I read a lot of books, and here I’ll talk about them. I’m not a professional book reviewer and my book reviews will be spontaneous and unprepared, hence they’ll be a bit unqualified. But I hope that there will still be something useful for you in every episode. Books cover everything I’m interested in, so nonfiction, literary fiction, (auto)biography, and sometimes even poetry.
In this episode, I talk about a book I enjoyed a lot. I’d highly recommend people read this book, and in this episode I discuss what the book is about and why I think people should read it.
4 Sept 2020
0011 - Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway
In this episode, I talk about one of the most famous and classic books in modern literature, Mrs Dalloway.
2 Sept 2020
0010 - Albert Camus: Create Dangerously
In this episode, I talk about a short collection of speeches that Camus gave. The title speech - Create Dangerously - discusses what art has been shaped in the mid-20th century and what artists should do. There wasn’t a huge amount for me in this book, but maybe this review will be useful to you.
23 Aug 2020
0009 - Mary Shelley: Frankenstein
In this episode, I talk about Shelley’s famous novel Frankenstein. I don’t really talk about the main stuff about the book (the plot, the themes, etc.), but more about all the random and weird stuff I encountered throughout the book.
21 Aug 2020
0008 - Zadie Smith: Intimations
In this episode, I talk about Zadie Smith’s book Intimations, which is a short collection of (largely) personal essays about the current COVID-19 pandemic.
19 Aug 2020
0007 - Andreas Diekmann: Spieltheorie
In this episode, I talk about Spieltheorie by Andreas Diekmann. This book is an introduction to game theory, providing a brief and broad overview of different approaches and uses in the field.
17 Aug 2020
0006 - Derek Sivers: Anything You Want
In this episode, I talk about Derek Sivers’s great book Anything You Want, which provides delightful and brief lessons drawn from Sivers’s experience from running CD Baby (the largest online seller of indie music). I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone.
17 Aug 2020
0005 - Mullainathan & Shafir: Scarcity
In this episode, I talk about an important book I enjoyed greatly: Scarcity By Mullainathan and Shafir. They argue that not having enough (of whatever: money, time, etc.) leads to a scarcity mindset that fundamentally alters how people think and behave. Sometimes these changes can be beneficial, but often they exacerbate the existing problem.
13 Aug 2020
0004 - Richard Dawkins: The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
In this episode, I talk about Richard Dawkins’s anthology of modern science writing. Overall, it’s a pretty cool book, albeit maybe a bit too focused on biology/genetics.
11 Aug 2020
0003 - Georges Simenon: Maigret’s Memoirs
In this episode, I’ll be talking about a book I enjoyed immensely: the fictional autobiography of Maigret, Simenon’s famous detective. This book reveals not only the backstory to Maigret, but also Simenon’s approach to writing fiction.
9 Aug 2020
0002 - Albert Camus: The Fall
In this episode, I’ll talk about Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus’s book The Fall, in which a lawyer confesses the opportunistic motives behind his actions.
19 Jul 2020
0001 - BJ Fogg: Tiny Habits
In this episode, I’ll talk about BJ Fogg’s book Tiny Habits, which is a book about how to build habits that stick.
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