Book Reviews
The Turn of the Key
Ruth Ware ☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5 This is a taut, Rebecca-esque Gothic murder mystery that I would very likely have rated 4 stars back in my teenage reading days. But my reading
April 5, 2020
Book Explainer
Recursion: book plot and timelines explained
Blake Crouch ★★★★★ 4/5 Spoiler Warning: this explainer intended for folks who’ve read the book Recursion by Blake Crouch is quite the mind-bender. You can find my review of the
March 29, 2020
Barça
FIFA 20: Playing with FC Barça (and winning)
If you’re football (soccer) crazy, with leagues cancelling games in light of Covid-19, you’re likely turning to EA FIFA to get your soccer fix—like me and several others. And of course
March 20, 2020
Misc
March 15, 2020
Book Reviews
Professor Chandra follows his bliss
Rajeev Balasubramaniam ★★★★★ 3.5/5 Given the sadly limited time I have for reading, I seldom, if ever, pick something up without prior intent—usually motivated by referrals or my own favorite author lists.
March 9, 2020
Astrophotography
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
Capture Equipment Scope/Lens: Explore Scientific 102mm ED APO Triplet Camera: Canon T3i (astro modified) Mount: Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G GuideScope: Orion 50mm Deluxe Guidescope Guide Camera: Orion Starshoot Autoguider Flattener:
February 15, 2020
Book Reviews
Permanent Record
–Edward Snowden ★★★★★ 4/5 Early last year, I was reading the fascinating but fictitious story of a man imprisoned in a hotel in Moscow (Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow).
January 15, 2020
Book Reviews
Light of the Stars
Adam Frank ★★★★★ 3.5/5 “Grow Up!” is Adam Frank’s exhortation to humanity who he likens to “teenagers” in the evolution of our project of civilization. We’ve been given the
January 10, 2020
Astrophotography
Comet 21P: Giacobini–Zinner
Capture Equipment Scope/Lens: Explore Scientific 102mm ED APO Triplet Camera: Canon T3i (astro modified) Mount: Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G GuideScope: Orion 50mm Deluxe Guidescope Guide Camera: Orion Starshoot Autoguider Flattener:
January 1, 2020
Book Reviews
Midnight in Chernobyl
–Adam Higginbotham ★★★★★ 4/5 In some unfrequented section of the upper levels of the library of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, where one can find the hardbound final year
December 28, 2019
Book Reviews
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds
–Alexander McCall Smith ★★★★★ 3.5/5 After the last couple of disappointing reads, I ended up seeking the comfort of the familiar to bookend my reading for 2019— and I was
December 23, 2019