Books

Books I've read, more recent reads at the top:

  1. 'There Is No Antimemetics Division' by qntm
  2. 'The Left Hand of Darkness' by Ursula K. LeGuin
  3. 'The Phantom Tollbooth' by Norton Juster
  4. 'City of Thieves' by David Benioff
  5. 'The Betrothed ' by Alessandro Manzoni
  6. 'Kingdom Cons' by Yuri Herrera
  7. 'Signs Preceding the End of the World' by Yuri Herrera
  8. 'The Transmigration of Bodies' by Yuri Herrera

Books from Google Sheets

TitleAuthorYearThoughtsCover
City of Thieves David Benioff 2008 Way better finale than Game of Thrones Cover of City of Thieves
The Betrothed Alessandro Manzoni 1983 This would make a great HBO series. Cover of The Betrothed
Kingdom Cons Yuri Herrera 2017 Court intrigue of Mexican gangsters, musicians, witches. More poetry than prose. Cover of Kingdom Cons
Signs Preceding the End of the World Yuri Herrera 2015 A masterpiece. Reminded me of the Odyssey more than anything. Cover of Signs Preceding the End of the World
The Transmigration of Bodies Yuri Herrera 2016 Weakest of his "Three Novels" Cover of The Transmigration of Bodies
The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien 1937 Cover of The Hobbit
Ra qntm 2011 Fun but hard to follow at times. Cover of Ra
There Is No Antimemetics Division qntm 2008 Most fun I've had reading in a while. Memento + X-Files + SCP. How do you fight something that you can't remember? Cover of There Is No Antimemetics Division
Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories qntm 2022 "Lena" short story is brilliant. I ended up writing a post about it. Cover of Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. LeGuin Masterpiece. UKLeG is an all-time sci-fi great. Her worldbuilding is so convincing. Makes sense that her dad was an anthropologist. Cover of The Left Hand of Darkness
The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster 1961 Alice in Wonderland with more math. Great book for a smart kid, along with 'Flatland'. Cover of The Phantom Tollbooth
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