Monthly Archives: November 2023

Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group.  Initially suggested by my daughter who said she was reading it with her husband, so Mary Anne and I wanted to join them, so we suggested it to our reading group which … Continue reading

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Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline

Why this book:  Selected by my Science Fiction Book Club – as one of the classics which anticipates the future development of a Metaverse. Summary in 4 Sentences:  The time frame is the 2040s and a Metaverse-like virtual world has … Continue reading

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A Quiet Cadence, by Mark Treanor

Why this book: Selected by my SEAL book club, largely on the recommendation of Gen Jim Mattis. Summary in 3 Sentences:  Written in the first person from the perspective of a young man from a working class familywho had been … Continue reading

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