Short notes on the books I finish, written down so I remember them. Mostly novels, some classics, a fair amount of science fiction, and a science book when the mood takes me. No stars, no scores.
2026
Aug 9 Entangled Life, and the trouble with reading about fungi in August A popular-science book that made me look at the lawn differently for about three weeks. Jul 14 A long, kind book about a small angry planet Space opera in which nothing much explodes and I did not miss the explosions. Jun 2 Six months of library holds, and what actually got read A log post: what came in, what I abandoned, and why my hold list is a poor model of my taste. May 11 The Remains of the Day, read too late and just in time A butler drives across England and tells you almost nothing, at length, beautifully. Mar 28 Rereading Dune fifteen years later The desert is still the best character. The dialogue is stranger than I remembered. Feb 17 The Order of Time: a short book I read very slowly Physics for the general reader, in prose that keeps reaching for poetry, sometimes successfully. Jan 6 Middlemarch, eleven weeks, no regrets A very long novel about ordinary people making decisions slightly too early.
2025