Book Reviews
Rated from 0.5 to 5 stars.
Recent Reviews
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
"I expected to dislike Rockefeller a lot more before picking up this book. In truth, he is a very flawed complex figure between his grand, religiously derived philanthropy and his role at the mantle of Standard Oil. I was fascinated throughout, and I would hazard to say that studying Rockefeller's life is a great way of understanding the era in which he lived and thrived in."
Finished: March 2026
1776
"This work is a very important piece of historical writing, and a strong exercise in dissecting the first year of the Revolutionary War. I particularly liked the quilted layer of storytelling, jumping from one soldier's narrative to another and throughout the ranks. Washington, as he often does in stories from the time, looms large as a truly omnipotent figure."
Finished: March 2026
Steve Jobs
"Ever since I was a kid, Steve Jobs fascinated me in ways I didn't quite understand. Now after finishing this biography, I think I have started to understand why. I will be honest in that I cannot respect the rude manner in which he worked and pushed his employees, but it is clear that his vision was truly grand, even beyond what Apple is today. And this is because of 'Jobs consciously positioning himself at the intersection of the arts and technology', a notion I myself have held since childhood."
Finished: March 2026
Favorite Books
Favorite Books
- 01 All the Pretty Horses Cormac McCarthy
- 02 Dance Dance Dance Haruki Murakami
- 03 Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke
- 04 The Passenger Cormac McCarthy
- 05 The Sound and the Fury William Faulkner
- 06 Train Dreams Denis Johnson
- 07 Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry
- 08 The Stranger Albert Camus
- 09 The Overstory Richard Powers
- 10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling