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The good A super quick, fast-paced, entertaining read. Mostly. (more on that below). A reasonably interesting murder mystery that pulls you in ...

The good Some interesting world building. Good action, intrigue, and heist-like plotting. A few intriguing characters. The not s...

It’s a Jack Reacher book. If you read one and liked it, you’ll like this too.

A fun read on the Project Mercury astronauts and test pilots. I found it interesting to learn about: The way pilots are evaluated and how everyone looks for, ...

I loved Backman’s other books, but this one was a bit hit-and-miss for me, with more miss than hit. In some sense, it’s a very heart-warming story, it’s well-writ...

(I did not write up a text review or notes on this book).

The good Interesting new universe. Fun world building. Characters that are unpredictable. Discussions of what’s moral and right, espe...

The good Brilliant premise. Dark, disturbed, neurotic, unpredictable characters. The combination of the premise and the characters ma...

The good A reasonably satisfying conclusion to the Silo trilogy. Doesn’t jump around as much in time as the second book, so it’s easier to foll...

DNF. Each chapter is ~2 pages of platitudes, new age babble, and Buddhist-wannabe spiritual nonsense. All life is interconnected, we’re all creative, there’s ene...