V's Updates en-US Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:47:51 -0700 60 V's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9544740243 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:47:51 -0700 <![CDATA[V is currently reading 'The Safekeep']]> /review/show/7652753275 The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden V is currently reading The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
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]]> Review7596967923 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:49:03 -0700 <![CDATA[V added 'Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery']]> /review/show/7596967923 Gray Matters by Theodore H. Schwartz V gave 5 stars to Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery (Kindle Edition) by Theodore H. Schwartz
I wish there were more books like this. Learned so much, developed renewed respect for medical science and healthcare professionals, and enjoyed the journey

Picked this up after the author came on Tyler Cowen’s podcast ]]> Review7608467495 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:41:07 -0700 <![CDATA[V added 'Wild Dark Shore']]> /review/show/7608467495 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy V gave 5 stars to Wild Dark Shore (Kindle Edition) by Charlotte McConaghy
Stunning, I was hooked. Some of the plot points felt a tad contrived but was easily forgivable and lost in the fab prose and characters. The book Richard Powers wanted to write (but wrote Playground instead) ]]> ReadStatus9525207920 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:22:03 -0700 <![CDATA[V finished reading 'Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery']]> /review/show/7596967923 Gray Matters by Theodore H. Schwartz V finished reading Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery by Theodore H. Schwartz
]]> ReadStatus9520234253 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:43:30 -0700 <![CDATA[V wants to read 'Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires']]> /review/show/7635786415 Raiders, Rulers, and Traders by David Chaffetz V wants to read Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires by David Chaffetz
]]> ReadStatus9481219801 Wed, 28 May 2025 18:52:40 -0700 <![CDATA[V is currently reading 'Wild Dark Shore']]> /review/show/7608467495 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy V is currently reading Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
]]> Review7560852947 Tue, 27 May 2025 10:14:11 -0700 <![CDATA[V added 'The Last Samurai']]> /review/show/7560852947 The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt V gave 3 stars to The Last Samurai (Kindle Edition) by Helen DeWitt
Curious book, interesting plot and structure. Felt like it was longer than needed. Maybe missed why it’s so highly rated.

Enjoyed the linguist asides - made me remember Peggy Mohan’s book� ]]> Review7171416139 Tue, 27 May 2025 10:12:28 -0700 <![CDATA[V added 'Playground']]> /review/show/7171416139 Playground by Richard Powers V gave 2 stars to Playground (Kindle Edition) by Richard Powers
Wasn’t a fan. Similar narrative structure to The Overstory, which was a bit boring. wasn’t as compelled by the setting, nor did I get the characters (some of it felt so tropey - didn’t even get the angst between the two leads)

Only saving grace was the evocative descriptions of ocean life. Although there are better books that do justice to that (An Immense World, Under the White Sky) ]]>