Reader’s Note
5 out of 10
DNF at p.180, 11 May. The findings are interesting and the prose is a committee; I kept reading the same paragraph twice and finding it had not moved. Read instead: the summaries, honestly.
by@dnf_diariesWritten 18 January 2026Read 15 January 2026
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Thinking, Fast and Slow reviewed by @rereader
Second go, first since 2015. Half of it has fallen over in replication since — I kept checking chapters against my phone as I read, which is a strange way to spend an evening. The material on how badly we remember pain has held.7 out of 10@rereader
Thinking, Fast and Slow reviewed by @mx_marginalia
I was wrong about this one for about four years.8 out of 10@mx_marginalia
6 readers agree with this reviewThinking, Fast and Slow reviewed by @books_and_bins
Aye, alright. Half of it's stuff my granny knew and the other half's a graph I didnae need.6 out of 10@books_and_bins
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