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bayport reads commented on Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men (Paperback, 1993, Penguin Books)

They are an unlikely pair: George is “small and quick and dark of face”; Lennie, …

Found a copy buried in the spare room. Figured I should read it again as can't remember reading it although I think I did years ago. Also looks like a short read the book fits in my pocket.

bayport reads wants to read The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us by Noson S. Yanofsky

Noson S. Yanofsky: The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us (2013)

Briefly highlighted by Vsauce just enough to pique my curiosity. youtube.com/shorts/EwqXqGwlzi4

bayport reads started reading Stories Are Weapons by Annalee Newitz

Annalee Newitz: Stories Are Weapons (Hardcover, 2024, Norton & Company Limited, W. W.)

A sharp and timely exploration of the dark art of manipulation through weaponized storytelling, from …

I totally forgot that I preordered this a couple of months ago and it finally arrived today. Woot!

bayport reads stopped reading Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya

Ananyo Bhattacharya: Man from the Future (2021, Penguin Books, Limited)

The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and …

Too much bookrastinating prevented me from finishing. Hope to pick it back up in the future

bayport reads finished reading Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut

Mother Night is a novel by American author Kurt Vonnegut, first published in February 1962. …

Good book. Eerily reminiscent to the current state of US politics in 2024... something about history rhyming

bayport reads reviewed Once Upon a Workday by Jonathan Kunz

Jonathan Kunz, Elizabeth Pich: Once Upon a Workday (Hardcover, 2024, Andrew's McMeel)

Humorous and heartwarming tales of resilience, self-care, and mental health from the popular webcomic War …

Good stuff.

5 stars

It's got a Dr. Seuss vibe is like a salve for the modern weary working grind.

bayport reads finished reading Once Upon a Workday by Jonathan Kunz

Humorous and heartwarming tales of resilience, self-care, and mental health from the popular webcomic War …

Good stuff. It's got a Dr. Seuss vibe is like a salve for the modern weary working grind.

bayport reads started reading Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut

Mother Night is a novel by American author Kurt Vonnegut, first published in February 1962. …

Started reading with big fresh cup of coffee at Pop’s Coffee Co

bayport reads wants to read Waiting for the Monsoon by Rod Nordland

No cover — Rod Nordland: Waiting for the Monsoon (2023, HarperCollins Publishers)

No rating

Heard an author interview on NPR Fresh Air that was compelling. web.archive.org/web/20240305204249/www.npr.org/2024/03/05/1235767585/glioblastoma-rod-nordland-waiting-for-the-monsoon

bayport reads wants to read Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut

Mother Night is a novel by American author Kurt Vonnegut, first published in February 1962. …

“ It wasn’t the fear of death that froze me. I had taught myself to think of death as a friend.” Heard the quote in the Vonnegut documentary “Unstuck in Time”