tom

I think that Stephen Fry’s retellings get more and more engaging with each entry. A classic story retold well.

A pretty easy book to bring in the new year. Really enjoyable recount of what Rental Person has done (through in-line tweets), and overall explanation of his philosophy. A good ‘we turned a twitter account into a book’ book.

I think that this was a really worthwhile revisiting of the original story in End of the World. I enjoyed this the most out of his post 1Q84 books.

Could be my favourite read of the year. It’s a great mild-dystopian read, where the Author is careful to never push the edge of believability too far, allowing the social commentary of the genre to come through. It’s definitely a very contemporaneous book, touching on themes from modern therapy culture and MRA culture, but never doing it in so overt a way that it holds the book back. I really enjoyed the way that the author approached the multiple perspectives, with each lead character feeling fully fleshed out, and no character appearing fully morally flawed or virtuous. Overall, a really enjoyable read.

A really refreshing book about thinking. The author really tries to resist any simple solutions or answers to 'how to think without flaws', and instead tries to give different methods and ways of thinking. It's a great antidote to other books in the genre.