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Gotta tear myself away from my book nook long enough to do #ManicMonday.

Book: Warchild by Karin Lowachee

Author: Jo Walton

Show: What We Do In the Shadows

Musician: I find myself strangely ambivalent to all W-named musical people. Wagner? I dunno. I do love me some Little Walter lately but I‘m gonna assume Little isn‘t his first name.

Song: We Will Fall Together - Streetlight Manifesto

I feel like I've finally got my reading mojo back after a lackluster August! I've also managed to stay current with my BookSpin picks and am only behind with the DoubleSpin selections.
5 eBook
6 physical
I'm now at 6125 points in my #BuriedAliveChallenge with an average if 120 points per qualifying book.
#SeptemberWrapUp

I should hate so much about this like the grooming and child abuse but it doesn‘t cut it much slack either. I liked following Jos as he struggles to find himself while growing up at the hands of two sides during war. Even though it ended in a sort of finished place I do want to read on in the series to see what else can happen.
#BuriedAliveChallenge

About to head in to this month‘s #BookSpin selection. I know absolutely nothing about it except that it‘s on the SFFBC backlist.

Happy #BookSpin Day to all who celebrate. This is my September tbr featuring my new book cart. I have three past DoubleSpins in there along with this month‘s picks and my #CalibreRoulette choice. I‘m excited!

Outdoor time with an iced coffee thing and THIS BOOK, Y‘ALL. I‘m so glad I decided to reread it.

Posting my #BookSpin list for May and I can't believe it's that time again. This month my two new additions to the list are Warchild and The Neverending Story. I'm still reading April's picks so I don't think I'll ever be ready for the madness that is bingo lol. I'm really crossing my fingers and anything else that 1 isn't the pick though idk if I can do another chunkster after having two for April. @TheAromaofBooks

The novella I started yesterday never quite clicked for me, so I switched to another novel from my rereads pool. Now I want to read alllllll day.

A few beloved spines for #30daysofreadathon, a day late. This is supposed to be my Awesome SF By Women shelf, but somehow SUNSHINE snuck in. I should rearrange things so it goes after CAGEBIRD.

Jos is far from an unusual character type, but Lowachee does fascinating things with his narration. The book starts in second person past tense, shifts into first person past, and ends in first person present--and each change happens for a concrete reason tied to where Jos is at in his emotional arc. I've read few books that handle the technique so well. #unusualnarrators #anditsaugust

Dear patron at my library: You have chosen the wrong librarian to complain to about "certain innuendos" in this series! This is one of my all-time favorite sci-fi series ever with alien races, world building, and kickass characters. I'll never remove it from the collection! N-E-V-E-R.

One of my favorite books EVER. I want to write something this good when I grow up.