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Software engineer at Railway. This is where I share what I’m building, thinking about, and reading. More about me

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Cover of The Invisible Man

Finished reading

The Invisible Man

by H. G. Wells

100% read 6.5/10 rating

I'd say this is definitely a classic, but not quite timeless. I enjoyed exploring the tendencies of brilliant, but ultimately selfish and arrogant people to use "discovery" as an excuse to their own entitled behavior. Ultimately brilliance does not absolve you ot morality in your actions; that is a timeless lesson. Outside of the themes, the book was a bit of a rough read and felt like it could have been shortened drastically without cutting much of the core story. The invisible man himself is a flat character that exists more to explore this theme than to be a tragic story.

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Cover of Player Piano

Currently reading

Player Piano

by Kurt Vonnegut, Christian Rummel

10% read

Wild how much this concept is resonating with me as a former Software Engineer now Professional Prompter. Very prescient.

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