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Zak wants to read Indelicacy by Amina Cain
Zak rated All This Could Be Different: 5 stars

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
From a brilliant new voice comes an electrifying novel of a young immigrant building a life for herself—a warm, dazzling, …
Zak reviewed Katabasis by R. F Kuang (duplicate)
Stays Winning
5 stars
The seven deadly sins as a framing device stay winning. Fuck the story circle, give me a descent into hell every time.
I'm not, at my core, an academic, so dark academia only sometimes appeals to me. But this story is so brutally human that it appeals still.
Zak wants to read The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)
Zak reviewed How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg
A good, linear reference
4 stars
This book sets out to give the reader a framework to apply to any projects they try to tackle. In that way, it serves as a good, well-researched reference book of tips and heuristics to apply when conceiving of and planning a project. Additionally, reading it through from start to finish is well-structured and enjoyable. I listened to it as an audiobook, and for that, the quality start-to-finish is definitely appreciated.
A good book for people who want to understand how large projects succeed and fail, project managers, and anyone who works with project managers and wants to cultivate a little more empathy for them.
Zak wants to read Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber

Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5)
From Brandon Sanderson―author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War …
Zak rated Under the Henfluence: 4 stars
Zak reviewed How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
Informative AND Queer
5 stars
My dad told me a while ago about a writing assignment he had - memoirs disguised like other things - a recipe, an obituary, a research paper. This book delightfully interweaves the author’s experiences and feelings with each informative chapter. I’m going to see if my dad wants to read it
Zak reviewed An Immense World by Ed Yong
Zak reviewed The Employees by Olga Ravn
Beautiful and Intractible
4 stars
I feel as though once I've gone through more therapy I'll understand better what this book is an allegory for. For now, it's an unbound allegory. I picked up this book expecting a space opera and got something much more akin to poetry. I don't despise the book for that. In fact, I have a kind of fondness for it. But I think I will one day have to revisit it and be more prepared for poetry when I do.











