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I read a lot, mostly in the form of audiobooks. I have enough audiobooks that I built an app to manage the files. Here’s what I’m reading, what I’ve read, and what I’m looking to read next.

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Careless People

by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Finished 2025-04-20

I think this reinforced a lot of my existing feelings about Facebook and Zuck and despite my disdain for hand-wringing about “echo chambers” I do have alarm bells going off off when I notice that type of thing is happening: am I receptive to this info because it’s compelling and legitimate or because I want it to be true? I did not go in with any real preconception of Sandberg and her portrayal here was pretty shocking. Started out as a kind of “well I guess it makes sense that a powerful person behaves this way” but it gets worse and weirder as it goes on.

I intend to seek out some more info about some of the stuff in this book, but I will say very little in here seemed on its face to be unlikely to be true given other things I know or have heard—or if not “true” then at least an honest recollection of events.
Sunrise on the Reaping

by Suzanne Collins

Finished 2025-04-10
Stay Awake

by Megan Goldin

Finished 2025-04-05
The Poacher's Son

by Paul Doiron

Finished 2025-03-31
Ashes of the Sun

by Django Wexler

Finished 2025-03-26
Semiosis

by Sue Burke

Finished 2025-03-16
Scythe

by Neal Shusterman

Finished 2025-03-06
After the Ending

by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Pogue

Finished 2025-02-26
Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell

Finished 2025-02-14

This has been getting major marketing and though the cover had me interested right away I was a bit skeptical for that reason (that and it was presented in one store very closely connected to the now-poisoned HP franchise). But boy, I really enjoyed it. It’s comfortable and built on a lot of tropes, but in a really nice way. The world felt distinct, and the characters were charming. The writing is smart and not at all cynical, and it’s hard to write without cynicism and not come off as saccharine. Definitely recommend.
After World

by Debbie Urbanski

Finished 2025-02-09
Last Argument of Kings

by Joe Abercrombie

Finished 2025-02-09
The Herd

by Andrea Bartz

Finished 2025-02-09
How Civil Wars Start

by Barbara F. Walter

Finished 2025-01-23
Open House

by Katie Sise

Finished 2025-01-09
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Finished 2024-12-30

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Careless People

Sunrise on the Reaping

Stay Awake

The Poacher's Son

Ashes of the Sun

Semiosis

Scythe

After the Ending

Impossible Creatures

After World

Last Argument of Kings

The Herd

How Civil Wars Start

Open House

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