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2025 Reading Goal

20% complete! slamr has read 5 of 25 books.

Daniel Yergin: New Map (2020, Penguin Publishing Group) 4 stars

Surprisingly fascinating read

4 stars

His writing style reminded me somewhat of Naomi Klein with the way he used a historical narrative approach rather than just sprouting facts and figures. I really enjoyed it although I feel he missed the whole AI impact on energy use which is massive and would have been known at the time of writing

Catherine Lacey: Biography of X (2023, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 3 stars

From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets …

interesting read

3 stars

Written as in the style of non-fiction but using real historical events was interesting especially as they went to the effort of creating footnotes and references to add an element of authenticity