Jane: So, it’s been almost year since I said, “hey, we should start a book review Substack” and I think it’s turned out pretty well. I’ve certainly had a lot of fun, and it’s been nice to have a joint project that isn’t the kids. What do you think — good suggestion?
Congratulations on all the great reviews and insights and of course, on your upcoming blessed event.
Loved this: "I dunno, it’s severely cut into my doomscrolling time, my starting-hobbies-I-never-actually-do time, and my very important playing-computer-games-I-don’t-enjoy time." Boy can I identify
i very much enjoy the breadth of topics you both cover, look forward to the new year's reviews, and will be happy to read and comment on the math reviews specifically!
Thank you so much for this blog! I've been a reader since January and have gotten something out of all of them! I am interested in just about everything so keep it coming from icosahedrons to Tudors.
My favorite, and the one I forwarded to the most people, was The Longing for Total Revolution. It became my "roman empire" for a few months.
Congratulations! Thank you for a year of diligent reviewing. I guess I'll have to crack on with the rest of Imperial China so I don't get lazy and just read the review.
Congratulations, and thank you very much for your book reviews. I occasionally read one as soon as it arrives, often skim one and then save it for slow-reading later, and sometimes let one languish at the bottom of my inbox until I have some time. I appreciate that they're all timeless! You are very special people and your kids are blessed to have you as parents. Ditto the world.
First off, Congratulations on the new project! Have loved all the reviews I've read and found this story so fascinating!
Second, is there any chance of there being an audio version of the posts? not asking you guys to go to the effort of recording, but I would love to share some of these with my wife and she's basically immune to long-form reading.
Unfortunately we don’t have the time or the setup to record, but I’ve always really enjoyed my husband reading aloud to me. I bet there’s time to record a couple of personal “podcasts” before Christmas…
Congratulations on all the great reviews and insights and of course, on your upcoming blessed event.
Loved this: "I dunno, it’s severely cut into my doomscrolling time, my starting-hobbies-I-never-actually-do time, and my very important playing-computer-games-I-don’t-enjoy time." Boy can I identify
It’s been a joy to come across you this year, thank you for all the great reads. And congratulations on the successful project proposal!
Congratulations! This is a win-win for us.
You win: more baby
I win: reading list expansion becomes more manageable
i very much enjoy the breadth of topics you both cover, look forward to the new year's reviews, and will be happy to read and comment on the math reviews specifically!
I never want to read the math reviews, but there's always something unexpectedly interesting, so I do, even though most of it is way out of my league.
More importantly, congratulations!
Congratulations on the new Psmith!
I for one really enjoy the math reviews :)
Thank you so much for this blog! I've been a reader since January and have gotten something out of all of them! I am interested in just about everything so keep it coming from icosahedrons to Tudors.
My favorite, and the one I forwarded to the most people, was The Longing for Total Revolution. It became my "roman empire" for a few months.
Congratulations on the upcoming Psmith!
Congratulations! Thank you for a year of diligent reviewing. I guess I'll have to crack on with the rest of Imperial China so I don't get lazy and just read the review.
Congrats!!
Congratulations on the new little one!
And thank you again for a year of really excellent reviews. I even read some of the math ones :D
Congratulations, and thank you very much for your book reviews. I occasionally read one as soon as it arrives, often skim one and then save it for slow-reading later, and sometimes let one languish at the bottom of my inbox until I have some time. I appreciate that they're all timeless! You are very special people and your kids are blessed to have you as parents. Ditto the world.
How lovely, congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
First off, Congratulations on the new project! Have loved all the reviews I've read and found this story so fascinating!
Second, is there any chance of there being an audio version of the posts? not asking you guys to go to the effort of recording, but I would love to share some of these with my wife and she's basically immune to long-form reading.
Unfortunately we don’t have the time or the setup to record, but I’ve always really enjoyed my husband reading aloud to me. I bet there’s time to record a couple of personal “podcasts” before Christmas…
John, I’ve read your Galois Theory by Cox at least three times. So at the bare minimum there should be three hits on traffic for that post alone.
John/Jane, congratulations, I assume most of your reading gets done in bed before sleep, otherwise I don’t understand where you you manage your time.
I do a fair bit of my writing at naptime, but the toddler has recently stopped napping…