Rating: 8.0/10. A classic Japanese novel, written over a hundred years ago, fairly short novel but quite profound. It’s a story about friendship and loneliness, and is divided into three equal parts. The first part deals with the author and Sensei, a reserved but intellectual man. Sensei seems to be wise but doesn’t really do…
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Three Body Trilogy by Liu Cixin
Rating: 8.7/10. [WARNING: SPOILERS!] Science fiction trilogy that was originally written in Chinese, and recently translated to English. It’s a hard sci-fi novel but quite good, hard to summarize because so much happened in the 3 books. I felt that the ending of the third book was a bit rushed and not satisfying. I’ll just…
The Art of War (孙子兵法) by Sun Tzu
Rating: 7.8/10. Classic treatise on war by ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu who lived in 500BC. It’s 13 short chapters, totaling about 50 pages, and can be read in 2-3 sittings. Some very famous quotes come from this book, like “if you know the enemy and yourself, you will win every battle; if you know…
No Fears, No Excuses by Larry Smith
Rating: 7.3/10. No Fears, No Excuses: What You Need To Do To Have A Great Career by Larry Smith Larry Smith is famous in Waterloo for being a really good Economics professor who also has a TED talk advocating for the importance of pursuing your passion. This book starts off kind of the same way,…