Obviously very American focussed, as per the subtitle, and focussing on all that is wrong there and what is being done to make it better, by design, but a lot of good ideas throughout and a lot of applicable similar situatuions here in Japan.

A collection of short stories of various lengths and including some novellas and since I am not really a short story guy, the novellas were more interesting for me. I really liked The Lifecycle of Software Objects, excellent, and Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom. The short story Omphalos was super good and set in an alternate universe where creationist scientists use the logic and science to prove all of gods deeds.  

I didn't love the reader here, but this was a short and concise refresher on all things horrible and Musk related. The first half was a little more new to me but horrible stuff was painfully refreshing. What a shit human.

Love love love. Might need to read again or by the hard copy to highlight the way too many super interesting must listen to music suggestions in here. Theere should be a version with the music...

A 2 star review seems a little harsh for the Pulitzer Prize winning book about an angel in the trenches of World War 1, but I did not like this book much at all, and although the book was written as one sentence, which was for obvious reasons completely lost in the audiobook, I think it also allowed me to fight on and finish it because I don't think I would have otherwise. 

I love this series so much but taking a litlte break from it as there are only 2 more in the series and I cruised through the first 6 pretty quick. Still loving it and very much still obsessed. 

Althought the book was written before the AI and large language models of today's translation, this was a nice and easy history of machine translation. SOlid read. 

At times this felt a little like an ad for the businesses who were using AI well, but some some ok tidbits of information here and there. Perhaps a little too positive overall. 

I can't get enough. They are getting longer, a lot longer, but I am still 100% committed to these characters and story. Keep. Them. Coming. 

The International Booker Prize winner...this was a really good story that had tiny hints of Ishiguro in its telling you without telling you. A lot of talk of food. I am hungry for Taiwanese food now.

This is my local Canadian history, as in inhappend close to my home town, but it affected Canada as a whole. So much more to this guy than I knew. He was a little cray cray..

What a character. Loved getting to know Andy and some of is idiosyncrasies. 

This was a lot of fun, like the rest of his books, very sciencey and loads of big momemts. I am axcited to start his Pines trilogy as many people se

This book was very odd, very meta and too 2FC2E (“too f@cking complicated to explain”). I did enjoy this book, and it is 2FC2E. 2FC2E and super unique and original.

Paper Book 2/12 

Wow, two back to back paper books. It has been a while since that has happened. 

This was a very easy read, and I was a little meh about it for no reason as it is a very good story and since it is a teen novel and super easy to read with some pretty good, clear and basic imagery, this can be read by many without much effort. Good stuff. 

Paper Book 1/12 (Need to pick up the pace). 

Super awesome and super easy to read, this was a fantastic somewhat deep dive into some of the urban design that makes Tokyo a super city. Probably need to read it a few times...something to come back to. Mandatory stuff. 

Book 2: Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Book 3: The Dungeon Anarchist Cookbook

Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods

This book was recommended by the Finacial Times on an extensive list of books from 2025 and sounded very interesting and before I read it I also read a review from The Guardian that was less inspired and I wondered why? But I get it, this was a blog in Chinese, converted into a book, and then translated. Something was lost, as it felt very long at times and quite dry. Some parts were very good...like the parcel delivering in Beijing parts...

I read this when I was really young, in middle school, and I forgot a lot. A very good book, but I did feel that Montag's transition seemed really sudden.

Pretty fun, but pretty silly over all. I can see why it became popular, might watch the movie. Will I read more in the series...unlikely.

A great reread although I forgot a lot about this story since I read it in grade 8 (JHS 2). Really good but I did feel that Montag had a big change of heart without enough enough exposition...is that the right word? This was very good. 

This book got a lot of hype and a few people in my house read it so I thought I would give it a go. It was not bad at all and I think there were a few stylistic choices that made it a little more interesting than the summary gives it credit for. Explaining those choices might give away too much. Pretty easy and pretty fun. Worth a quick read for sure. I would have liked it to be longer and learn more about these characters. More coming perhaps...

A LOT of online hype about this book and mostly deserved. Some very cool ideas that came in very off the wall, like putting a vampire in charge of a mission to investigate an alien artifact...but really it is a light philosophy dialog about conciousbess and whether or not it's all that. Cool stuff, I think I will read the sequel/side story this year too.

This was too long, but not surprising a very worrisome expose on OpenAI and how it changed over time and will continue to change and how, maybe or maybe not, fuct we all are when AI gets out of control...there was also a lot of really disturbing allegations (unsubstantiated) of Altman sexually assulting his sister. I don't know, I still don't really use AI in my daily life...maybe I will use it more, maybe I won't...probably a little more...