Uncomfortable and optimistic: the argument that bureaucracy, not resources, is what’s actually in the way. My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars: Excellent) Uncomfortable and yet optimistic,…
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The Correspondent Audiobook Review: A Life, Told in Letters
A life told in letters. Reflective, warm, and wise about how we interpret the hardships that shape us. My Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5 stars: Great) Sybil…
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A World Appears by Michael Pollan Audiobook Review: A More Serious, Scientific Side of Pollan
Pollan applies his signature curiosity to his most serious subject yet: consciousness. Expect less joyride, more science — and a mystery with no tidy answers. …
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Yesteryear Audiobook Review: Dark Satire That’s Impossible to Put Down
A tradwife influencer wakes up in the 1850s, leading to sharper questions about identity, gender roles, and performance than you’ll see coming. My Rating: ★★★★☆…
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The Wedding People Audiobook Review — Laugh Out Loud Funny and Surprisingly Deep
Funny, specific, and quietly about loneliness. A beach read premise with the depth of literary fiction. My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars: Excellent) I read this…
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Demon Copperhead Audiobook Review: A Beautiful Book About Terrible Things
Kingsolver takes on the opioid epidemic without flinching and without wallowing. The result is one of the best novels in recent memory. My Rating: ★★★★★…
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Co-Intelligence Audiobook Review: The Best Practical AI Guide for People Who Aren’t AI People
If you want to understand how AI should actually change the way you work, start here. My Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5 stars: Great) Even though I…
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The Goldfinch Audiobook Review — A Beautiful but Sprawling Case for Living Wholeheartedly
A Pulitzer-winning coming-of-age novel that asks, quietly and persistently, what it means to actually live your life. My Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5 stars: Great) Right after…
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My Friends Audiobook Review: Fredrik Backman at His Best
Everything you love about Backman — the misfits, the tenderness, the tragedy — taken to a new high. My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars: Excellent) Bold…