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Just finished
(Started and finished) Red Rising by Pierce Brown.
SF. Darrow lives on Mars in a society that has a rigid caste system. The reds, at the bottom, are slaves. The golds at the top are absolute masters. They are separated not only by class, privilege and rights but by genetics. But the reds have a plan: They can make Darrow into a gold and then start a revolution.
Part Ender's Game, part Hunger Games with a dose of Brave New World thrown in, this is Pierce Brown's first book and it is really good. It's also the start of a trilogy, but book 2 isn't due out until early next year.
Reread of Wizard by John Varley. The second volume in the Gaea trilogy. Great stuff.
Lewis Carroll in Numberland . In addition to writing the Alice books and others in that vein, Lewis Carroll was a mathematician. This book covers some of his mathematical life and work.
Now reading
The Yamato Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave. The "secret" history of Japan's emperors, especially during World War II and after. A bleak story of how the Japanese people have been manipulated and how MacArthur made people lie about war crimes.
Citizens by Simon Schama. The French Revolution. I found the prologue confusing, but it's getting better as I get into it.
Just started
Everything I need to know about __ I learned from Monty Python" by Brian Cogen. The Monty Python crew weren't just funny, they were very smart and knowledgeable (the five English members all went to Oxford or Cambridge) and they used that in their skits. This book shows how.
Plato at the Googleplex by Rebecca Goldstein. Why philosophy is important. Goldstein writes wonderfully
The Engineer Reconsidered by Neal Asher. SF. Discovery of alien life. I just started this but it looks good.
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