Derek Ye

Software & design.

Reading List

Recently I've been reading a lot of business books and realistic fiction. Here are a few of the ones I've enjoyed most.

Lolita

?/5 - Currently reading

A Little Life

?/5 - Currently reading

When Breath Becomes Air

5/5

The Three-Body Problem

?/5 - Currently reading

The Lean Startup

?/5 - Currently reading

The Defining Decade

3/5 - Advice on how to make the most of your twenties.

Never Split the Difference

4/5 - Tips and tricks on negotiating from an FBI hostage negotiator.

The Myth of Sisyphus

4/5 - Essay about Sisyphus and the meaning of his suffering.

The Name of the Wind

5/5 - My favorite fantasy series.

Pachinko

4/5 - The tragedy of a Korean family in WW2 Japan.

Man’s Search for Meaning

5/5 - A concentration camp survivor’s take on the meaning of life.

Interior Chinatown

3/5 - The ABC experience in America.

The Alchemist

3/5 - Parable about a boy chasing his dream.

Circe

4/5 - Story of the Greek witch

Ishmael

?/5 - Currently reading

The Midnight Library

3/5 - On the meaning of life

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

5/5 - Letters from Ocean Vuong to his mother about his experiences with masculinity, identity, and class.

Piranesi

?/5 - Currently reading

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

3/5 - Stories from a time-traveling coffeeshop.

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

5/5 - Gripping mystery about a woman and her relationships.