Readings
Books I've read over the last few years. Some books that have stuck with me:
- Hyperion: Possibly my favorite sci-fi series. The second book is fantastic.
- Book of the New Sun: A challenging read that was often confusing, but the ending makes me want to reread it. Incredibly deep and complex.
- Cryptonomicon: A long but fascinating read connecting WWII code breaking with the 90s tech boom. My first Neal Stephenson book.
- When Breath Becomes Air: A very sad and moving book. Makes you realize that life is short.
2026 (8)
| Title & Author | Pages | Completed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien | 366 | Aug 5 | 4/5 |
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis | 277 | Jul 3 | 4/5 |
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin | 387 | Jun 18 | 3/5 |
The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier | 391 | May 16 | 3/5 |
The Book of Elon by Eric Jorgenson | 371 | Apr 30 | 4.5/5 |
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry | 960 | Apr 22 | 4.5/5 |
Maintenance of Everything by Stewart Brand | 198 | Apr 14 | 4/5 |
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering by Richard W. Hamming | 376 | Feb 7 | 4/5 |
The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
4/5366 pgs
Aug 5Surprised by Joy
by C.S. Lewis
4/5277 pgs
Jul 3The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
3/5387 pgs
Jun 18The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier
3/5391 pgs
May 16The Book of Elon
by Eric Jorgenson
4.5/5371 pgs
Apr 30Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
4.5/5960 pgs
Apr 22Maintenance of Everything
by Stewart Brand
4/5198 pgs
Apr 14The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
by Richard W. Hamming
4/5376 pgs
Feb 72025 (24)
| Title & Author | Pages | Completed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro | 288 | Dec 22 | 3.5/5 |
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson | 499 | Nov 27 | 4/5 |
Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan | 328 | Oct 18 | 2/5 |
The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks | 309 | Sep 21 | 4/5 |
The Road by Cormac McCarthy | 241 | Aug 16 | 4/5 |
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro | 258 | Aug 1 | 4/5 |
Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading by Nadia Asparouhova | 166 | Jul 25 | 3/5 |
The Effective Engineer by Edmond Lau | 260 | Jul 14 | 4.5/5 |
BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell | 416 | Jul 12 | 4/5 |
Software Engineering after the Vibe Shift by Sean Goedecke | 111 | Jul 12 | 5/5 |
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut | 193 | Jul 3 | 4/5 |
Masters of Doom by David Kushner | 339 | Jun 29 | 4.5/5 |
The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe | 372 | Jun 6 | 4/5 |
On Writing by Stephen King | 320 | May 22 | 4/5 |
The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe | 330 | Apr 22 | 4/5 |
Great Mental Models by Shane Parrish | 216 | Apr 19 | 3/5 |
The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe | 279 | Apr 5 | 4.5/5 |
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe | 303 | Mar 16 | 4/5 |
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe | 262 | Feb 23 | 4/5 |
War of Art by Steven Pressfield | 168 | Feb 10 | 4/5 |
All System Red by Martha Wells | 144 | Feb 2 | 4/5 |
Good Energy by Casey Means | 400 | Jan 26 | 3.5/5 |
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance | 264 | Jan 19 | 4/5 |
Midnight Library by Matt Haig | 288 | Jan 11 | 4/5 |
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
3.5/5288 pgs
Dec 22The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson
4/5499 pgs
Nov 27Naked Economics
by Charles Wheelan
2/5328 pgs
Oct 18The Player of Games
by Iain M. Banks
4/5309 pgs
Sep 21The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
4/5241 pgs
Aug 16The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
4/5258 pgs
Aug 1Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading
by Nadia Asparouhova
3/5166 pgs
Jul 25The Effective Engineer
by Edmond Lau
4.5/5260 pgs
Jul 14BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
by Tony Fadell
4/5416 pgs
Jul 12Software Engineering after the Vibe Shift
by Sean Goedecke
5/5111 pgs
Jul 12When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut
4/5193 pgs
Jul 3Masters of Doom
by David Kushner
4.5/5339 pgs
Jun 29The Urth of the New Sun
by Gene Wolfe
4/5372 pgs
Jun 6On Writing
by Stephen King
4/5320 pgs
May 22The Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe
4/5330 pgs
Apr 22Great Mental Models
by Shane Parrish
3/5216 pgs
Apr 19The Sword of the Lictor
by Gene Wolfe
4.5/5279 pgs
Apr 5The Claw of the Conciliator
by Gene Wolfe
4/5303 pgs
Mar 16The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe
4/5262 pgs
Feb 23War of Art
by Steven Pressfield
4/5168 pgs
Feb 10All System Red
by Martha Wells
4/5144 pgs
Feb 2Good Energy
by Casey Means
3.5/5400 pgs
Jan 26Hillbilly Elegy
by J.D. Vance
4/5264 pgs
Jan 19Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
