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No Logo by Naomi Klein

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dark informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Overshoot: Climate Politics When It's Too Late by Andreas Malm, Wim Carton

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challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick by John Bleasdale

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medium-paced

2.5

John Bleasdale had the daunting task of writing the biography of a reclusive figure who's still alive. Therefore, many of the biographical details are missing and it ends with the shrug of the shoulders of "let's see what happens next." Instead of writing an insightful and creative exploration of a complicated filmmaking figure, Bleasdale spends a lot of time playing apologist and complaining about misinformation and bad reviews. Both of which show the sign of insecure, hagiographic writing, which is unfortunately popular among many film biographies; people want to hear some stories from a production they enjoyed and have their biases confirmed rather than challenged.

Getting Even by Woody Allen

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Did not finish book.

not that funny

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein

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informative medium-paced

5.0

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

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3.0

Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization by Justin Marozzi