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Wuthering Heights is a revenge story. The central plot of the story is how Heathcliff, an outsider to both the family and the English society, is hurt and unfairly treated by others, and then goes on to torment other people in search of revenge. In this aspect, it works very well and the book is able to tell his story in an engaging way. The most surprising part of the novel is its sense of humor....

Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall by Zeke Faux is an outsider’s first-hand look into the crypto boom and bust cycle that took place from 2020 to 2022. The central question posed by the book is: is Tether the engine pumping asset prices up? Unfortunately, the book fails to answer this question and, while the reading was pleasant, it feels like the making of version of a book that does not exist, retelling the author’s journey in his investigation....

Finished: 2026/09/12 ...

Machado de Assis is, without a doubt, one of the greatest writers of Brazilian literature. While often grouped with the Realist school, Machado is truly sui generis, being a writer ahead of his time. Papéis Avulsos is a great illustration of this with its stories approaching a surrealist aesthetic with a realist approach. Two stories clearly highlight this unique style: “A Sereníssima República” and “Uma Visita de Alcibíades”. The premises of both are absurd: the former about a society of spiders, the latter about the resurrection of an ancient Greek in modern times....

Project Hail Mary was an enjoyable watch. The premise is interesting: aliens do exist and they are an immediate threat to human life, not in an intentional way but due to their life cycle. This feels refreshing as it is still a great narrative conflict without the direct violence often introduced with extraterrestrial life. The strongest part of the movie is Rocky. Their ingenuity, quirky behavior and child-like curiosity make them adorable....