2017

Books

Bob’s consciousness is uploaded into a spaceship’s, which heads out to explore the universe. Breezy reading, with style reminiscent of The Martian at times.

Cover for Artemis

Loved The Martian, but this felt like it was trying too hard.

There are over 15 books in this series, not ready to dedicate that much time here

Final book jumps quite a bit ahead in time, can be skipped

Series starts strong, though the most recent books were just OK. Waiting on the final five books to be written.

Space antics with realistic physics. Quality dips midway through, but first few books are great. I haven’t watched the show yet.

Cover for The Odyssey

Heard a lot of hype about Emily Wilson’s modern translation, so decided to give it a shot. I found the preface and initial notes to be fairly interesting, and the translation is definitely more readable than what I remember in high school. However, finishing this ended up being a bit of a slog for me.