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2023
My Year in Books
15,252
pages read
Manny
52
books read
Manny
2 likes
On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots by Emily M.Bender
Shortest Book
14
pages
Fondazione. Il ciclo completo by Isaac Asimov
Longest Book
1,463
pages
Average book length in 2023
293
pages
Fondazione by Isaac Asimov
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work.txt by Nathan Ellis
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Manny’s average rating for 2023
3.6
3.6
Machine Learning Techniques for Text by Nikos Tsourakis
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.50 average
On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots by Emily M.Bender

Manny’s first review of the year

did not like it
- It says that large language models don't really understand anything, are full of bias, become even worse when exposed to unfiltered internet content, have an excessive carbon footprint, and are generally a Bad Thing.

- Compared to what?

- Uh, I guess humans? ...more
MANNY’S 2023 BOOKS
On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots by Emily M.Bender
The Birth of Sentience by Kit Willett
ChatGPT acts as though it has strong ethical intuitions, even... by Manny Rayner
First Dog on the Moon's Guide to Living Through the Impending... by First Dog on the Moon
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt
it was amazing
How to Lose a Country by Ece Temelkuran
Resti mortali by Laurell K. Hamilton
work.txt by Nathan Ellis
R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
On the Planet of Bottled Brains by Harry Harrison
Robot Rights by David J. Gunkel
it was amazing
A Certain Gesture by Simon J. Evnine
Un gatto diventa il sindaco di un piccolo paese italiano by ChatGPT
Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence by Sebastien Bubeck
Io Cleopatra. La regina ed il condottiero by Margaret George
La jeune fille et la mère by Leïla Marouane
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Les Années by Annie Ernaux
it was amazing
Fröken Julie by August Strindberg
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Future Superhuman by Elise Bohan
The Coming Great Northern Confederacy by L. Sale-Harrison
Ulster American by David Ireland
Preludio alla Fondazione by Isaac Asimov
Jack Absolute Flies Again by Richard Bean
The Interpreter by Brian W. Aldiss
Dr. No by Percival Everett
really liked it
London Assurance by Dion Boucicault
La Femme de trente ans by Honoré de Balzac
ChatGPT-Based Learning And Reading Assistant by Branislav Bédi
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
My Dad Used to Be so Cool by Keith Negley
Machine Learning Techniques for Text by Nikos Tsourakis
Fondazione anno zero by Isaac Asimov
Fondazione by Isaac Asimov
L'Écume des jours by Boris Vian
it was amazing
Losing Our Religion by Russell D. Moore
Murder By Natural Causes by Helen Erichsen
Moral Hazard by Kate Jennings
L'orlo della Fondazione by Isaac Asimov
Faking It by Toby Walsh
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Fondazione e Terra by Isaac Asimov
Fondazione. Il ciclo completo by Isaac Asimov
L'amica geniale by Elena Ferrante
it was amazing
The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Kunsten at græde i kor by Erling Jepsen
The Female Man by Joanna Russ
The Female Man by Joanna Russ

Manny’s last review of the year

really liked it
"So what did you think of my book?" asks Joanna.

"Uh, well..." begins her friend.

That look again. It's a combination of why-are-you-so-tactless, it's-not-my-fault-you-know, I'm-scared and la-la-la-la-la.

"Yes?" asks Joanna.

"Well," says her friend very quickly, "it's, it's a bit difficult to follow. Maybe I didn't really understand it, all those different women and all their names start with a J. It's confusing. But I think you should rewrite it. Ju ...more
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