Kindle Samples Galore
Another Go at Books? I had success reading more over the summer, but then work and, more likely, Stardew Valley took over my evenings and weekends. It’s far too easy to play “just one more day”! Lately I’d read a few pages of Bill Bryson’s Made in America , drift off in thought, and not remember any of it the next day. The same happened with 1929 and Too Big to Fail , both by Andrew Ross Sorkin. Beyond the big themes, I can’t recall what I read. I remember being surprised and making connections, but not what those connections were. I want a record of what I read, rather than “Yeah, I read that years ago.” So this section starts with Kindle samples. After each one, I’ll write a short review and give it a verdict: Buy, Defer, or Skip. Defer is the tricky one: it can’t mean “someday.” It needs a specific date and a specific reason. Will these samples spur me to buy and read the rest, or will I mostly skip them after the first few chapters? Either way, I’ll finally have a record of wh...