Bits and pieces from our little corner of Texas.
The Martian Chronicles is really a collection of related short stories rather than a typical novel. The stories begin at a time when Earthlings first begin to land on Mars and meet the native inhabitants, and proceed along to the point where a little group of humans become the Martians.
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The Awakening ended up on my to-read list because it is often included in studies of feminist history, which is a subject that I find very interesting. Plus, not gonna lie, it’s short. So I went into this story knowing nothing more about it than that.
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The history of chocolate as a foodstuff in general is fascinating, and made even more so when you get to know the people who made it into a global gazillion-dollar business.
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I don’t know about you, but I rarely ever give much thought to the basic technologies that facilitate (or complicate) my cooking and dining experiences. I mean, whoever actually does consider the fork? Bee Wilson, apparently.
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I can see why this book is so popular. Comparisons to dystopian classics Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four are apt, except that this time the boogeyman isn’t Big Government or Big Industry — it’s Big Tech.
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This is an ambitious summary of what we know about traditional cuisines and how various common (or not-so-common) foods can affect the human body, told in part by way of the author’s memories of traveling around the world in search of new food experiences.
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Look, as it turns out, this whole Sherlock thing is not my thing. Holmes is not my homie.
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In my opinion, the way it is being marketed is ever-so-slightly deceptive. This is not really a book about why more men than women manage to have successful careers in science. It’s one person’s extra-long lament about their disappointing experiences in college.
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I wish I liked this book more than I did.
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Keywords for this book? Sweet, well-paced, and thoughtful… but also not really my personal thing.
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