Andy and I talk about an unrepresented book published in the UK, talking about the consequences of the corruption Vladimir Putin has thrust upon Russia through the lens of his caretaker in the future when he has gone senile. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-87-the-senility-of https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-88-senility-pt-2
Finally, I’m getting around to this. I had planned to write this before Mattia was born, but things rarely work out as we plan. So I’m doing it now because Deep Space 9 (DS9) is my favorite Star Trek series and favorite TV series ever. It’s much more plot based…
Due to the amount of hustle and bustle coming from the birth of a child, I didn't have much time to read or do anything. So Andy and I just talk about whatever comes to mind. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-85-potpourri https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-86-potpourri-pt-2
We talk about King of the Mississippi, a satire about the liars and counterfeiters of the consulting industry, especially in the United States and Iraq. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-83-king-of-the https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-84-king-of-the
Rating: 4 stars When I was getting my undergrad, I met a few people that thought the punchline was the most important part of a joke. In fact, it was so important that it didn't matter what else the person had to say. I'm sure someone has met a few…
I tell Andy about my disappointment in Lexicon, a book that's supposedly about the power of language yet has none of that. It's just a generic thriller at best. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-81-lexicon https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-82-lexicon-pt-2
The library doesn't always have the book I'm looking for so I have to put it on hold. Anyway, we talk about Jessica Jones in the latest and last season. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-79-jessica-jones https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-80-jessica-jones-pt-2
A book by a fellow Middlebury alumnus, this book is kinda a collection of short stories but kinda also episodes in the life of four girls as they emigrated to America. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-77-how-the-garcia https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-78-garcia-girls-pt-2
Rating: 4.5 stars This book surprised me two times. Once because it was lot better than I expected it to be. Second because the epilogue fell a little bit flat after my expectations got raised. It wasn’t anything thematic about the ending that was wrong, but I wanted something harder…
I really enjoyed this book of short stories about the more mediocre moments of life. So I share that with Andy. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-75-both-ways https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-76-both-ways-pt-2
