Book Title Review Rating
Wool Read this because Apple TV show wasn't moving fast. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Death's end First half is good, second half leaves a lot to desire. You can stop reading after 70% ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Dark Forest Good story, great scale, bumpy translation ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Three body problem Great Sci-fi, you'll learn how to stop scientific progress with two protons ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Veronica Decides To Die I want to read all books by Coelho ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Our trees still grow in Dehra School homework. Done late ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
14 years with Boss Read one chapter from it in a random NCERT book. I like learning about movies, so picked up the book. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
By way of deception : Making of a Mossad officer Read this after watching Munich. Re-read worthy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Thoughts of a philosophical fighter pilot I was bored when I read it for the first time. As it is a collection of his talks, material is very redundant. ⭐ ⭐
The Castle - Franz Kafka Frustrating. Last Kafka book I'll read ⭐ ⭐
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Ali Sethi sang this Ghazal "Dil lagaane ki baat karte ho" which is in the movie of the same name. I also like Sonya Jehan who is in the same movie. So read the book. It's a good book. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
The Measure Speculative Sci-fi. Solid promise and progress, meh payoff ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Gunahon Ka Devta Loved this. Recommended. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Build Recommended. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Gods Themselves Gripping. Amazing plot and weird alien sex. I saw those aliens in my dreams the same night. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
What I talk about when I talk about running If you love Murakami and running ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
40 rules of love Makes you kinder and want to read Rumi. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Kafka on the shore I liked it. Magical realism, good character development and animation by Ghibli studios. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
The Metamorphosis Recommend this to people you hate. ⭐ ⭐
Story of your life and others Best ones are _Liking what you see_, _Hell is absence of God_, _The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate_ and _Understand_ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Lifecycle of Software Objects Cool book cover. This can be a Netflix show. Resonates as you might have seen this pattern over and over in your life. A startup pioneers new tech, everything goes well until they run out of time to figure out how to make the business profitable. Now when they pull the plug and shut down the shop, hobbyists, tinkerers and fanboys are left behind. Finding ways to make whatever they're left with work. Forming communities. Things aren't fun anymore. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Designing Distributed Systems Good primer for cloud native deployment patterns. Outdated code. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Designing Data Intensive Applications he Book I think Architects keep under their pillow and read first thing in the morning. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Effective Engineer It has two major ideas - prioritize high leverage tasks, make feedback loops shorter. Rest of the book is examples, techniques and action plans to adopt, practice and exploit these ideas. So reading the book and making notes is half the battle. Must read even if you're not planning to be an engineer for long. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Project Hail Mary Book you can recommend to someone who wants to get into reading or sci-fi. Andy Weir writes like a blogger. PRO TIP : Read books set in a spaceship during flights. Sound of aeroplane engine and occasional turbulence elevate the reading experience ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Foundation Read this as it is a popular classic, not planning to read other books in the series. Apple TV show is so good it is unfair. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Beowulf Took a lot of effort to complete, which wasn't worth it at all. Zemeckis movie is better. ⭐ ⭐
Flowers for Algernon A novella. Man with an IQ of 68 triples his IQ after treatment. Story is first person account of these changes. So quality of writing waxes and wanes with the IQ. Might also help you be empathetic towards people who have a slower learning pace. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Einstein's Dreams Short and evoking. 30 thought experiments ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
High Output Management THE BOOK for MANAGERS but presents clever ideas that can be used by anyone. For example the idea that material becomes more valuable as it moves through the process, can be used to optimize any process you're working with whether it is conveyor belt in a factory or a CI pipeline. ⭐ ⭐
Dune Boring. Read it because 2021 movie ended prematurely. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Missing Readme Great book, doesn't matter if you’re starting out or not. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Old man and the Sea I love this. Reminds me of my English teacher. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Pragmatic Thinking Written well, I couldn't move past one chapter of Pragmatic programmer but reading it was effortless. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Picture of Dorian Grey Yes please, more stories about Faustian Bargain. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Brave New World At this point things misinformation, short attention span, constant search for escapism, racism is so normalised that it doesn't ring any bells when you read about it in a ninety year old book. Watch Logan's run ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
I am legend Zombies screeching outside my house, while I'm trying to fall asleep in a cozy blanket is a fantasy I entertain. Loved this book ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Devdas Watch DevD. Read this book. Then watch DevD again ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
The Dream Machine: Revolution that made computing personal Multiverse of Computer Science and Engineering. Cameos from Alan Turing, Alan Kay, Von Neumann or whoever you know ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Vijaydan Detha ki Lokpriya Kahaniyan I love his stories. Sadly this is the only book that is available easily. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Jagannath Bizarre short stories. Didn't like it. ⭐ ⭐
Animal Farm Mandatory read. If you just want to read what you already see around put into words beautifully. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Men without Women This introduced me to Murakami. Found it better than Hemingway's book with same name. Re-read worthy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Of mice and men Books ain't no good. A guy needs somebody to be near him ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Karmayog Great Book. Recommended ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts I'm a Charlie Munger fanboy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Fahrenheit 451 Boring. Now I know what inspired hounds in Kingsman and Golden circle. ⭐ ⭐
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy Read it if you're hearing the word stoic for the first time and want some reference to other stoic philosophy books. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
The War of Art Writer's block. I read this I'm still in writer's block. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Pirate Cinema ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Swipe to Unlock Fluff ⭐
1984 More of a mandatory read. Didn't like it that much. Easy to recommend ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Food rules : An Eater's manual Don't eat what your grandma won't recognize as food ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Blog Post, turned into a book. Read a summary somewhere, save time. ⭐ ⭐
The 22 immutable laws of Marketing - Al ries, Jack trout Was mentioned in Tim Ferris podcast. Easy to process, actionable wisdom. ⭐ ⭐
The Vault of Vishnu Started so well, ended like a B-grade bollywood movie. ⭐ ⭐
Irresistible : The Rise of Addictive Technology and Business of Keeping Us Hooked You can't leave a habit cold turkey, there are parts to it which need to dismantled or just replaced one by one and some caution to be taken to not including the same cues in your environment which'll result in relapse. Good book. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Planet of the Apes Read the book even if you have watched the movies, just read it. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Chitralekha Exploration of sin, human nature and effectiveness of imposed abstinence. Cat theory ⭐ ⭐