Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
A gentle and emotional book about dying, friendship, and the life lessons that become clearer when time is almost gone.
Jul 2026
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Book reviews
Notes on books that intersect programming, craft, and ideas worth returning to alongside the main blog.
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Notes from books that stay with you
Practical lessons, personal reflections, and honest reactions from self-help, novels, and meaningful reads.
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Novels
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The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
A spiritual and practical book about observing the voice in your head instead of mistaking it for who you are.
Jul 2026
The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest
A popular self-sabotage book about emotional patterns, inner resistance, and the uncomfortable work of becoming responsible for yourself.
Jul 2026
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
A slower Stoic meditation on calm, attention, and the kind of inner quiet that makes better judgment possible.
Jul 2026
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
A compact Stoic warning about ambition, pride, and the quiet ways ego damages learning, work, and relationships.
Jul 2026
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
A dense but rewarding tour of human judgment, bias, and the mental shortcuts that quietly shape our decisions.
Jul 2026
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
A bracing time-management book that begins with the fact you cannot manage time enough to escape being human.
Jul 2026
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
A calm and practical case for doing fewer things better, especially useful when your calendar keeps filling with other people's priorities.
Jul 2026
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
A blunt, funny, sometimes overconfident book about values, limits, and choosing better problems instead of chasing constant positivity.
Jul 2026
My Top 5 Books of the First Half of 2026
A personal ranking of the five books that stayed with me most in the first half of 2026, plus ten more reviews added to the shelf.
Jun 2026
