Good enough premise that I certainly buy into. There is a larger cultural concept that technology will fix our shortcomings as humans, making us smarter and more interested in democracy along the way. This is patently false and the people interested in this idea are either techno-hucksters or politicians without a sense of history. The big downfall about the text is that there’s something unwound about it. I’m sure I can go back into my highlights and pull a more cohesive write-up but as another reviewer said, this would benefit from a unifying theory and perhaps just improved editing.
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garrett rated Cyber spies: 4 stars
Cyber spies by Gordon Corera
The intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world: what was once the preserve of a few …
garrett rated Foe: a novel: 5 stars
Iain Reid: Foe (2018, Gallery/Scout Press)
Foe: a novel by Iain Reid
"A taut, psychological mind-bender from the bestselling author of I'm Thinking of Ending Things. We don't get visitors. Not out …
garrett rated I sing the body electric and other stories: 5 stars
HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
"Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a seventeenth-century woman whose …
garrett rated Stolen Focus: 4 stars
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Is your ability to focus and pay attention in free fall?
You are not alone. The average office worker …
garrett reviewed The net delusion by Evgeny Morozov
In this spirited book, journalist and social commentator Evgeny Morozov shows that by falling for …
Review of 'The net delusion' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
garrett rated I'm Thinking of Ending Things: 5 stars
Iain Reid: I'm Thinking of Ending Things
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
You will be scared. But you won t know why In this deeply suspenseful and irresistibly unnerving debut novel, a …
garrett rated I'm Thinking of Ending Things: 5 stars
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.
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garrett reviewed The net delusion by Evgeny Morozov
In this spirited book, journalist and social commentator Evgeny Morozov shows that by falling for …
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3 stars
Good enough premise that I certainly buy into. There is a larger cultural concept that technology will fix our shortcomings as humans, making us smarter and more interested in democracy along the way. This is patently false and the people interested in this idea are either techno-hucksters or politicians without a sense of history. The big downfall about the text is that there’s something unwound about it. I’m sure I can go back into my highlights and pull a more cohesive write-up but as another reviewer said, this would benefit from a unifying theory and perhaps just improved editing.
garrett reviewed Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
She has always been the kind who can love but not stay. Taking only her …
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5 stars
I don't want to say too much about the lessons here since it might veer a bit too close to spoiler territory, but there's a really nice build up in the way that it flits through timelines. There's a weaving of a picture of a woman coming to grips with the question of nature or nurture, looking for a way to gain closure in something she has no control over, the migratory path of a bird. A heavy read but well worth it in what you get from it.
I don't want to say too much about the lessons here since it might veer a bit too close to spoiler territory, but there's a really nice build up in the way that it flits through timelines. There's a weaving of a picture of a woman coming to grips with the question of nature or nurture, looking for a way to gain closure in something she has no control over, the migratory path of a bird. A heavy read but well worth it in what you get from it.
garrett reviewed Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
She has always been the kind who can love but not stay. Taking only her …
Review of 'Migrations' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I don't want to say too much about the lessons here since it might veer a bit too close to spoiler territory, but there's a really nice build up in the way that it flits through timelines. There's a weaving of a picture of a woman coming to grips with the question of nature or nurture, looking for a way to gain closure in something she has no control over, the migratory path of a bird. A heavy read but well worth it in what you get from it.
I don't want to say too much about the lessons here since it might veer a bit too close to spoiler territory, but there's a really nice build up in the way that it flits through timelines. There's a weaving of a picture of a woman coming to grips with the question of nature or nurture, looking for a way to gain closure in something she has no control over, the migratory path of a bird. A heavy read but well worth it in what you get from it.
garrett reviewed Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief: if you live to 80, you …
Review of 'Four Thousand Weeks' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
It ain't gonna help you do your daily work but it'll provide a bit of perspective when you feel like you're feeling anxious or just burnt out. It's a rare treat.
It ain't gonna help you do your daily work but it'll provide a bit of perspective when you feel like you're feeling anxious or just burnt out. It's a rare treat.