Wants to read Enough: Climbing Toward a True Self on Mount Everest
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Rated Hardcore Software: Inside the Rise and Fall of the PC Revolution 8/10
Holy smoke, what a lot of pages!<br/><br/>An incredibly detailed deep dive into the early days of Microsoft Office development and Windows Visa through 8. If you're into this sort of information, Steven provides a lot of information that you've probably never read before. But it's definitely a biy thick and overly wordy for the amount of material it covers.<br/><br/>Full review on: https://puf.io/books/hardcore-software:-inside-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-pc-revolution---steven-sinofsky
Rated Fugitive Telemetry 6/10
All Murderbot books are relatively short, and this one is a novella rather than a full novel. I don't mind, as any story about a rogue security robot figuring out its place among humans is fun.<br/><br/>I didn’t enjoy this one as much as previous entries, though. The self-narration around feelings and TV shows feels repetitive by now, especially in such a short book. Still interesting overall, but I hope future entries pick up the pace a bit more.<br/><br/>Full review: https://puf.io/books/fugitive-telemetry-the-murderbot-diaries-6---martha-wells/
Rated De geschiedenis van de vooruitgang 6/10
I stumbled upon Bregman’s writing through Humankind, which I really liked for its optimistic view of history and then-current affairs.<br/><br/>I like the topic this book explores, and the examples of progress through the ages help put things into perspective. Bregman also spends a lot of time comparing the opinions of other writers, which is not my favorite style.
Rated Daisy Jones & The Six 8/10
A few years ago I bounced off the TV series Daisy Jones & The Six… turns out I just didn’t like it in a visual format.<br/><br/>The audiobook? Loved it. Full cast, great cadence, and a real page-turner. Even if the reveal felt a bit anticlimactic, the ending was well timed and satisfying.<br/><br/>Full review: https://puf.io/books/daisy-jones-&-the-six---taylor-jenkins-reid/
Rated Armageddon 8/10
This book still delivers as a page-turner, but it’s where the series starts to feel overly convoluted, with characters becoming too powerful. That said, the plot developments that *do* happen are satisfying - especially Alex and Dom's arcs. One more book to go!<br/><br/>Full review: https://puf.io/books/armageddon---travis-bagwell/
Rated Fourth Wing 8/10
A fun coming of age story with interesting world building, and a plot that develops at a good pace. The characters are interesting, although they are (especially early on) a bit flat. I don't mind it too much, as it makes this an easy read.<br/><br/>What I minded more was the overly present romance plot (expected in this genre) and the very explicit sex chapters. Those parts were not my cup of tea. But the story easily kept me going and the cliffhanger made sure that I definitely want to read the next book in the series.<br/><br/>Full review on https://puf.io/books/fourth-wing---rebecca-yarros/<br/>
Rated Empire of Ivory 6/10
This is the fourth book in the series about dragons in the army in Napoleonic times. The main story and side stories progress nicely, but I found this episode slower going and the world-building less inspiring than the previous one. Still, I look forward to finding out what happensto commander Laurence and Temeraire in book 5.