Welcome to Litsy!

Once again, I'm torn. I'm marking this as a pick because I think it's absolutely worth reading. It's set in a secondary world reminiscent of 19th century Canada, complete with complicated (and painful) settler/Indigenous relations, and Lowachee sells it very well indeed. I mostly enjoyed it and would definitely read a sequel if one appeared.

I almost marked it so-so, though, because the balance between the personal and the mythic skews toward ⬇️

I stopped off for a book & coffee break in between casting my vote and getting my flu shot, and I won a free pastry off my Monopoly tokens! Hurray

Supper + book. I bought THE GASLIGHT DOGS back in February on the strength of my love for Lowachee's SF, then sat on it for months because I was scared it wouldn't live up. It's definitely different from her earlier stuff, but I'm halfway through and enjoying it.

I assembled this selection of Canadian books from La TBR in honour of Canada Day, but stuff happened with barbecues and puppies and documentaries and rainstorms, and I forgot to post it! Let's call it a birthday stack instead, since it's FINALLY MY BIRTHDAY! YAY!

I also tallied up last month's bookish spending. My plan to buy one new book a month in 2018 is gonna majorly mess up my typical $20-or-less (usually way less) pattern, but at least I'll soon be back near a bookstore where I've got a gift card to burn through. The current Marvel sale tripped me up last night, too.

My $25.59 got me 10 things total: 4 novels, 4 single issues, and 2 trades.

I traded some books at The Book Man in Chilliwack today and got a couple in return: some Vinge I haven't read and THE GASLIGHT DOGS at long last. Hurray!

One sadness: the only book they passed on was LIFE MOVES PRETTY FAST, which I thought was odd because it was a recent release that'd only been read once. When I got it home, I realized it sustained water damage in transit. I'm weirdly crushed. I wanted more people to read this copy.