false 1 79 78 true 5673370 read 1 true 3958309 currently-reading 0 true 3958308 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76851894 to: Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #32) by Terry Pratchett
Not the best of Pratchett, but still a lot of fun and very enjoyable.

Felt kind of rushed.

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75188816 to: Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) (Vintage) by Tom Vanderbilt
Enjoyed reading it. Well research and clear about the limitations of the data and conclussions. Another study on how irrational we are about risk calculation.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72796092 to: Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover) by Dan Ariely
Nice detour from the assumption that economic agents are perfectly rational. Although some of the experiments are not as clean cut as I would expect, the conclussions ring true and the limitations are indicated.

I will reread it.

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71198965 to: Doce relatos ; Los Sangurimas (Coleccion Antares) by José de la Cuadra
Realist ecuadorian author. Comparable to spanish Pardo Bazan. Antecedent of magic realism. I would repeat reading it again. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68788651 to: Shutter Island (Mass Market Paperback) by Dennis Lehane
Although I liked Lehane's style and sense of humor I cannot help but notice that the ending could be predicted after the first quarter of the book. I will read more books by Lehane, still. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68788412 to: La verdad sobre el Caso Savolta (Paperback) by Eduardo Mendoza
Brilliant book that mixes drama, society criticism and comedy in the presentation in a very non-linear way of the events surrounding the fictitious savolta company in the first quarter of the twentieth century. I have to wonder if the Cohen brothers ever read something like this at the beginning of their careers, since a lot of the topics in their films can be reflected in Mendoza's style.

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68788034 to: Un dia de colera/ A Day of Anger (Spanish Edition) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Interesting take on the events of may 2nd, 1808, when Madrid revolted against french troops. Honest look at the different people that participated in the events, appreciating that there were good persons in both sides, and also cruel, ignorant and fanatic people on both sides. I am curious now about the book on the same events by Perez Galdos.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62417934 to: The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, #1) by Guillermo Del Toro
Not worth the time. Conventional re-spin of classic vampire topics. Only the procedure of infection is novel, and in this case, fairly predictable. It looked like it started as a screen play, and character development fits more a 90min movie with 80% action scenes than a book. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59272988 to: Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free (Hardcover) by Charles P. Pierce
Although at the beginning I thought that it was more whine than wise, I come to believe that it is a very thoughtful presentation in the face of outrageous reality. When most media do not let a fact to get in the way of a good headline, the best path is to think, smile and try to work for the best. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58242240 The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule (Hardcover) by Thomas Frank
Although well researched, it is a book that preaches to the choir. Those who read it already know what is in its pages. Those on the other side will mostly ignored. ]]>