chrishammer's reviews
71 reviews

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Go to review page

Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

Just immensely uninteresting writing

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

Go to review page

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story by Sam Wasson

Go to review page

informative slow-paced

4.0

The Polish Officer by Alan Furst

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

While covering equally interesting subject material, this book lags greatly behind its 2 predecessors. Both Szara and Khristo were substantially more interesting because of their mixtures of extreme competencies and incompetencies playing out both as part of and against the immense machines of war and espionage. De Mjilia is perfectly average at his job which leads to some of the quieter moments feeling meaningless and uninteresting.

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

Go to review page

informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

Largely self evident of you've ever explored social media business models, or have found yourself deleting the apps, but a few good mental models, interesting tidbits, and suggestions make it worth the quick read.

Dark Star by Alan Furst

Go to review page

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced