Tag: reading fiction

  • The Overstory

    The Overstory

    The Overstory by Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2019. I came across it on a list of the 30 best non-fiction books of the last 30 years (Archive.today link). It was long (502 pages). I finished it and liked it very much, but I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone.

  • Live 15 lives in another world

    Live 15 lives in another world

    What if I told you there is a book that you won’t be able to put down, one that’s cleverly written and filled with compelling stories and through which you will learn (a lot) about how many people in the world experience life? Look no further than How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia…

  • Murakami on fiction (and why you should read some)

    Murakami on fiction (and why you should read some)

    I’m a big fan of Haruki Murakami and just finished reading Kafka on the Shore. Like all his fiction, I find it kind of impossible to describe. It’s everything, all at once, I guess?! I find it wonderful, but I realize it’s not for everyone. Do you know what it is, though? Fiction. If you…

  • Taking the top of your head off

    Taking the top of your head off

    The writing of Stanislaw Lem and why reading science fiction is essential.