My library
I love reading both fiction and non-fiction books. Here I keep a short review for each book I finish. This section is mainly for my benefit, but write me a message if you’d like to talk about books.
Richard P. Feynman - Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman!
This book was published in 1985 as a loose collection of stories from Feynman ’s life. If he was at least half as gifted/driven as he makes himself to be in this book, he had to be an amazing …
Finished 1 August 2021
Ursula K. Le Guin - The Lathe of Heaven
This novel is about dreams and reality. Usually, these are clearly separated but not in Portland, Oregon, not for George Orr, not in 1971. The whole story happens in a dystopian “future” …
Finished 30 May 2021
Software Engineering at Google
Subtitle: “Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time”. This book is fantastic. It goes over all software engineering disciplines and touches on testing, documentation, CI, deployment and …
Finished 22 May 2021
J.L. Collins - The simple path to wealth
Find out how to retire early and think about investing no more than a few hours a year. This book offers a truly simple method for becoming financially independent.
Finished 14 April 2021
George S. Clason - The Richest Man in Babylon
This short book is a good introduction to the world of personal finance. First released in 1926, it predates modern stock markets and cryptocurrencies, but its truths are no less valid. The book …
Finished 10 April 2021
Blake Crouch - Recursion
I found this book because it was voted the best Sci-Fi book of 2019 on Goodreads. After reading it, I agree with the vote. The book describes a New York city struck by a false memory syndrome: people …
Finished 6 April 2021
Dan Vanderkam - Effective TypeScript
When I started my programming career as a Java developer, my boss recommended that I read Effective Java. Even though I had a few semesters of Java programming behind my belt, I had a very superficial …
Finished 5 March 2021
Randall Munroe - What if?: serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
Same as in How to, it’s a pleasure to see Randall’s thought process when answering absurd but interesting physics questions. The following snippet from the book shows this well: A mole …
Finished 29 January 2021
Terry Pratchett - Snuff
Reading Snuff was a bittersweet experience. Sweet because by now it’s impossible to disappoint me with stories about the Ankh-Morpork city watch. Bitter because this is the last book fo the …
Finished 29 January 2021
Terry Pratchett - Night Watch
Time travelling done right. That’s the book summed up in four words. As you can tell, I’m now a full-blown groupie of the Watch series. It would be as hard to disappoint me as having …
Finished 22 December 2020