David Benioff
Dylan enjoyed City of Thieves, a novel by David Benioff with a great story about a teenager in Russia during WWII.
Jan 8th, 2019
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David Benioff
Dylan enjoyed City of Thieves, a novel by David Benioff with a great story about a teenager in Russia during WWII.
Jan 8th, 2019
Dylan read senior seminar in a fantastic senior seminar.
Jun 22nd, 2022
Clifford Stoll
Dylan is enjoying "The Cuckoo’s Egg", a non-fiction book from 1989 about tracking a hacker through old unix systems.
Mar 7th, 2022
Dorothy Woolfolk
Dylan thinks 'looks like a winner' is a great read with potential to be a bestseller.
Dec 13th, 2021
Lev Grossman
Dylan finished reading The Magicians by Lev Grossman last night and enjoyed it.
May 1st, 2023
Kim Stanley Robinson
Dylan is enjoying Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future, set in the near future with a focus on climate change, scientists, bureaucrats, and geology digressions.
Jun 14th, 2021
Nicholas Rowe
Dylan found the book Ambitious! to be intriguing and captivating.
Mar 10th, 2021
Dec 8th, 2020
Dec 8th, 2020
Stephen King
Dylan found The Shining to be a gripping and suspenseful read that kept him on the edge of his seat.
Nov 25th, 2020
Stephen King
Dylan appreciated the continuation of the story in Doctor Sleep, but felt it lacked some of the intensity of The Shining.
Nov 25th, 2020
Peter J. Carroll
Dylan found the concept good, with a couple of standout chapters, but overall thinks it's skippable.
Aug 4th, 2020
J. D. Salinger
Dylan enjoyed reading The Catcher in the Rye, finding it a thought-provoking and engaging novel.
Aug 4th, 2020
Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoy
Dylan mentioned War and Peace, but did not provide any specific comments about it.
Aug 4th, 2020
Daniel Immerwahr, María Luisa Rodriguez Tapia
Dylan enjoyed How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr for its mixture of pop culture and political history.
Jul 6th, 2020
Vincent Bevins
Dylan finds The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins to be too bleak, focusing on the mass killings and disappearances of Indonesian communists and feminists in the mid-60s.
Jul 6th, 2020
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dylan enjoyed The Great Gatsby, commenting that it was a really good read.
May 19th, 2020
Peter J. Carroll
Dylan suggests skipping the first ~100 pages of the first book due to excessive family history. Listening to books is more convenient than reading.
Mar 30th, 2020
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dylan highly recommends The Great Gatsby for its captivating storytelling and vivid characters.
Jan 10th, 2020
Peter J. Carroll
Dylan mentioned books go more into world building, history, politics, and minor characters compared to the show.
Jun 18th, 2019
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Dylan plans to read the second one in the series sometime this summer.
Apr 30th, 2019
Evan Ratliff
Dylan praised The Mastermind for its gripping storytelling and detailed investigative work.
Apr 2nd, 2019
Vincent Bevins
Dylan highly recommends the devastating Jakarta Method, great for cold war history enthusiasts.
Aug 4th, 2020
Kurt Vonnegut
Dylan found Player Piano to have some really good moments but felt inconsistent.
Aug 4th, 2020
Caroline Lawrence
Dylan is intrigued by the nerdy book Escape from Rome, specifically enjoying a chapter about the plausibility of the Roman Empire.
Aug 4th, 2020
Jan 8th, 2019
Peter J. Carroll
Dylan discusses the significant increase in the Asian population in the US post the 1968 immigration act and highlights the diversity of cultures within the Asian-American diaspora.
May 13th, 2022
Harper Lee
Dylan really enjoyed reading To Kill a Mockingbird, it left a lasting impression on him.
Dec 13th, 2021
J. D. Salinger
Dylan thought The Catcher in the Rye was an interesting read, but not his favorite.
Dec 13th, 2021
Terry Pratchett
Dylan borrowed a random Terry Pratchett book from the library this week and found it enjoyable.
Aug 8th, 2023
Arthur Conan Doyle
Dylan was disappointed when he bought the play version of a novel he wanted to read.
Jan 30th, 2020
Peter J. Carroll
Dylan found some great deals at the University of Chicago Press annual sale for weirdos who like to read academic books.
Oct 1st, 2018
Dylan has read a series of articles that preceded the book.
Apr 2nd, 2019
Peter J. Carroll
Dylan is unsure about the theory that all the pictures in the book are black, white, or red, as they are colors that very small babies can see.
Mar 31st, 2020
M. Scott Peck
Dylan found The Road Less Traveled to be a transformative read, influencing both mind and soul.
Aug 4th, 2021
J. D. Salinger
Dylan mentioned comparing The Catcher in the Rye to The Road Less Traveled in discussions.
Aug 4th, 2021
Peter J. Carroll
Dylan found Jay Caspian Kang's argument about Asian Americans persuasive.
May 13th, 2022
Library of Congress
Dylan highly recommends the library of Congress main reading room for its archives.
Jun 17th, 2019
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dylan enjoyed The Great Gatsby, praising its vivid characters and captivating plot.
Apr 6th, 2021
Harper Lee
Dylan found To Kill a Mockingbird disappointing, citing lackluster characters and a slow pace.
Apr 6th, 2021
Peter J. Carroll
Dylan mentioned Martin in relation to his early email address.
Feb 10th, 2021