Three Star Reviews

Uncanny Valley is a tech industry exposé that gives readers a look at the systemic failures at the root of some of the biggest issues in Silicon Valley. While I agree with many of Weiner’s observations, I also had some issues with this book.

Have you ever wondered how your life might have turned out differently? What would your life be like if you had taken a different job or if your family hadn’t moved when you were a kid? These are impossible questions that we’ll never be able to answer for ourselves, so in Life After Life, Kate Atkinson answers them for us. The book tells the story of Ursula Todd, a girl with an odd ability to die and be reborn again and again into the exact same life.

Before reading this book, I had a very limited understanding of Chicago’s South Side. Everywhere You Don’t Belong gave me a nuanced view of what life is like there. It taught me about many of the challenges and tragedies of life in South Shore. Importantly, it also showed me the joys and the everyday struggles.

The Immortalists is a heartbreaking story that explores a number of themes that are fundamental to our existence. Or more aptly put, it explores themes that are fundamental to the end of our existence.