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Bunch of books I read in past year.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33516773-big-little-liesBias in Natural Language Processing @EMNLP 2020Rendezvous 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 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 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.
The Way of Kings and 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 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 by Greg Egan. A collection of sci-fi short stories many of which will put Black Mirror to shame.
Wuthering Heights 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) 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) 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 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 by Donna Tartt.
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 1 to 5) 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 by Monisha Rajesh. It starts as a bit boring. However, once I got used to the writing, it was fun.
Bobiverse Series (Book 1 and 2) by Dennis E. Taylor.
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
If we were Villains by M.L. Rio
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
Remembrance of Earth's Past (Book 1 to 3) by Cixin Liu
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