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.
Bohumil Hrabal - I Served the King of England
When I started reading this e-book, I thought that I’ve got to get a faulty file. Bohumil definitely wasn’t messing around when starting this book. It’s on since the page 1. My …
Finished 29 April 2020
David Thomas, Andrew Hunt - The Pragmatic Programmer
I have no idea, why did it take me 10 years of professional programming to get this book and read it. Maybe it was the 1999 release date that made it look too old. Too old to provide any useful …
Finished 25 April 2020
Cal Newport - Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
I have a mixed feeling about this book. On one hand it was extremely repetitive and the first part of the book felt like a broken record. But this might just be because I’m familiar with the …
Finished 18 April 2020
Burton G. Malkiel - A Random Walk Down Wall Street
When I read Barefoot investor three years ago, I felt like I discovered a whole new world. Lowering taxes by saving for retirement, indexed funds? In my late twenties I finally started saving more …
Finished 13 April 2020
Amor Towles - Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility made me love the idea New York even though I’ve never been. Following the story of 22yo Katherine Kontent I’ve found her the most relatable female character ever (maybe …
Finished 23 February 2020
David Spiegelhalter - The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
This book is something. A chapter in I went to a nearby office supplies store and I bought notebook to make notes. The first few chapters I felt like statistician. Sir David Spiegelhalter (yeah, you …
Finished 12 February 2020
Terry Pratchett - Small Gods
I’m a firm believer in the God of lettuce. It’s a safe bet I’m told. The dynamic between a god needing his follower more than follower the god creates tricky and funny situations …
Finished 2 February 2020
Karel Čapek - R.U.R.
I’ve picked this book for two reasons. It’s my country’s classics and it’s super short. The 3 hours that it took to read R.U.R. was time well spent. If the book was any longer, …
Finished 20 January 2020
Randall Munroe - How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
Is it a fiction, is it non-fiction? Who knows, who cares. This book looks long but thanks to the rich imagery I chewed through it in no time. The clarity of Munroe’s explanation makes me feel …
Finished 17 January 2020
Sue Burke - Semiosis
I’ve never read a sci-fi quite like this. Semiosis tells a story in a way that will give you both detail and large overview of the idea. Detail because the story is told by people (and plants) …
Finished 16 January 2020