Jakob's Updates en-US Fri, 13 Jun 2025 05:25:38 -0700 60 Jakob's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Rating867308392 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 05:25:38 -0700 <![CDATA[Jakob Bruxvoort liked a review]]> /
Jakob Bruxvoort liked Shaina Corneliusen's review of The Screwtape Letters:
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
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Jakob Bruxvoort liked Shaina Corneliusen's review of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness:
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
]]> Review7409791894 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 21:51:32 -0700 <![CDATA[Jakob added 'The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals']]> /review/show/7409791894 The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Jakob gave 4 stars to The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover) by Michael Pollan
Pollan dives into questions of what we should eat given the wide array of food options available to us in our current food environment and culture. Why do we make so much corn? What’s food production is sustainable for nature, society, and economy? What’s the deal with organic? What are the ethical considerations of eating meat? Why are mushrooms so confusing?

A thought-provoking read overall, and though not explicitly intended by the author, it brought to my mind the Biblical mandate of natural stewardship. ]]> Review7555746248 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:47:32 -0700 <![CDATA[Jakob added 'Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West']]> /review/show/7555746248 Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy Jakob gave 4 stars to Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback) by Cormac McCarthy
“It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures.�

A snapshot of man’s condition set at the Texas-Mexico border in the mid 19th century. McCarthy uses violence (and no conventional punctuation) to tell the reader a story that leaves them considering the evil that moves in step with our soul. ]]> Comment291257021 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:43:28 -0700 <![CDATA[Jakob commented on Kerstin's review of We'll Prescribe You a Cat]]> /review/show/7375339917 Kerstin's review of We'll Prescribe You a Cat (We'll Prescribe You a Cat, #1)
by Syou Ishida

Getting a cat, eh? ]]> Rating863328930 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:43:05 -0700 <![CDATA[Jakob Bruxvoort liked a review]]> /
Jakob Bruxvoort liked Kerstin Bruxvoort's review of We'll Prescribe You a Cat (We'll Prescribe You a Cat, #1):
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida
"A humorous and effective approach to therapy. I'm thinking of getting a cat, myself...."
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Jakob Bruxvoort liked Trent's review of Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus: Reading the Bible like Dallas Willard:
Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus by David Scott Ripper
]]> Comment291173544 Thu, 29 May 2025 19:14:57 -0700 <![CDATA[Jakob made a comment on Moriah’s status]]> /read_statuses/9481570496 Jakob made a comment on Moriah’s status

A podcast I listened to went through this book and another about the author and her experience writing/living after researching the book. Jocko Podcast Episode 60 if you’re interested! ]]> Review7071448024 Sat, 17 May 2025 14:12:54 -0700 <![CDATA[Jakob added 'The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge']]> /review/show/7071448024 The Great Bridge by David McCullough Jakob gave 3 stars to The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover) by David McCullough
]]> Comment290671479 Thu, 15 May 2025 19:09:38 -0700 <![CDATA[Jakob commented on Emily's review of Hug Machine]]> /review/show/7529922814 Emily's review of Hug Machine
by Scott Campbell

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