I really enjoyed the mystery of the LA Library fire, but I also enjoyed just the overall history of the libraries and those who work for the public good that flitted in and out of the memoir.

I really enjoyed the work part of the novel. I felt that personal life, outside of the White House felt forced and a little contrived even for a memoir.

First off, I will read whatever Reza Aslan. He is such a great writer and looking at the human concept of God is and will always be that quest that humans can never quite master. Aslan does what he can with History and how our perception/concept of God has evolved to the present day.

Perfectly fine writing. Nice stories. Tom Hanks is a nice guy. The stories were fine. I can't tell you any of the stories because none stood out. I enjoyed reading them, but I can't tell you anything.

I don't know where to even begin. First, you need to read and understand the pros and cons of Samuel P. Huntington, who is Fukuyama's mentor. Fukuyama is his successor in his ideas of identity and cultures is what makes politics.

I have read previous Huntington/Fukuyama's writings. This book felt like Fukuyama was taking the best bits and writing a new thesis or updated theses from his last works. The first 100 pages are a good basic history of the philosophy of identity through the ages.

Fukuyama goes into present-day conflicts when it comes to identity politics: Black Lives Matter, Me Too movements. He brings those groups into the lenses of Huntington and himself about how the groups will continue to create conflict unless as a nation, country and a world be able to get over culture rifts and differences otherwise we will continue to decay to keep on his previous themes. The last part felt rushed and not entirely well thought out.

The only reason I read this collection was that I liked "Cat Person."

I still like "Cat Person," but that is it from the collection. The rest of the short stories were forgettable. I just finished, and I can't tell you anything.