What I read in October
2026-10-11
Three books finished this month, which is about my usual pace.
A Gentleman in Moscow was the best of the three. It is a quiet book about a man who loses almost everything and makes a life out of what is left. I read the last fifty pages in one sitting and then sat there for a while doing nothing.
The Design of Everyday Things is one of those books I should have read years ago. I now notice bad doors everywhere, and I cannot stop pointing them out. My family has asked me to stop.
The third was a history of the transistor, which is drier than the other two but worth it for the early chapters about the labs in the 1940s. The parts about manufacturing I skimmed, honestly.
Next up is a novel a friend recommended. We will see if November beats October.