Reading
Books: on balance, I'm for them. These are most of the ones I've read since 2007 or so. The star ratings correspond more closely to "how worth my time this felt" than "how good this is."![](/assets/img/book-covers/9780374609849.webp)
Grief is for People
Sloane Crosley
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All Fours
Miranda July
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The Assommoir
Émile Zola,
Brian Nelson (trans.)
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
Joan Didion
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Homesick: Why Housing Is Unaffordable and How We Can Change It
Brendan O'Brien
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Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson
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Blue Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
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Introduction to Industrial Engineering
Bonnie Boardman,
Jane M. Fraser (contributor)
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Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
Made me think about:
- The Martian
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)