by Oliver Burkeman
Gentle, humane, and clear-eyed, this book reminds us of the bitter reality of a limited lifetime and forces us to reconcile that we will never have time to live all the life we want to lead, effortlessly straddling the line between self-help and existential terror.
by Joe Abercrombie
Brutal, bleak, and often hilarious, Before They Are Hanged shines thanks to Abercrombie’s masterful character work — there was a moment when I genuinely forgot that one of them was not real.
by Peter Walsh
The core message—that your house is a mess because you attach emotions to junk—is solid and insightful, but Walsh reiterates it too often without adding much new.
by Jim Butcher
I wish Butcher would expand his roster of villains beyond feys, vampires, and the Denarians, but the appearance of The Archive alone made this book worth reading for me.
by Joe Abercrombie
It’s clear that Abercrombie is laying the groundwork for a larger narrative by assembling a cast of fascinating, morally complex characters, but readers will need patience, as the true payoff doesn’t begin to unfold until the second book.