So many KSR books are like this. Brilliant world building, engaging story, a cast of interesting people, and it ticks along really well for a bit... and then it starts to drag, and then there’s all the loose ends to tie up and blah blah blah.
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puercomal rated Into thin air: 4 stars

Into thin air by Jon Krakauer
"Reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion, Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon …
puercomal rated American Gods Volume 3: 4 stars
puercomal rated The Calculating Stars: 4 stars

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Lady Astronaut, #1)
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to Earth and obliterated much of the east coast …
puercomal rated The Woman Who Smashed Codes: 5 stars

The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
The true story of the greatest codebreaking duo that ever lived, an American woman and her husband who invented the …
puercomal rated The Power Broker: 3 stars

The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and the Francis Parkman prizes, The …
puercomal rated The mom test: 5 stars
puercomal rated Sea of Rust: 3 stars
puercomal rated The million: 4 stars

Karl Schroeder: The million (2018)
The million by Karl Schroeder
"Every thirty years, ten billion visitors overrun Earth during one month of madness: partying, polluting, and brawling. In between, the …
puercomal rated Fuzzy expert systems and fuzzy reasoning: 4 stars

Fuzzy expert systems and fuzzy reasoning by William Siler, James J. Buckley
Fuzzy sets were for a long time not accepted by the AI community. Now they have become highly evolved and …
puercomal rated Deep Roots: 4 stars

Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys
After surviving Deep One internment camps and making peace with the government that destroyed her home, Aphra Marsh attempts to …