Pietertje: Diary of a Guantanamo prisoner who has been imprisoned since 2002. The US has never charged him with a crime. Profound and disturbing. 5/5 read comments
hackerbloos: First in the semi-fictional trilogy accounting the fall of the Roman Republic, told through the eyes of Cicero’s secretary, Tiro. Really good. The politics, the corruption, the ancient city really... read comments
in: fiction | historical fiction
engi_nerd: I love everything Bryson writes. This is no exception. read comments
in: nonfiction | history | american history
mattnewton: The most epic sci-fi world that is so far in the future it feels like it could be middle earth. Politics, mysticism, prescience, intergalactic travel build an amazing world that feels utterly alien... read comments
in: fiction | fantasy | science fiction
feignix: Again, a very touching, charming book about a little kid's world(universe?) view, told through his adventures. read comments
in: fiction | fantasy | young adult
MuEta: It was 3000+ pages all told, and I LOVED it. His writing has always enthralled me, and I was hooked from the start. read comments
in: fiction | fantasy | science fiction | historical fiction
convexfunction: He's an architect/philosopher who coined the term "design patterns". Beautiful book, got me thinking very hard about how to create artifacts and environments that make the people who... read comments
in: nonfiction | architecture | design | philosophy | art
gradys: Hard sci-fi about what might happen if we could scan human minds in sufficient detail to simulate them in computers. Best treatment of this topic I've ever seen. read comments
in: fiction | cyberpunk | science fiction
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