Curtis McHale

Books Read

  • The Bands of Mourning

    The Bands of Mourning

    This book draws a very tight connection with the original Mistborn Trilogy (which I’ve read many times and recommend) as Wax is racing to get the mythical Bands of Mourning, which allowed the Lord Ruler to have unlimited power. Purchase The Bands of Mourning

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  • How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism

    How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism

    Cory Doctorow’s book explores Surveillance Capitalism and how we already have the tools around to deal with Big Tech, we just have to use the laws in place to hold technology companies to account instead of letting them get away with stealing our future. I got the most out of his look at digital locks…

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  • The Lost Metal

    The Lost Metal

    Here we meet an ageing Wax and Wayne as they try to confront another God that’s encroaching on their world. This is the third book in the Wax & Wayne arc of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world. Purchase The Lost Metal on Amazon

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  • Radicalized

    Radicalized

    Radicalized by Cory Doctorow is a set of 4 short stories that examine where our world is, and where it could be going if we don’t take steps to intervene in the path we are currently walking. We start with a look at immigration in the US and watch Salima finally get a real apartment…

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  • The Librarianist

    The Librarianist

    This excellent book by Patrick deWitt investigates the life of a solitary librarian. We meet our character at the end of his life as he befriends a number of people in an old age home. There is a major twist that caught me off-guard but I continue to think about the tragedy of the story.…

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  • A Man Called Ove

    A Man Called Ove

    I very much enjoyed this grumpy old man coming to terms with people that actually want to talk to him and befriend him despite how grumpy he is. The ending is sweet and made me cry. There is a trigger warning regarding talk of suicide. Purchase on A Man Called Ove on Amazon

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  • Fahrenheit 451

    Fahrenheit 451

    I read the 60th Anniversary edition of the book and the biggest thing that stuck out to me is the relevance to today’s world. So many people are following the “screens” and not living life, only looking for something easy, just like much of society in this world. We need to do a better job…

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