gabrielle Zevin kept popping up for the past few months as a favourite among users. I was intrigued, so I jumped in completely blind. I didn’t even know what it was about, all I saw was the unusual title and the funky cover design.…