Today I have my first installment of my catch up reviews- interestingly, it took me until the missile of the year. This post should serves as a reminder that I do periodic updates of all of the books I read for "fun" on Goodreads and then compile them here so that the titles are searchable on the blog too.
See below for the authors and titles as well as my three words. Use the links [click on titles] to read the full review on Goodreads.Print
- Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica [thought provoking, chilling, visceral]
- World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil [lush, episodic, celebratory]
- The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier [Solid World-Building, Engaging, SF-Horror Hybrid ]
- Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters
- Into the Forest and All the Way Through by Cynthia Pelayo [striking, thought provoking, social justice]
- The Upstairs House by Julia Fine [oppressive atmosphere, psychological, compelling]
- Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca [Epistolary, Menacing, Engrossing]
Audio
- Caste: The Origin of our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson [thought provoking, engrossing, conversational and well researched]
- A Beautiful Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green [multiple points of view, engaging, amusing]
- The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James [parallel narratives, close first person narrations, suspenseful]
- When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller [Story About Stories, Engaging, Believable]
I just finished A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor on audio - one of the few audiobooks I've truly enjoyed. I think he succeeded in saying what he wanted to say, all while making it engaging and accessible. While slower, I enjoyed the focus on multiple characters more than the April-centered telling of the first one. Like you, I skipped the author talk at the end. It may have worked as a separate podcast, but not as something connected to the book.
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