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Perdido Street Station by China Miéville My rating: 3 of 5 stars Perdido Street Station is a difficult book to read, which is why it took me a lot of time to get through it (and this was my second attempt too! I had to restart because I did not even get very far the last time and did not retain anything). Not because the plot is convoluted or anything like that.

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I've had a bit more free time recently, and I've been filling that time by starting up some hobbies (some old, some new). One of them has been sketching. I've been drawing things for as long as I remember – I have elementary and high school notebooks with more doodles and x-men drawings than there are notes. And even at work, I often find other meeting participants checking out the random sketches I had been absently doing while other people were speaking.

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John Dies at the End by David Wong My rating: 3 of 5 stars 2016 book #12: John Dies at the End by David Wong. This book is all kinds of weird. It's a bit like the author tried to think of as many weird things as he possible could then ties them together with an impossible plot that he doesn't even fully resolved. It's like the author was on crack while he was writing most of this (apt, since he's apparently and editor at cracked.

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The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss My rating: 3 of 5 stars 2016 Book #11: The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. Pros: - useful tips on reducing unnecessary work, remote working, automation, travel tips, etc Cons: - not for anyone who dislikes lying to people or some other form of “salesmanship" - not for anyone who doesn't have an idea for something to sell that can be easily mass-manufactured and distributed to the potential buyers

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