Books I Read in 2024

I really enjoyed this one. The characters were interesting and it had a good level of suspense with an interesting story to back it up.

I loved Wanderers and Wayward is a great sequel to it. The characters and the story is gripping, captivating and enjoyable.

I loved this. It was a great read talking about the development of the Space Shuttle as well as all the details that led to the Challenger disaster. It was in depth and even provided me with more details that I didn’t realize.

This was a scary read. It was incredibly fascinating to see how nuclear war might play out in the real world and how awful it is and how you just can't win. I'd recommend it.

I really enjoyed this. Parts of it felt a little too on the nose after 2020, but the characters and story was captivating.

This was an interesting look at the last years of the Roman Republic before it became the Roman Empire. I lot of it I didn’t know and Duncan did a good job navigating the different events and characters involved.

Another fantastic book documenting the battle between Octavian and Antony that led to the end of the Roman Republic. Strauss does a fantastic job of laying out the events as they happened with all the characters involved.

This was a good look into test-driven development. Adam did a good job explaining it and showed some examples for those with an idea of what TDD is, and for those with no knowledge of it.

This whole book made me chuckle at some of its ridiculousness. Feels a little like Seinfeld meets the madness of war.

I really enjoyed this one. It had an interesting premise and the suspense kept me going throughout.

I enjoyed this. It had a good mix of humor with John Scalzi’s excellent storytelling.

I enjoyed this. Was a captivating story that made me kept wanting to read more.

A lot of insight into his thoughts as a writer and some tips to help me figure out what my process should be. It was helpful to read about his thoughts on the craft.

This was an interesting look at how strong our first amendment protections are and why, despite the constant threats of mis and disinformation, is such a good thing. It might be easy to want the government to step in, but Jeff Kosseff does a good job explaining why that’s not such a good thing and offers some better alternatives.

This was an interesting read describing the run up to the Civil War and the fall of Fort Sumter. It provides interesting insights into the characters involved and some of their motivations.

I idolized Mr. Rogers as a child and I thought this was a very fitting biography of him. I’ve heard so much about him growing up and this was a nice look into who he was as a person.

Had a hard time making sure I didn’t pre-judge this based on The Expanse series but this was definitely a solid sci fi story. Interesting premise and characters that left me wanting to read more.

This was a much faster read than I anticipated. It was still a fun little sci fi story I’d recommend.

Another good short story set in the Murderbot universe. Fast read and enjoyable.

This is the third book in the Murderbot series and the best one I’ve read so far. Good story and a fast, enjoyable read.

Another solid book in the Murderbot series.

I’m not entirely sure I understand this short story. It’s possible future books might provide some light on it though.

Another good story in the series. Longer that the earlier books, but captivating and enjoyable.

Another solid book in the series, this time with a true crime kind of vibe.

Another solid story in the series. Going to have to wait until the next, sadly.

This was a fascinating, albeit long read into the history of the Civil War. It provided a lot of details that I had not fully known and I would recommend it to anyone interested in history.

I enjoyed this. It had some good twists and turns with the right amount of creepiness I would expect from Wendig. Also, if you’re a Stephen King fan, you’d really enjoy this.

It was an interesting read and gives me thoughts on how to improve myself and rethink my outlook on life.

I had already learned most of the history of much of the crypto-nonsense from other sources, but this was a good refresher. It does a good job pointing out the many similarities between crypto, Ponzi schemes and gambling.

Was informative. Learned a bunch, but was tough to wrap my head around some of it. Figure more will make sense as I apply what I learned and write code.

An interesting premise and a fun story. Was a quick read and enjoyable.

It was a little predictable in some aspects, but I enjoyed it.

An interesting look back at Patrick Stewart’s life.

I enjoyed this. Was a little different than I expected, but not in a bad way.

A fast read and a good story. If you’re a fan of Doctorow’s writing, you’ll like this.

Interesting story with a hopeful look towards the future dealing with climate and intolerance.

It was an interesting story with good characters and a nice level of suspense. Quick read as well.

This was an informative read about events I was unaware of. It also provided a look into the Nixon White House that clearly matches the reputation of Nixon and Kissinger.

This didn’t necessarily feel like something I normally read, but it was still a captivating story. The characters felt believable and there were points I didn’t want to put it down.

I appreciate Cory Doctorow’s writing about tech and this is no different. He does a good job explaining the issues with the tech giants and how they got so large and powerful, as well as some ways to limit their power and give us more power in the process.

An interesting story that in some cases felt like it hit a little too close to 2020, but was still enjoyable with a good amount of suspense to want to know what happens next.

This felt a little different than what I normally read, but it was suspenseful and fun to read.

To be blunt, I’m not sure why so many speak so highly of this.

Interesting story but the anti-climate change messaging rubbed me the wrong way, even considering the time it was written.