The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want by Dr Emily M. Bender and Dr Alex Hanna
Rating: 5 Stars In a nutshell: Experts in the field Bender and Hanna explore all the issues with AI - from what falls under the category, to how it impacts real people, and how we can demand better. Best for: I think this should be mandatory reading for anyone who uses ChatGPT to write an … [Read more]
The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno Garcia
Ulises Linares (not his real name) is a conman who engages in lonely hearts and romance cons. At almost 30, and after the death of his father, he’s feeling a pressure to pull a con that will give him some stability. He decides to pursue Perla Inclan, a woman whose family once owned a reasonably … [Read more]
Airframe by Michael Crichton
My son finished Jurassic Park and wanted to read another Crichton together. I am not sure why he picked Airframe, but he did and so we read it together. Honestly I have no idea how well known or widely read this book is/was, because I have never (!) before read any Crichton! Airframe is literally … [Read more]
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
I read this in a family book club with my 10 year old and then watched the movie. I have thoughts on both! If you don't know, here's the short summary: Dr. Ryland Grace wakes up alone in a spaceship. As he figures out what is going on around him, using science and math skills that he hasn't … [Read more]
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is an account of one man’s experience in a Soviet labor camp after World War II. Russian Ivan Denisovich–known as Shukhov throughout the narrative–was captured as a German POW and when released, was accused of being a spy by the Soviet … [Read more]
A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings
Rating: 4 Stars In a nutshell: Tia Levings is raised very conservatively Christian, and ends up in a marriage governed by Christian dominionism and a controlling, abusive husband. Best for: Anyone interested into some insight into this type of religious control, from how it is ingrained in … [Read more]
