> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://gauravm.gitbook.io/about/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://gauravm.gitbook.io/about/books/recently-read.md). # 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