4/5288 pgs
Jan 112024 (13)
| Title & Author | Pages | Completed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb | 426 | Dec 31 | 4.5/5 |
The Lessons of History by Will Durant | 119 | Nov 21 | 4.5/5 |
Motivation Hacker by Nick Winter | 138 | Nov 11 | 3/5 |
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger | 512 | Nov 3 | 4/5 |
| 220 | Oct 14 | 4/5 | |
We Are Legion by Dennis E. Taylor | 383 | Aug 25 | 3.5/5 |
Building Second Brain by Tiago Forte | 272 | May 29 | 4/5 |
Dune by Frank Herbert | 688 | Mar 14 | 4/5 |
Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter | 304 | Feb 9 | 4/5 |
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck | 104 | Feb 4 | 4.5/5 |
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel | 259 | Feb 3 | 4.5/5 |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | 401 | Jan 20 | 4.5/5 |
Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons | 709 | Jan 3 | 4/5 |
Antifragile
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
4.5/5426 pgs
Dec 31The Lessons of History
by Will Durant
4.5/5119 pgs
Nov 21Motivation Hacker
by Nick Winter
3/5138 pgs
Nov 11Poor Charlie's Almanack
by Charlie Munger
4/5512 pgs
Nov 34/5220 pgs
Oct 14We Are Legion
by Dennis E. Taylor
3.5/5383 pgs
Aug 25Building Second Brain
by Tiago Forte
4/5272 pgs
May 29Dune
by Frank Herbert
4/5688 pgs
Mar 14Comfort Crisis
by Michael Easter
4/5304 pgs
Feb 9A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck
4.5/5104 pgs
Feb 4Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel
4.5/5259 pgs
Feb 3Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin
4.5/5401 pgs
Jan 20Rise of Endymion
by Dan Simmons
4/5709 pgs
Jan 32023 (11)
| Title & Author | Pages | Completed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Endymion by Dan Simmons | 563 | Aug 28 | 4/5 |
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman | 245 | Aug 12 | 3.5/5 |
Outlive by Peter Attia | 416 | Jul 8 | 4.5/5 |
Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons | 517 | Jul 4 | 4.5/5 |
Hyperion by Dan Simmons | 500 | Jun 10 | 4.5/5 |
You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy | 278 | Feb 19 | 4.5/5 |
Culture Code by Daniel Coyle | 247 | Feb 5 | 4.5/5 |
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi | 208 | Jan 23 | 5/5 |
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch | 352 | Jan 22 | 5/5 |
Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl | 165 | Jan 12 | 4/5 |
Exhalation by Ted Chiang | 368 | Jan 1 | 4/5 |
Endymion
by Dan Simmons
4/5563 pgs
Aug 28Four Thousand Weeks
by Oliver Burkeman
3.5/5245 pgs
Aug 12Outlive
by Peter Attia
4.5/5416 pgs
Jul 8Fall of Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
4.5/5517 pgs
Jul 4Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
4.5/5500 pgs
Jun 10You're Not Listening
by Kate Murphy
4.5/5278 pgs
Feb 19Culture Code
by Daniel Coyle
4.5/5247 pgs
Feb 5When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
5/5208 pgs
Jan 23Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch
5/5352 pgs
Jan 22Man's Search For Meaning
by Viktor Frankl
4/5165 pgs
Jan 12Exhalation
by Ted Chiang
4/5368 pgs
Jan 12022 (14)
| Title & Author | Pages | Completed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Release It by Michael Nygard | 350 | Dec 1 | 4/5 |
Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone | 496 | Nov 6 | N/A |
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli | 256 | Sep 11 | N/A |
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson | 576 | Aug 21 | 4/5 |
The Man Who Solved the Markets by Gregory Zuckerman | 359 | Jul 1 | 4/5 |
Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows | 218 | Jun 24 | 4/5 |
How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens | 178 | May 8 | N/A |
Hard Things About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz | 304 | Mar 24 | 4.5/5 |
Breath by James Nestor | 280 | Mar 17 | 4/5 |
Amp It Up by Frank Slootman | 208 | Feb 15 | 4.5/5 |
The Systems Bible by John Gall | 316 | Feb 10 | 4.5/5 |
Non Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg | 264 | Feb 1 | 3.5/5 |
Deep Work by Cal Newport | 296 | Jan 15 | 4/5 |
The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen | 256 | Jan 1 | 4/5 |
Release It
by Michael Nygard
4/5350 pgs
Dec 1Amazon Unbound
by Brad Stone
N/A496 pgs
Nov 6The Order of Time
by Carlo Rovelli
N/A256 pgs
Sep 11Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
4/5576 pgs
Aug 21The Man Who Solved the Markets
by Gregory Zuckerman
4/5359 pgs
Jul 1Thinking in Systems
by Donella H. Meadows
4/5218 pgs
Jun 24How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens
N/A178 pgs
May 8Hard Things About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz
4.5/5304 pgs
Mar 24Breath
by James Nestor
4/5280 pgs
Mar 17Amp It Up
by Frank Slootman
4.5/5208 pgs
Feb 15The Systems Bible
by John Gall
4.5/5316 pgs
Feb 10Non Violent Communication
by Marshall Rosenberg
3.5/5264 pgs
Feb 1Deep Work
by Cal Newport
4/5296 pgs
Jan 15The Cold Start Problem
by Andrew Chen
4/5256 pgs
Jan 1