Informal Book Reviews
Informal reviews of books that have shaped my thinking or delighted me—however unlikely they are to appear in a scholarly footnote.
Every book is assessed with the utmost scholarly rigor using two carefully crafted scales:
Late Night Reads Scale: 🌙
Tracks how late into the night the book keeps you turning pages. Ranges from “I closed this book before 10 p.m. like a responsible adult” to “Who needs sleep? Just one more chapter… and one more… until sunrise.”
Tracks how late into the night the book keeps you turning pages. Ranges from “I closed this book before 10 p.m. like a responsible adult” to “Who needs sleep? Just one more chapter… and one more… until sunrise.”
Cup of Coffee Scale: ☕
Measures how many cups of coffee you’ll need to survive the reading experience. From a gentle single espresso (easy and smooth) to a full pot of triple-shot espresso (complex, demanding, and maybe borderline exhausting).
Measures how many cups of coffee you’ll need to survive the reading experience. From a gentle single espresso (easy and smooth) to a full pot of triple-shot espresso (complex, demanding, and maybe borderline exhausting).
Together, these scales provide a scientifically unchallengeable (and highly caffeinated) way to measure both the mental stamina and the addictive quality of any given book.
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What I'm reading (or rereading) right now: How God Becomes Real by Tanya Luhrman
J.K. Rowling