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What I've been reading, with the running counter. The rating is a single signal: would I re-read it, would I skim it, would I pass.

2 read this year · 14 total in 2026

May 9, 2026
Book· Recommended

Livesuit

James S.A. Corey

I read a lot of science fiction and horror, but this twist was excellent — strongly foreshadowed and yet a complete surprise. And I am not just saying that because I'm an Expanse diehard (though, admittedly, I am).

May 9, 2026
Book· Good

Turning to Stone

Marcia Bjornerud

Part geology book, part memoir that talks about one of my favorite meta themes: how we can learn about something from something (seemingly) entirely unrelated. In this case, Bjornerud uses geology as a complex metaphor for the trials and triumphs of life, and how deep study allows us to build connections that we could never otherwise construct.