The new issues have to do with how intelligence uses information, or, more accurately, how intelligence and other fact-based analysis will fare in a world in which even a sophisticated society like our own is trending toward decision making anchored on a priori, near-instinctive narratives—decision making based on that which can be made popular or widely held rather than on that which is objectively true.
I picked this book up from the library last week. Today, I have a doctor‘s appointment, so I brought it along to read while I wait.
pickThis novel had lots of twists and many turns. I had a little trouble figuring out the plots and where the characters fit in for the first couple of chapters. The layers were waiting for the reader to catch up. Then things were starting to make sense. I was surprised by some of the layers and certainly didn‘t expect the ending. This was my first novel by Margolin and I will read more of his work. 4.25/5
pickThis memoir astonished and altered me. Coming of age as an American Sikh in the aftermath of 9/11, Valarie Kaur‘s dedication to making a difference and her extraordinary courage in the face of hate crimes, police brutality, and sexual assault are made only more remarkable by her resilient compassion toward those who‘d harm her. Read this if you believe a better world takes both courage and kindness and you‘d like to become more of both.
With all due respect, if you couldn‘t answer that question the first time, you shouldn‘t be running for the office you‘re running for. I don‘t want a president who panders to a base who can‘t accept an honest answer.
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pickHm maybe a low Pick. I LOVE Denise Mina and will read pretty much anything she writes. I love the idea behind this and the choice of subject matter. It read very quickly, and the details are well chosen. But I feel I might have got more out of it if I knew even a tiny bit about Florence in that period. I certainly learned a fair bit; before this, I knew The Bonfire of the Vanities only as the title of the novel by Tom Wolfe.
so-so"Sparks from his fires still burn.
This world is the aftermath of Girolamo Savonarola."
The ending packs a punch, but on the whole I felt a bit let down by this one. It may be that my hopes were too high. It lacks the intense narrative drive that propelled Rizzio, instead meandering through the life of Savonarola. And taking such a path in a short novella means it really just skims along the surface. Parallels to today were intriguing, but...
Some Monday #bookmail! I really enjoyed Remote Sympathy so very excited for Chidgey‘s newest (though it sounds completely different). The Lyons was an impulse buy. A heartwarming bookish book set during the Blitz sounded worth a try. And I thought Rizzio was fantastic so can‘t wait to read tagged.
