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What I've been reading
Jan. 28th, 2023 08:48 pmThe sub-theme of today's post is 'things I almost didn't read for various reasons but am glad I gave a chance to'. And apparently I have a lot to say about them? I didn't think I was feeling especially opinionated, but the post just ballooned. Non-book media to follow later, in a separate post, for everyone's sanity.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir would never have made it onto my list had not my sister and my dad - an unlikely alliance - joined forces in their hype campaign. ( It was FANTASTIC... )
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman sounds so much like one of those 'how to hustle' self-help books that I was initially like, bwuh?? when I unwrapped it for Christmas. ( In fact, it's pretty much the opposite... )
The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler by Laurence Rees has such an off-putting title that I'd have passed it right by if I loved Rees' other work one iota less. He means charismatic in the sense of Weber's three leadership types, not the complimentary way we tend to use it in everyday speech, but 'dark charisma' has an appealing, almost sexy ring to it that I really don't enjoy seeing near Hitler's name. ( BUT... )
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir would never have made it onto my list had not my sister and my dad - an unlikely alliance - joined forces in their hype campaign. ( It was FANTASTIC... )
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman sounds so much like one of those 'how to hustle' self-help books that I was initially like, bwuh?? when I unwrapped it for Christmas. ( In fact, it's pretty much the opposite... )
The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler by Laurence Rees has such an off-putting title that I'd have passed it right by if I loved Rees' other work one iota less. He means charismatic in the sense of Weber's three leadership types, not the complimentary way we tend to use it in everyday speech, but 'dark charisma' has an appealing, almost sexy ring to it that I really don't enjoy seeing near Hitler's name. ( BUT... )
