Vikash Patel

Software Engineer, Building Scalable Systems and writing about my learnings

Reading Timeline

2026

completed Jan 15, 2026

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

A beautiful, short novel that blends literature, philosophy, and spirituality, following one man's journey for enlightenment and self-discovery during …

2025

completed Dec 28, 2025

Truth Without Apology

by Acharya Prashant

A 2025 book that gives clear, bite-sized life lessons. It is written to show the reader the right path by cutting through confusion, excuses, and …

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Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy

by Jostein Gaarder

A novel that introduces a young Norwegian girl to philosophy by exploring the history of Western philosophy. Published 1991

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The Phoenix Project

by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (2013)

completed Jun 18, 2025

Persepolis

by Marjane Satrapi

A graphic memoir depicting the author's childhood and early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution (2003)

completed Jun 15, 2025

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

A satirical allegorical novella (1945) that uses a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer to expose the dangers of …

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Atlas Shrugged

by Ayn Rand

A philosophical novel that explores a dystopian United States where society's most productive citizens refuse to be exploited by increasing social and …

completed Jun 9, 2025

The Theory of Everything

by Stephen Hawking

A series of lectures on the origin and nature of the universe, black holes, and the big bang (2002)

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The Richest Man in Babylon

by George S. Clason

A collection of parables offering financial advice through ancient Babylonian characters, emphasizing principles of saving, investing, and wealth …

completed Jun 9, 2025

We the Living

by Ayn Rand

A novel about the struggle for the individual against the collective in Soviet Russia (1936)

completed Jun 3, 2025

Deep Work

by Cal Newport

How to stay focused in a distracted world (2016)

completed May 22, 2025

Dopamine Nation

by Dr. Anna Lembke

Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (2021)

completed May 22, 2025

1984

by George Orwell

A dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale (1949)

completed May 20, 2025

The Fountainhead

by Ayn Rand

A novel about individualism and collectivism in man's soul (1943)

2024

completed Oct 5, 2024

The Complete Witcher

by Andrzej Sapkowski

Experience the story of Geralt the Witcher from start to finish (1986-1999)

2023

completed Dec 15, 2023

The Unicorn Project

by GENE KIM

A Novel about Digital Disruption, Developers, and Overthrowing the Ancient Powerful Order (2019)

2021

completed May 3, 2021

The Idiot

by Elif Batuman

A Novel (2017)