Review: Eating the Dinosaur

Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Only my second read by Klosterman, after his "The Nineties". These essays fit roughly the same time period. And they seemed about the same in that they were hit or miss. I found myself laughing at some new topical connections I hadn't thought of, but also found myself wanting to fast forward at times.

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Review: AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future by Kai-Fu Lee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was right up my alley. I really enjoy those realistic-ish near future speculative stories like this, and I also really like using fiction to explain things. Both worked here. But, as other reviewers noted, this felt a bit off kilter. Others felt it was just not great writing. I felt it was more telling of the Chinese perspective as opposed to the American perspective we get every day. I noted that some of the characters in the story seemed more at home in a controlled economy and environment, more so than most American characters would feel in the same situations. It made me wonder if sharing that perspective was the point of the book.

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Review: The Dying Animal

The Dying Animal by Philip Roth
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this at the same age as the protagonist, and I greatly appreciated the thoughts and feelings of the impending decline and loss that drives this story. Timely.

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