Book Category: Essential
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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller Jr.
That was absolutely stunning. It wasn’t an easy read, but it was a rewarding one. It’s a classic for a reason.
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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman
Timeless. The 30 years since the publication of this book have certainly validated his concerns.
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Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
Absolutely timeless and just perfect.
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Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann
The writing is so immersive I would be reading for hours without even realising it. Even after 700+ pages I didn’t want this to end.
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The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder
I liked this a lot. The book apparently was, in part, inspiration for Halt and Catch Fire.
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Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green
Excellent book. Green chose to focus on humanizing the victims and bringing context to an otherwise grim story.
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Keefe does a tremendous job of weaving together history, politics and violence into a riveting, surprising and educational story of how the Troubles still echo through modern issues.
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
It isn’t so much a book about the opioid crisis (although it is that), as much as it is a real-life Succession.
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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perlroth
Eye-opening, in-depth, fascinating and enlightening. A pretty scathing assessment of the NSA.
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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Loved the story, loved the format, loved so many of the characters. Some characters could carry their own 500 page novel.