# Recently Read * [Bias in Natural Language Processing @EMNLP 2020](/about/blogs/bias-in-natural-language-processing-emnlp-2020.md)[Rendezvous with Rama](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112537.Rendezvous_with_Rama) by Arthur C. Clarke. A hard sci-fi story about humans finding a space craft and the preparation about the first encounter with alien intelligence. * [The Lies of Locke Lamora](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29588376-the-lies-of-locke-lamora) by Scott Lynch. Swearing has never been better. It is a delightful read, and the plot, as well as the characters, are well flushed. However, I felt that the universe, which sounds super exciting, was never really explored in depth. * [Rules of Civility](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10054335-rules-of-civility?ac=1\&from_search=true) by Amor Towles. Absolutely loved the writing. It was a fun read, set in 1939 NYC. But I felt that after the first few pages the setting of 1939 was not really important. However, I rate it lower when compared to [A Gentleman in Moscow](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34066798-a-gentleman-in-moscow). * [The Way of Kings](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7235533-the-way-of-kings) and [Words of Radiance](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17332218-words-of-radiance) (The Stormlight Archive part 1 and 2) by Brandon Sanderson. The universe and magic are well fleshed out. The fight scenes play like a movie and has a large number of characters keeps the book interesting. However, by the third book, which I am currently reading, the plots start to feel repetitive. The conflicts in the character and the story arch feel too familiar. * [The Dispossessed](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13651.The_Dispossessed) by Ursula K. Le Guin. A well thought out a deep political theory and commentary on society transformed into a dense sci-fi novel. This book would make you think about your surroundings and would force you to examine your own beliefs. * [Axiomatic](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156783.Axiomatic) by Greg Egan. A collection of sci-fi short stories many of which will put Black Mirror to shame. * [Wuthering Heights](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights?ac=1\&from_search=true) by Emily Brontë. It will be my first classic. Till now, I am finding it an effort to read, but a rewarding one. * [Expanse (Book 1 to 9)](https://www.goodreads.com/series/56399-the-expanse) by James S.A. Corey. A space opera extravaganza. A hard sci-fi books with well fleshed out characters and story line. * [Wheel of Time (Book 1 to 5)](https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93\&q=wheel+of+time\&search_type=books) by Robert Jordan. I really wanted to like this series, but this got a bit too boring after 3-4 books. To its credit, it starts out really interesting. However, I left the series somewhere around book 6. I hope I will get back to it someday. * [The Black Echo](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32508.The_Black_Echo) by Michael Connelly. A forgettable experience. Nothing that we have not seen in the genre. However, to be fair, it is quite an old novel. * [The Secret History](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29044.The_Secret_History) by Donna Tartt. * [Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 1 to 5)](https://www.goodreads.com/series/309211-dungeon-crawler-carl) by Matt Dinniman. This was my first book in the LitRPG genre. I think the first couple of books are enjoyable. However, they quickly become a bit repetative. * [Around the World in 80 Trains](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40122009-around-the-world-in-80-trains) by Monisha Rajesh. It starts as a bit boring. However, once I got used to the writing, it was fun. * [Bobiverse Series](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32109569-we-are-legion-we-are-bob) (Book 1 and 2) by Dennis E. Taylor. * [Big Little Lies](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33516773-big-little-lies) by Liane Moriarty * [If we were Villains](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30319086) by M.L. Rio * [The Nothing Man](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51166217-the-nothing-man) by Catherine Ryan Howard * [Remembrance of Earth's Past](https://www.goodreads.com/series/189931-remembrance-of-earth-s-past) (Book 1 to 3) by Cixin Liu --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://gauravm.gitbook.io/about/books/recently-read.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.