A collection of personal opinions about books: book reviews, reviews by guest reviewers, and a list of book in-jokes.
My 2025 read log is more of the same: fiction and nonfiction, James Bond (the end of it) and flying castles, Roman history and criticism of Hasidic history, bad reviews of Homer's work and fascinating works on literary theory, and much much more. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
My read log for 2024 includes, as in all past years, lots and lots of books about ancient Greece, but also (oh, the novelty!) some books about (and from) ancient Rome, too. Plus a dose of fiction, science-fiction, non-fiction, and software engineering books. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
A bulk update about my reading in over last nine month. Lots of Homer and Homer-inspired reading ( Ulysses and Homer's modern Greek sequel, for example), but also a bit of science-fiction and other lighter reading. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
Mostly about the Odyssey ... but also about other comedies, as well as an alternative history time travel literary mystery, and more. My read log for January to March 2023. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
A time-traveler's survival guide, two novels involving book-loving Japanese people, two retellings of the Greek mythology, and five comedies made most of my reading for the last three months of 2022. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
I've read many books in my life, and many programs, but this was the first time I've read a book which is simply the documentation of a program; and a particularly short one at that (this isn't Knuth's Literate Programming project). Other things I've read between July and September 2022 include Greek plays, a history of ancient Greece, a science fiction book or two, and more. Comments so far: 0…
I've spent much of April to June making progress on the second volume of The Complete Greek Drama , but didn't finish this hefty tome by the end of June. Of the five books that that I did complete during these three months, only two are Greece-related. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
Greek tragedies, and sci-fi, and manga, and decision-making theory, oh my. My 2022 January-March read log. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
Reading the Iliad twice doesn't mean I can't read it twice... again. Because new translations are often a real joy. Also, Graves on Greek mythology, the closure of The Expanse , human rights, fear of A.I., and more: my read log for the last three months of 2021. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
Over the past three months I found myself reading science fiction books in preparation for a sequel, science fiction books in preparation for a TV series, a children's book that got me thinking about a new science fiction idea, an important translated book about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, and a textbook about translation. My read log for July to September 2021. Comments so far: 0 Read…
A few more Bildungsromane, in English, Hebrew, and German, and a great interview with a comic artist. My read log for May and June of 2021. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
The bildungsroman that started it all... and then another one. But also a book about linguistic puzzles. My read log for March and April 2021. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
In early 2021, I've read about algorithms to live by, but also freshened up my C++, in case I have to deal with actual algorithms. Plus, more about ancient Greece. It was a good start for the year. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
Lots of Jane Austen; even more Greek plays; and a book on management by the head of Pixar. My read log for the last two months of 2020. Comments so far: 0 Read more...
Evil by Design is a brilliant UX design book; in fact, it's the best of three different UX design books that are part of my read log for September and October. Comments so far: 0 Read more...