⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Women by Bukowski
| Full Title | Women |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Bukowski |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Date Read | April 22, 2023 |
| Rating | 5/5 stars |
fantastic narrator. truly unbelievable. a man’s struggle. easy five stars.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Post Office by Bukowski
| Full Title | Post Office |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Bukowski |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Date Read | March 10, 2023 |
| Rating | 5/5 stars |
Truly fantastic. The ever-present casual day-drinking and easygoing attitude to large life events remind me of Hemingway.
⭐⭐ Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Honeyman
| Full Title | Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gail Honeyman |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Date Read | March 02, 2023 |
| Rating | 2/5 stars |
Disappointing. Pieces of Eleanor’s internal monologue that were funny / endearing at first became tired over time as they aren’t developed further. The story needed to share more about Eleanor’s background and her relationship with her mother but did so too slowly.
⭐⭐ Seek You by Radtke
| Full Title | Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristen Radtke |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Date Read | February 25, 2023 |
| Rating | 2/5 stars |
Weird digression on gun ownership. Stopped about halfway.
⭐⭐⭐ Going Solo by Klinenberg
| Full Title | Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Klinenberg |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Date Read | February 20, 2023 |
| Rating | 3/5 stars |
Not bad, though the book really struggles to weave together a story that would make it something you want to return to. Useful in terms of sharing some stats.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Billion Dollar Spy by Hoffman
| Full Title | The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal |
|---|---|
| Authors | David E. Hoffman |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Date Read | February 09, 2023 |
| Rating | 5/5 stars |
I try to read a Cold War era book every once in a while and this one really didn’t disappoint. One surprising thing is just how much of someone’s motivation to be a spy seems to be so personal — in one case highly ideological, in another case motivated from a sense of personal wronging. Reminds me of the importance of having people believe in what your nation is pushing forward, and makes me concerned about what seems to be a trendy perspective among millennials / gen-z’s — questioning the value of our capitalist system.
Would highly recommend to anyone that’s even passively interested in this era or spying.