— CRÆFT (Langlands): There has been criticism that some of Langlands's ideas in this book are ableist and socioeconomically out of touch. I do partially agree, but don't think this criticism invalidates the book as a whole. Link to my review of Cræft for more details

— ENSHITTIFICATION (Doctorow): Doctorow places centaurs (human/machine partnerships designed to increase the human's output) on a spectrum from sinister (your boss creeping on you through a keystroke logger) to harmless/beneficial (farmers with tractors). See CRÆFT (Langlands) for a discussion of some ecological and economic downsides of expanding productivity beyond the capacity of human beings, using Doctorow's exact example of a beneficial centaur.

— THE EXTINCTION OF EXPERIENCE (Rosen): covers a lot of ground in, I think, a mostly thoughtful way. Mostly. Link to my review of The Extinction of Experience for more details

— I SEEM TO BE A VERB (Fuller): an eyeball-reading book if I ever saw one. Incredible but OOP, of course. Best read printed but if you can't find an affordable used copy, here's a pdf from the Internet Archive

— WALDEN (Thoreau): yeah, yeah, I know about the laundry and I know about the sandwiches. I think it's kind of a nothingburger. Link to pdf of essay by Rebecca Solnit + link to essay by Donovan Hohn

— WASTE WARS (Clapp): very good, with a big caveat: Clapp spends most of his time examining different facets of electronics garbage (or "recycling"). The textile waste trade isn't even mentioned — in my view a massive oversight. Link to global textile waste statistics

— THE WAY HOME (Boyle): This guy I did completely side-eye at certain parts of the book, especially the parts concerning his romantic relationship. That said, I found his philosophical commentary on capitalism provocative and on point. He gave me a lot to think about.

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