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Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water by Amorina Kingdon
Quite interesting. Despite the name, about half of this is focused on cetaceans.
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed this. An easy to read adventure with an interesting folklore foundation.
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2.5
Pretty disappointed. There are some great philosophical ideas in here and a few practical ones, but the author is gleefully antagonistic, mean-spirited, and self-aggrandizing, making it hard to take him seriously, especially when he only rarely attempts to back up big claims with evidence. Instead he tends to rely more on cherry-picked examples or thought experiments (or just simple fable-like story-telling). It makes it hard to pick out the robust ideas.
I am quite interested in the philosophy of the book, but I'll have to find that philosophy from other voices than Taleb's in the future. I'm sure Taleb would call me a simple idiot for feeling that way, though.
I am quite interested in the philosophy of the book, but I'll have to find that philosophy from other voices than Taleb's in the future. I'm sure Taleb would call me a simple idiot for feeling that way, though.