This page lists books that I’ve read with little mini-reviews, or notes for myself. You might also check out my page Recommended Reading. This page was inspired by:
For years and years, I primarily read books that I bought. I would underline and add little doodles to the pages that stuck out to me. If I ever wanted to know what I thought about a book after reading it, then I could just pull the book off the shelf and look. However, in the last decade or so, I have started to use the library system more and more. Now, books vanish as soon as I’m done reading them. And so, I keep little notes about each book that I read.
It doesn’t take an especially long time to make a little page for each book. If I spend a dozen hours with a book, then I might as well take another half hour to whip up a post about it. It is helpful to have a little write-up to send to a friend or colleague who might be interested in the book.
An early book about life online.
Early thoughts from Parker Palmer about Quaker education.
An early Esperanto novellla about a young German woman abandoned in Paris.
A small collection of a hundred songs of joy.
A series of letters about calculus problems together with reflections on the student-teacher relationship and age.
A nice review of three popular books on academic writing.
An artist’s book about the relationship between string figures and modernity
A deeply personal look at the Croatian War of Independence.
A celebration of amateur magicians.
A wonderful collection of stories from Rossetti’s life.
Thoughtful writing on music and society.
An excellent introduction to the world of Esperanto.
This book describes the various problems associated with a culture of infinite browsing. It argues against our contemporary tendency to keep our options open and never settle for any one thing. The author, who is around my age, describes this as primarily being a problem of young people like us. It’s a generational thing associated with our nearly unlimited choice.
A lot of wisdom compressed down to wonderful epigrams.
An encyclopedic view of Esperanto literature.
A music producer’s cosmic reflections on living creatively.
A poet’s seven short essays about the writing life.
A vivid portrait of life near Kingston and Galloway.
A thrilling space opera about language, empire, and love.
Samuel Delaney shares his deep reflections on a lifetime of writing. A great follow-up to The Motion of Light in Water.
My progress through Auld’s Baza Legolisto (Basic Reading List).
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