Chip War by Chris Miller is a whistle-stop history of the history of the semiconductor and the technologies that make their development possible. Continue reading
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Book review: We Solve Murders
The story is somewhat complex, but it was all about solving murders, obviously. There was a hilariously amount of specific English Things that made me wonder how anyone outside this country would get. Continue reading
Book review: System Collapse
Another instalment of the wonderful Murderbot Diaries. Continue reading
Book review: Half Arse Human
Roughly, the idea is that you should half arse a lot of things, because that’s better than not starting anything at all, or trying to be overly ambitious and quitting anyway. I found the chapter on veganism (the chose topic to cover being more sustainable, especially helpful. Continue reading
Book review: The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe’s History
Which is why it’s a surprise that at the end of it, the thing that captured my attention was Peter H Wilson’s mammoth 700 page history of the Holy Roman Empire. I loved his book on the Thirty Years War and so at some point picked this up. Continue reading
Book review: Toxic: women, fame and the noughties
A relentless examination of horrible treatment of women by the media and everyone in general. Continue reading
Book review: The Floating Hotel
oughly, there is a fancy space hotel, which has seen better days. All the staff are misfits, one way or another, and there’s a great big space empire (with a seemingly mad emperor at the helm). Continue reading
Book review: Mammoths at the Gates
The fourth instalment in the Singing Hills series – warning, may cause ugly crying. Continue reading
Book review: The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles
The second novella in the Mossa and Pleiti series, is as delightful as the first. Continue reading
Book review: The Atlas Paradox
Bloody hell, this wasn’t worth it. I should have realised that after the first one, the second wouldn’t be much better. But boy, it could still fill a lot of pages with a lot of nothingness. And also, spoilers below, sorry. It’s so infuriating I have to. I’m not sure I’ve read a book where … Continue reading
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