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https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780786014224/killer-clown · 3 Mar 2026
I have an on and off again relationship with true crime. I found I'll Be Gone in the Dark to be both riveting and terrifying. Adnan's Story was another gripping read. [Killer Clown](Killer Clown) isn't a bad read, really, but it feels a bit flat and fairly...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9781668034767/to-catch-a-fascist · 18 Feb 2026
An easy, extremely engaging read and a necessary journey into forces defining our modern political moment. The author clearly sits with and sympathizes with the antifascists covered here, a sentiment made clear throughout the narrative and presentation. Th...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9781775492955/underworld · 9 Feb 2026
Underworld is more of the same from Jared Savage, but not in the bad way that that phrase typically connotes. It's a necessary conclusion to a trilogy of books that remain novel for their locale and interesting due to the characters that populate them. It ...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9781775492405/gangsters-paradise · 1 Feb 2026
This and Gangland could very well have been a single book. They both stand on their own, but Gangster’s Paradise is a continuation in style, structure, setting and the cast of characters it features. It sees new gangs, new methods, new players and new te...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9781775541622/gangland · 25 Jan 2026
An interesting and easy read on the drug and gang landscape in New Zealand. It reads as a series of vignettes with connections across several of the stories. The author is an investigative reporter in New Zealand covering this exact beat so he has plenty o...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780753559215/how-to-stand-up-to-a-dictator · 19 Jan 2026
Maria Ressa is a remarkable individual. She's a journalist, author, activist and is both innovative and tireless in her pursuit of truth and justice. How to Stand Up to a Dictator is an essential read and an especially relevant one. She has faced off again...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9798217089161/fight-oligarchy · 30 Dec 2025
Fight Oligarchy is both brief and direct. Bernie Sanders, while imperfect, is one of the more inspiring political figures on the left in the United States. (The actual left, not the center occupied by a democratic party that's more akin to where the republ...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780316572859/the-idaho-four · 28 Dec 2025
The Idaho Four is a thoughtful, fair and empathetic retelling of an American tragedy. One of many American tragedies. Every day seems to bring a new one. I didn't follow the case, I had a passing awareness of it, but found this to be an informative read. I...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9780593655085/the-fort-bragg-cartel · 20 Dec 2025
It’s not at all surprising that starting forever wars, giving elite forces license to do whatever they want while enabling and covering for their worst behavior would produce all sorts of negative outcomes. In The Fort Bragg Cartel Seth Harp lays out one...
https://www.coryd.dev/reading/books/9781784746049/year-of-the-rat · 12 Dec 2025
From reading about nazis to reading about the British far right that both admires and wants to revive their ideas. Harry Shukman infiltrated the British far right with the help of HOPE not hate and verifies a lot of what we know and uncovers yet more about...