Joshua DerrickReview #3 of 2024: The Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe AbercrombieIn an attempt to get more of my reading done in Spanish and get through some of my Goodreads, TBR backlogs, I’ve been reading children’s…·6 min read·Apr 17, 2024----
Joshua DerrickReview #13 of 2023: Future of the Humanities by Walter KaufmannFor a book that was written in the 1970s about university humanities departments, this book rang surprisingly clear for my experience in…·3 min read·Apr 17, 2024----
Joshua DerrickReview #9 of 2023: El Refugio Secreto por Pedro UrviGreat for language learning, pretty standard popcorn fantasy otherwise·7 min read·Jul 31, 2023----
Joshua DerrickRefold Approach to Language Learning: Spanish ~1100-Hour UpdateMy ninth update about learning Spanish in a nutshell9 min read·Jun 9, 2023----
Joshua DerrickBook Review #7 of 2023: Hijos del Dios Binario“El dios binario no proclama nada, simplemente existe en los intersticios del ciberespacio, se alimenta de toda la información y de todas…·5 min read·Jun 7, 2023----
Joshua DerrickBook Review #6 of 2023: The Great Hunt by Robert JordanSpoilers ahead for the first two books in the Wheel of Time Series·6 min read·May 25, 2023----
Joshua DerrickBook Review #5 of 2023: Philosophy as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot“Such is the lesson of ancient philosophy: an invitation to each human being to transform himself. Philosophy is a conversion, a…·6 min read·May 25, 2023----
Joshua DerrickReview #4 of 2023: The Sane Society by Erich FrommLonger and less well known than the “Art of Loving”, The Sane Society is still characteristically Erich Fromm, with his unique synthesis of…·6 min read·Feb 12, 2023----
Joshua DerrickReview #3 of 2023: El Guerrero a la sombra del CerezoCuando una piedra golpea la superficie de un estanque sereno, provoca ondas que llegan hasta la más lejana orilla.·4 min read·Jan 28, 2023----
Joshua DerrickReview #2 of 2023: Harry Potter e la pietra filosofaleHarry Potter was one of my favorite books growing up. I have fond memories of my parents reading me chapters from the first six books as…·7 min read·Jan 21, 2023----