Holland Gibson
Good book, and funny! Even if there are too many pop-culture references I didn't know. The reason why it gets 3 instead of 4 stars is that I fundamentally disagree with the advice that you should expect marriages to have infidelity and suffering. Suffering does not require practice. Being married means being humble in your heart and making it easy to love your partner.
Glad I read it, but I won't read it again. I do, however, recommend this book to everyone. I read it aloud with my spouse and thoroughly enjoyed the story.
My rating scheme:
5 stars: want to read again, have read multiple times, the book is a journey of the heart and mind.
4: great, phenomenal book. No complaints.
3: good book, maybe with some flaws. Recommended.
2: ok book or only recommend on specific circumstances. May have serious flaws/issues.
1: not a book for me or could not finish. Don't reccomend.
Finally a book I didn't want to put down! It misses on a few realism fronts, but a good story nonetheless.
Too long - the extra details did not provide enough benefit to justify the length of the meandering book.
A beach read for people who like math (or coding or engineering etc). Even though I was aware of many of the examples, the presentation is great and makes this a very fun read.
Contender for one of my best reads of 2024. The book could be slightly shorter but it reads very quickly nonetheless. “A jack of all trades is a master of one, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” Oh how true this is. The absolute volume of people who made earth shattering discoveries is underserved by modern society and makes it seem like few exist when, in fact, a lot of different research, organizations, and people have discovered that generalization is the key to progress. Whether in sports, arts, or science or anything in between.
Not something I would usually read, but pleasantly surprised by the wholesomeness of Jessica Simpson. Still, it was hard to connect with her when she would throw huge parties that cost as much as I make in a year.
Fantastic pop science. Really fun to get excited about paleontology as an adult rather than as a kid.
It was fine, decent for reference. If you have thought or been exposed to leadership/practicing management, then this book will feel a bit basic / repetitive. If you are the junior or mid engineer thinking about the next steps to becoming a tech lead/EM then this might be a really good fit.
Just when I thought that people can't possibly be betrayed this many times, the whole story comes around.
4.5 stars, would read again
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
An amazing peek into the very secretive work of US (and soviet) Submariners. It is crazy how much information Sherry managed to get about these events.