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“Remainder” by Tom McCarthy

POSTED BY Joel on Oct 21 under Good books

I just finished reading “Remainder” by Tom McCarthy.  It is a novel about a man, who after he suffers a serious head trauma and receives a massive settlement to keep quiet about it, slowly goes mad.  Or perhaps he slowly goes sane and the rest of us are the mad ones.  I thought it was [...]

Ender’s Game

POSTED BY Joel on Sep 29 under Good books

I just finished reading Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.  Great book and a fast read, I highly recommend it.
The story is about a young boy who has the greatest mind of any human alive, perhaps in history.  Napoleon, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar rolled up into one; except without their failings.  Mankind had [...]

New books incoming!

POSTED BY Joel on Sep 19 under Good books

I just ordered myself “Atlas Shrugged” and “Ender’s Game”.
Atlas Shrugged is the second, supposedly better book that follows the Fountainhead. My old roommate, Big Gay Brent, said that it was the best book he’s ever read and he rereads it twice a year. Andy Meade’s entire life philosophy revolves around this book. [...]

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