What did you read this year?
Stuart¡¯s
average rating for
2024
3.7
3.7
What a great first finished read of the year. The best fiction short story collection I¡¯ve ever read. Totally mind-bending and prescient (the Oscar winning Arrival is based one of the shorts within).
This is pioneering stuff on the future of humanity as we know it. Highly recommend. Now off to read the follow up ¡°Exhalation¡± for the last of my dissertation research.
This is pioneering stuff on the future of humanity as we know it. Highly recommend. Now off to read the follow up ¡°Exhalation¡± for the last of my dissertation research.
What a way to finish my year of reading - with that rare thing: a brand new Murakami.
It is not his best, but yet I found much within to enjoy: a metaphorical metaphysical journey of a solitary protagonist on which to project my own existential and philosophical musings. The consciousness allegories were thought-provoking, particularly as I prepare for a Masters in Philosophy (of the Mind) next year from University of Birmingham.
That said, the lan ...more
It is not his best, but yet I found much within to enjoy: a metaphorical metaphysical journey of a solitary protagonist on which to project my own existential and philosophical musings. The consciousness allegories were thought-provoking, particularly as I prepare for a Masters in Philosophy (of the Mind) next year from University of Birmingham.
That said, the lan ...more