I long to write essays like Joan Didion
Tag: nonfiction
Sometimes, in my more narcissistic moments, I wonder what it would be like to become a famous writer as has always kind of been my dream, and to write a collection of essays all about my thoughts on life. But I don’t think I could do it better than Vonnegut.
I, Human initially caught my eye because of the Asimov reference in the title.
How will the world end? Nuclear war? (thanks Putin) Alien invasion? (Fermi paradox until it’s not) or…. smallpox outbreak from a bioweapons experiment gone wrong?
It has been looking more and more likely that the future of warfare in general lies in cyberspace.
So, germs are freaking scary.
Pondering the end of the universe never fails to cause me to go into a state of existential vertigo.
I read this book because it was recommended on my favorite podcast, Darknet Diaries!
Favorite quote: “I tuck my book under my arm. No wonder the Nazis don’t want people to have them. For them, books are weapons. For me, stories are lifesavers.”
Favorite quote: “Never let your obstacles become more important than your goal.”
Frappes and Fiction 