My Week in Samsara | Reading-Life Wrap-up, 22 May 2026

This is my weekly reading-life update, where I share what life experiences have informed my week's reading, what books I have finished and/or am currently reading, and a little synthesis of how my attempts at deep reading have let me find something within my reading to reflect and meditate on. Video Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:41 Life 07:17 Books I finished 27:23 Books I am reading now 33:06 Synthesis Reviews of Books mentioned: • Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky:   / 8597973229   • The Black Crow Book of Best New Horror :   / 8598340083   • Platform Decay (Murderbot #8) by Martha Wells:   / 8260828604   • Free Burn by Drew Huff:   / 8547874094   • Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.:   / 3775810983   Friends mentioned: Alan ‪@AlansReads‬ Carl ‪@pleasereadyourbook‬ Other videos mentioned: •    • Not Every Book is a Winner | My first DNF ...   •    • Eldritch body horror and interdimensional ...   •    • Are humans more than tasty snacks? | MY NA...   --- Fun in the Dark Volume #1: Transformations • https://linktr.ee/kilterandrammel •   / fun-in-the-dark-1   CriminOlly Presents Trash Tales: An Anthology of Trashy Fiction: Amazon (Paperback and E-book) UK: https://tr.ee/QrlYzP US: https://tr.ee/GQUR5G Kobo UK: https://tr.ee/EBJCOS US: https://tr.ee/VF5O0I CANADA: https://tr.ee/ivETOr EPUB via Kilter & Rammel's Gumroad shop: https://tr.ee/SvkCxP --- If you have any ideas for things you might be interested in seeing on this channel, don’t hesitate to drop a line in the comments. Find me on GoodReads:   / gyalten-lekden   Find me on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile... Closing Art: Kate Howe https://www.katehowe.com/ Music: "Armageddon," by Alfred Grupstra https://pixabay.com/users/alfred_grup... #booktube #wrapup #fiction #review #horror #fantasy #scifi #poetry #shortstories