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The billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become inextricable from the social media …
A pretty good account, though it focuses on much of the high-level C-suite shenanigans as opposed to Zöe Schaffer’s excellent, employee-focused "Hardcore Engineering". Worth a read for sure.
A VIEW FROM THE STARS features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times …
A VIEW FROM THE STARS features a range of short works from the past three …
A solid "Meh". Overall I found this a weak and haphazard collection. There are a few gems but a lot of rough. Stick with Liu's fiction.
Jack Holloway works alone, for reasons he doesn't care to talk about. Hundreds of miles …
Another great bit of brain floss from @scalzi@mastodon.social! Finished it in a day. Felt good to get another book under the belt. I'd been struggling to complete one for a while now. Hard to find time these days for anything that requires a bit of uninterrupted attention.
Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the …
Stoked to start on new (to me!) stories from @AnnLeckie@stranger.social!
Magnus Pym and Edward Avon and Rick blend together with a funeral at the end of all of it. Sprinkle a little Nietzsche on top and you have a wonderful wrap up of the John le Carré extended universe. It all ends, of course, with a bureaucratic whimper. Anyway, it is Cornwall at his best.
I was relieved to have this "Slow Horses" installment find steadier footing. The dialogue was much better than the last outing (and funnier lines). The plot was a bit thin, but not too far beyond belief. Quite a body count racking up, however.
A decent recap of events. There were a few well sourced things I wasn't aware of. Finally, one of my Tweets was in the book, so I am obviously gonna like it. (Though Zoe Schiffer's book was better.)
"London Rules might not be written down, but everyone knows rule one: Cover your arse. …
A fascinating open, but the writing and subsequent plot felt a bit phoned in. The dialog (and in particular Lamb's banter) was a bit forced and predictable. Anyway, a bit of a disappointment given the strong showing of the first four books. I'm cautiously optimistic that Herron picks up again, but going to say this one should be put out to pasture.
LFG!
328 pages ; 20 cm
LFG!
Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service …
"Look. I don't normally say this stuff, but I want to tell you something." He took a drag on his cigarette. "You're fucking useless, the lot of you."
Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service …
Books are always better than TV.
What a goddamn nightmare. You can almost get PTSD just by reading the book. Bridgewater seems like an incredibly fucked up place.
JFC that was a wild read. The absolute madness of Ray Dalio and Bridgewater...the mind boggles.