As is customary, I must jam my new cat into every article.
Ive tried to offer her several books, but shes failed to turn even a single page so far.
What a big dumbo.
The sweetest, smartest dumbo in the world, yes she is.
This week, its Supermassive, Niantic, and Sensible Object narrative designer andLimit Breakmentor, Anastasia Dukakis!
Mind if we have a nose at your bookshelf?
Ive recently started Stephen Kings Fairy Tale.
Hes also accompanied by a very charming dog whos guaranteed to steal your heart.
I really hope she makes it through the rest of the tale unscathed…
Doing Good Better by William MacAskill, on effective altruism.
And also by the way, youre a vampire?
Guess Ill have to read to find out!
Its something the characters and reader suspected was coming, but it crushes you all the same.
The moment is simultaneously polite and brutal.
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray.
Spoiler alert: Skippy dies.
From there, events sprawl in all directions before the death, after, from multiple points of view.
The book contains multiple slice-of-life stories, all beginning in the same coffee shop.
Its weirdly like a marriage of Edith Finchs retrospection and inter-connectivity, with the cosy atmosphere of Coffee Talk.
Alternatively, a modern-day adaptation of Emma would be fun.
Jane Austens works are constantly being adapted… And Im here for it!
Another great list for my retirement recommendation haul.
