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In Defense of A Song of Ice and Fire and George R. R. Martin

If you think the series is nihilistic, you haven’t been paying attention: a response to the Brother’s Krynn

Sep 29

In Defense of A Song of Ice and Fire and George R. R. Martin

Sep 29

Working with Time & not Against it

You can’t force wisdom or change, you have to let it come to you

Sep 29

Working with Time & not Against it

Sep 29

Review #4 of 2025: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Bloat, bogus world building, and bad taste

Sep 23

Review #4 of 2025: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Sep 23

Review #3 of 2024: The Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

In 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…

Apr 17, 2024

Review #3 of 2024: The Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

Apr 17, 2024

Review #13 of 2023: Future of the Humanities by Walter Kaufmann

For a book that was written in the 1970s about university humanities departments, this book rang surprisingly clear for my experience in…

Apr 17, 2024

Review #13 of 2023: Future of the Humanities by Walter Kaufmann

Apr 17, 2024

Review #9 of 2023: El Refugio Secreto por Pedro Urvi

Great for language learning, pretty standard popcorn fantasy otherwise

Jul 31, 2023

Review #9 of 2023: El Refugio Secreto por Pedro Urvi

Jul 31, 2023

Refold Approach to Language Learning: Spanish ~1100-Hour Update

My ninth update about learning Spanish in a nutshell

Jun 9, 2023

Refold Approach to Language Learning: Spanish ~1100-Hour Update

Jun 9, 2023

Book 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…

Jun 7, 2023

Book Review #7 of 2023: Hijos del Dios Binario

Jun 7, 2023

Book Review #6 of 2023: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

Spoilers ahead for the first two books in the Wheel of Time Series

May 25, 2023

Book Review #6 of 2023: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

May 25, 2023

Book 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…

May 25, 2023

Book Review #5 of 2023: Philosophy as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot

May 25, 2023

Joshua Derrick

Joshua Derrick

Every honest man puts his name to what he writes. Language learning, literature and biology. Blog transitioning to substack: https://deusexvita.substack.com/

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