Reviews and Comments

Great voices giving original takes on all things nerdy. I'm a nerd too and felt so home.

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It's obsolete in some ways, and these theories (& others) are out on Reddit, but the author's desire to wrest secrets from the text is compelling.

I enjoyed Caffeine. I have experienced the same unsharpened pencil aspect and so understand the journey. Sleep is nice.

White has nostalgia for times that may not have been better. He describes a very different and oddly similar city. Great prose. The parts that change aren't the important ones.

Brilliant novel with characters who make vivid sacrifices for each other. It's a story of giving vs taking. The main character is a brilliant set of contradictions that all harmonize somehow.

Simple piece that inverts the patriarchy. I found it relatable. Good questions.

Novik's worldbuilding is excellent. A Bildungsroman, and in this story the characters transform, learning to trust and love. I'm so impressed with the cheeky dialogue of the main character and how it has evolved.

Moreno-Garcia is one of my favorite writers. This is an excellent romance. The dialogue is excellent. The plot was fairly predictable, but I appreciated the post-colonial takes. The fantasy elements are in the worldbuilding (still patriarchal and traditional) and a bit of telekinesis, which turns out to be important.

This one was enormous fun! Punched me hard.

Great imagination and very original worldbuilding!

Incredibly entertaining. McWhorter's strength is his storytelling, the ability to pair his insights about the language with memorable moments.

Pollan does a really good job at making a complicated subject approachable to a general audience.

I loved the story especially how the characters opposed each other and needed to cooperate anyhow. It rushed at the end, but the story was well told and opens up a realm of possibilities to be explored.