Reading in 2026
Books finished in order. Click a cover to see my notes.
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Age of Invisible Machines
A guide to orchestrating AI agents and making organizations more self-driving.In Progress
Books
A running list of what I've read, with a sentence or two on each. Click the book title to get my notes on each book.
Rating Scale
| 10/10 | Changed something in me. I'll read it again. |
| 9/10 | Excellent. Recommended without hesitation. |
| 8/10 | Really good. Stuck with me after I finished. |
| 7/10 | Solid. Worth your time. |
| 6/10 | Decent. Had good ideas but didn't fully land. |
| 5/10 | Mixed. Some value, some filler. |
| 4/10 | Struggled to finish. Wouldn't recommend. |
| 3/10 | Not for me. |
| 2/10 | Genuinely bad. |
| 1/10 | Did not finish. |
2026
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01
Room (Goodreads)
My sister recommended this. A story told entirely from the POV of a five-year-old who has never left the room he was born in, which is actually a shed in someone's backyard. This book was inspired by the Josef Fritzl case. Messed up stuff.8/10 -
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A Marriage at Sea (Goodreads)
A couple decides to sail across the Pacific with almost no experience. Their boat sinks. They spend 118 days on a raft. The survival story is gripping. Enjoyed this one.7/10 -
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The Tiger (Goodreads)
A tiger in Siberia decides to hunt humans, methodically, over days. It's terrifying and the setting makes it worse. Vaillant writes the landscape so well you feel cold reading it.8/10 -
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Co-Intelligence (Goodreads)
Mollick is one of the clearest thinkers writing about AI right now, and there's a lot of noise out there. This is practical and genuinely interesting. I rated it a 6 mostly because I came in with a lot of context. If you're newer to the space, it's probably an 8.6/10 -
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The Art Thief (Goodreads)
The most successful art thief in history was doing it because he just genuinely loved the paintings. Stashed a billion dollars worth of art in his apartment. Finkel tells the story in a way that makes you almost root for the guy. Read in one sitting.9/10 -
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Fahrenheit 451 (Goodreads)
Books are banned and firemen set fire to any that are found. The story follows Guy Montag, a fireman, as he begins to question the society he lives in. This was fun read.7/10 -
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Man's Search for Meaning (Goodreads)
Viktor Frankl's account of surviving four Nazi concentration camps, and the psychological framework, logotherapy, he developed from the experience. The central argument: meaning, not pleasure or power, is the primary human drive. One of those books that makes you rethink suffering and choice.8/10 -
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If This Is A Man (Goodreads)
A firsthand account of survival in Auschwitz, written by Italian chemist Primo Levi. It's a precise and unflinching look at what the camp system did to human identity.8/10 -
09
DNF · Did Not FinishI Didn't Do the Thing Today
Some decent ideas to sit with, but none of it felt new. A 5 for me because I'd already heard most of these conversations elsewhere — if it's your first pass through the productivity-guilt space, you'd probably get more out of it.5/10 -
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AI Snake Oil (Goodreads)
A clear-eyed takedown of AI hype. The distinction between predictive AI (mostly snake oil) and generative AI (genuinely capable, but not magic) is the book's best contribution. Worth reading if you work near this stuff and want the vocabulary to push back on inflated claims.7/10 -
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Age of Invisible Machines (Goodreads)
A guide to orchestrating AI agents and making organizations more self-driving.Reading
