Rated Baptism of Fire 10/10
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Wants to read Alle journalistiek is activisme
Rated Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion 4/10
The author presents some interesting ideas, but nothing extraordinary, mind-blowing or perspective-changing. He needs a lot of words to make a simple point: often, empathy can lead to bad decision-making (in a utilitarian context) when compared to using rationality. There. Probably anyone who reads this book already agrees on this, because we all know why most NGO commercials chooses to show a sad-looking child in favor of a bar graph showing how funding is most effectively spend. <br><br>The author quotes a wide range of other philosophers, and adds very little to the epistemology himself. I'd recommend you to skip this book in favor of books like Peter Singer's 'The Life You Can Save' or 'Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference' - especially if you are more interested in the practical side of the argument against empathy.
Finished reading Dagen als vreemde symptomen
Rated Freedom™ 8/10
Hmm. Very fun. A great continuation of Daemon.<br/><br/>The wow factor of the first book was lost here, which isn't surprising.<br/>This book was also a lot more preachy.<br/><br/>Mr. Suarez clearly had more of an agenda in this title – or it was more pronounced.<br/><br/>To be clear, I support his agenda – for the most part. Some very eye-opening ideas.<br/><br/>And the book was enjoyable, exciting, "page turning" – if you can say that as a listener of the audio version.<br/><br/>Recommended.
Rated Desperate Measures 8/10
Gah! Now I have to wait for #6!!!
Rated Ringworld 6/10
Interesting. Fascinating. Not *amazing*. Solid.
meh. is solid. another example of a short book that should have been a long blog post. 🤷
Rated A Court of Mist and Fury 8/10
These are fun. The turns in this book really payoff the setup in Book 1. Enjoying it. A bit sexy, but mostly fun action and intrigue.
Rated All Quiet on the Western Front 8/10