My Reading List

“Entertaining, but wildly scattered”

“Forced in some places, but an interesting look at the music and culture business”

“About what you would expect”

“Lovely and fun”

“This has nothing to do with books, really. Kinda odd.”

“Vague and odd, but short”

“Confusing and vague, but introduced a couple neat ideas”

“Great story in a unique format”

“A seminal history of the early days of AIDS”

“Fascinating and infuriating”

“Good in places, tedious in others”

“An interesting memoir largely about gender transition”

“Incredibly practical guide. No theory or strategy, all tactics.”

“Incredibly basic, and suffers from some stilted translation issues (from Korean)”

“No practical advice, but a very funny look at the mental and emotional toll of writing.”

“A little weird and vague. Not 100% sure of the author’s point, but it was often interesting.”

“Fascinating and valuable as a practical reference”

“Great history of a specific period of time, before social media, when blogs were king”

“Nothing groundbreaking. Pretty basic business advice.”

“An odd systematic deconstruction of the Nicene Creed”

“Superficial pop psychology; should have been a blog post”

“Very weird and incomplete. You’d need to read the series”

“A comprehensive account of his life”

“Some great advice about putting time and productivity into perspective.”

“Epic novel about multiple generations of a magical South American town”

“Nothing groundbreaking. Several hundred pages of pretty obvious information.”

“A little emotional, but a good reminder that everything in your life is based on how you feel about yourself.”

“Fantastic technical book. Well-written and interesting.”

“Uneven. Some of it was absorbing, and some of it just got weird. Unfulfilling.”

“Concise examination of how the world agrees to do stuff toghether.”

“A classic of mental framing, perspective, and performance. Surprisingly human.”

“Exhausting accounts of police and prosecutorial misconduct”

“Interesting book about holistic understanding”

“An entertaning polemic against television”

“A short polemic against digital advertising”

“Interesting, but has little to do with zines”

“An interesting look that I hadn’t considered before”

“I just didn’t get it”

“A nice pictorial restrospective”

“Shallow and obvious; a classic vanity book”

“Interesting and funny to browse”

“Incredible history. So, so hard to put down.”

“Entertaining read, with a larger philosophic point”

“Fascinating look at what comes ‘after’ stories”

“Interesting but repetitive”

“Meandering but interesting look at the absurdities of the average organization”

“Short and interesting, but not ground-breaking”

“Fascinating, well-researched – hard to put down”

“Fun to browse, not very sticky”

“Simplistic, probably just exposition for a longer series”

“Detailed, but fascinating, nuts and bolts description of the industry”

“Practical, full of good information”

“Lovely collection of essays on cabin life. Peaceful read.”

“A little breathless, nothing too practical”

“Great look at the idea that we do the best we can, and that’s often just to remain aware and adaptable”

“Fun little coffee table-ish book”

“Pretty ridiculous. Very abstract and doesn’t even remotely deliver on the title”

“Nothing new; it’s a scholarly book, really meant for educators”

“Fine point, but could have been a blog post”

“Meanders. Never really comes to a point.”

“Entertaining, but you need to really like wine”

“A transformational thought, for people in the right stage of life”

“Magesterial, but a little tedious”

“Informative, but petty and gossipy”

“An interesting history of a watershed event. Goes beyond just fashion, into issues of race and culture.”

“Pointless and pandering”

“Fascinating and fun.”

“Well-researched and written, but ultimately frustrating because there are few answers.”

“I quit it. Almost gibberish. Didn’t make any sense.”

“Interesting, but about a very specific thing, and it gets a little preachy in the end.”

“Fun, lightweight novel. A page-turner.”

“Good reminder about what’s important, but repetitive and maybe a bit simplistic.”

“Fascinating theory, with lots of anecdotes”

“Long, but never boring. Takes commitment to get through.”

“Interesting, but preachy and has a strong political point-of-view which you might not share.”

“Annoying, pointless, and maybe sacrilegious?”

“Pointless, but silly and fun if you like spy movies.”

“Can get a little tedious, but a loving look at New York City from an interesting point-of-view.”

“Meant to be inspirational. Mostly succeeds, but a lot of it is very obvious.”

“Not quite what I was looking for. All dire warnings with no real solutions.”

“Solid standalone mystery set against a backdrop of fiction writing and editing.”

“Realistic and uncomfortable for anyone who has lived through enterprise IT”

“A promotional title, meant to inspire; pretty basic”

“Tedious. Very few people will find this interesting.”

“Long, but if you like Disney theme parks, this is absolute heaven.”

“Very specific book. Informative but dry.”

“Simplistic, gimmicky, and maybe pointless. But a very quick read.”

“Obvious stuff, but a good reminder”

“Only valuable as a look into the mind of a very disturbed person”

“Interesting in a big picture sense, but goes way too far into the weeds”

“Really a series of blog posts rather than a book”

“Would be amazing to read and study in a group. Very dense for a lone reader to absorb.”

“A re-hash of everything else he’s written. Comfort food, basically.”

“A fun page-turner. Nothing too deep. Very predictable.”

“Beautiful, but these (mostly) are not the libraries you’re thinking of.”

“I liked the overall point, but it loses focus halfway through.”

“Disappointing. More self-help than memoir.”

“Idealistic but will not promote practical change in anyone who is willing to read it”

“Odd, but endearing. About how failure makes engineers better.”

“Very, very fun for fans of Magnum P.I. especially”

“Stellar look into the problems of big projects. Endlessly interesting.”

“Very, very broad. Meanders a lot. Interesting, but contemplative.”

“If we can’t stop climate change, this is a look at how we’re going to adapt, which I think is necessary.”

“Its heart is in the right place, but a bit idealistic and repetitive”

“Really odd book about a very esoteric subject”

“An excellent, rational book that will be ignored by everyone who really needs to read it”

“Lightweight fun for book lovers. I was a little confused by the ending.”

“Really lovely book in an interesting format: fictional blog?”

“Practical and informative, but dry. Can’t be read as theory – you need to have an active problem to work through.”

“Historically notable, but very slow and very boring.”

“Not what I was looking for. Less practical information, and more theory, philosophy, and politics.”

“Abandoned this when it got into weird spiritual territory. Very new age.”

“Wildly unfocused. Didn’t make much sense.”

“Fascinating. Lots of information I didn’t know, and had never even considered.”

“Lightweight, fun spy thriller.”

“Supposedly important and notable, but I didn’t really get it.”

“Really neat concept and execution. Made me think a bit.”

“It did not hold up when re-reading it, 30 years down the road.”

“Good practical knowledge, but a little broad and basic. Less helpful for people with experience.”

“Really fun and well-researched. Lots of great trivia and perspectives about the show.”

“Good book, with a great message.”