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416 reviews

Agency by William Gibson

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Internet by Mikko Hyppönen

funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Erittäin hyvä, hyvin kirjoitettu, sujuva ja nopealukuinen. Jään odottamaan päivityspakettia muutaman vuoden sisään. 

The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

First 8 or 9 were quite good, and read with the hindsight of 5 years, some of the futuristic assumptions seem to hold. Some more editing would have done this book even more enticing. 

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I read the Finnish translation. A very different book, but it quite nicely points out how difficult it is to even imagine things beyond our perceived reality, even less to accept them as reality. 

Henkinen ihminen by Rauhala, Lauri

challenging slow-paced

3.5

Vaikea teksti tenttikirjaksi, mutta ajoittain sain kiinni Rauhalan ajatuksesta. 

Pysähdyskoe - Kirjoituksia lorvimisen luvasta ja luvattomuudesta by Päivi Haanpää

lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.0

En erityisesti odottanut mitään, mutta jäin silti kaipaamaan syvällisempää pohdintaa. 

Kaltaiseni koneet by Ian McEwan

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Tykkäsin, onneksi tiesin Netflixin Crownin ansiosta ennestään yhden tarinallisen version Britteinsaarten historiasta. 

The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton

informative slow-paced

3.0

I read the Finnish translation, which was unfortunately not good. Also, this book is more of a look into the political history told from a viewpoint of Merkel. The lack of first hand sources harms the book, and I failed to understand why the author was included in the narration. There was nothing much to learn about Merkel, apart from the awfully often repeated fact that she has a sicentific education. 

Vuosi ilman nettiä by Ilkka Karisto

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

Nopealukuinen, hyvää tekstiä, ei kuitenkaan kauhean syvällinen. 

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wonderfully different, almost philosophical.