Readings
Books I've read over the last few years. Some books that have stuck with me:
- Hyperion: Possibly one of my favorite sci-fi series. The second book is great.
- Book of the New Sun: It was a struggle to get through, I felt confused at times, but when I finished the last book, it made me want to go back and reread the series—it's very deep and complex.
- Cryptonomicon: My first Neal Stephenson book.
- When Breath Becomes Air: A very sad and moving book. Makes you realize that life is short.
2025
| Title & Author | Pages | Completed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| The Urth of the New Sun
by Gene Wolfe | 372 | Jun 6 | 4/5 |
| On Writing
by Stephen King | 320 | May 22 | 4.5/5 |
| 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 |
BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
by Tony Fadell
4/5 416 pgs
Jul 12 Software Engineering after the Vibe Shift
by Sean Goedecke
5/5 111 pgs
Jul 12 When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut
4/5 193 pgs
Jul 3 The Urth of the New Sun
by Gene Wolfe
4/5 372 pgs
Jun 6 On Writing
by Stephen King
4.5/5 320 pgs
May 22 The Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe
4/5 330 pgs
Apr 22 Great Mental Models
by Shane Parrish
3/5 216 pgs
Apr 19 The Sword of the Lictor
by Gene Wolfe
4.5/5 279 pgs
Apr 5 The Claw of the Conciliator
by Gene Wolfe
4/5 303 pgs
Mar 16 The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe
4/5 262 pgs
Feb 23 War of Art
by Steven Pressfield
4/5 168 pgs
Feb 10 All System Red
by Martha Wells
4/5 144 pgs
Feb 2 Good Energy
by Casey Means
3.5/5 400 pgs
Jan 26 Hillbilly Elegy
by J.D. Vance
4/5 264 pgs
Jan 19 Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
4/5 288 pgs
Jan 11 2024
| 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
4.5/5 426 pgs
Dec 31 The Lessons of History
by Will Durant
4.5/5 119 pgs
Nov 21 Motivation Hacker
by Nick Winter
3/5 138 pgs
Nov 11 Poor Charlie's Almanack
by Charlie Munger
4/5 512 pgs
Nov 3 4/5 220 pgs
Oct 14 We Are Legion
by Dennis E. Taylor
3.5/5 383 pgs
Aug 25 Building Second Brain
by Tiago Forte
4/5 272 pgs
May 29 Dune
by Frank Herbert
4/5 688 pgs
Mar 14 Comfort Crisis
by Michael Easter
4/5 304 pgs
Feb 9 A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck
4.5/5 104 pgs
Feb 4 Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel
4.5/5 259 pgs
Feb 3 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin
4.5/5 401 pgs
Jan 20 Rise of Endymion
by Dan Simmons
4/5 709 pgs
Jan 3 2023
| 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
4/5 563 pgs
Aug 28 Four Thousand Weeks
by Oliver Burkeman
3.5/5 245 pgs
Aug 12 Outlive
by Peter Attia
4.5/5 416 pgs
Jul 8 Fall of Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
4.5/5 517 pgs
Jul 4 Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
4.5/5 500 pgs
Jun 10 You're Not Listening
by Kate Murphy
4.5/5 278 pgs
Feb 19 Culture Code
by Daniel Coyle
4.5/5 247 pgs
Feb 5 When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
5/5 208 pgs
Jan 23 Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch
5/5 352 pgs
Jan 22 Man's Search For Meaning
by Viktor Frankl
4/5 165 pgs
Jan 12 Exhalation
by Ted Chiang
4/5 368 pgs
Jan 1 2022
| 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
4/5 350 pgs
Dec 1 Amazon Unbound
by Brad Stone
N/A 496 pgs
Nov 6 The Order of Time
by Carlo Rovelli
N/A 256 pgs
Sep 11 Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
4/5 576 pgs
Aug 21 The Man Who Solved the Markets
by Gregory Zuckerman
4/5 359 pgs
Jul 1 Thinking in Systems
by Donella H. Meadows
4/5 218 pgs
Jun 24 How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens
N/A 178 pgs
May 8 Hard Things About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz
4.5/5 304 pgs
Mar 24 Breath
by James Nestor
4/5 280 pgs
Mar 17 Amp It Up
by Frank Slootman
4.5/5 208 pgs
Feb 15 The Systems Bible
by John Gall
4.5/5 316 pgs
Feb 10 Non Violent Communication
by Marshall Rosenberg
3.5/5 264 pgs
Feb 1 Deep Work
by Cal Newport
4/5 296 pgs
Jan 15 The Cold Start Problem
by Andrew Chen
4/5 256 pgs
Jan 1