I’ve decided to change my rating system
- 5/5 = Brilliant, top 5 book of the year
- 4/5 = Above average, strongly recomend
- 3/5 = Average. in the middle 70%
- 2/5 = Disappointing
- 1/5 = Did not like at all
Far Futures edited by Gregory Benford
5 Hard SF stories set it the distant (10,000 years+) future. I thought they were all pretty good. Would recommend 4/5
Farmer Boy: Little House Series, Book 2 by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A year in a life of a 9 year old boy on a farm in 1860s New Year State. Lots of hard work and chores. His family is richer than Laura’s from the previous book. 3/5
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
A quick (4h) overview and introduction of our current understanding of the universe. A nice little introduction to the big stuff. 3/5
The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough
The Story of five of the first settlers of Marietta, Ohio from 1788 and the early history of the town. Not a big book or wide scope but works okay within it’s limits. 4/5
1971, Never a Dull Moment: Rock’s Golden Year by David Hepworth
A month by month walk though musical (and some other) history for 1971. Lots of gossip, backstories and history changing (or not) moments. 4/5
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
A guide to cutting down electronic distrations (especially social media) to those that make your life better and help towards your goals. 3/5
