so-soThis one‘s hard to review because some of the short stories I really enjoyed, and some had me very bored. In general, I like sci-fi that reads more like fantasy, and am less drawn to “hard sci-fi” that gets in the weeds with theoretical and technological descriptions of the science. Many of the stories in this collection felt like they were written by different people because of how much the styles varied.
😎Soaking up the rays as we start heading into cooler weather 🍁 with a new book: Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill.
🔞if you‘re not a timid reader and you‘re looking for a new book about the underbelly of Manhattan‘s Lower East Side from the 1980s this might be your book.
I'm not afraid of eye-opening reads. To me literary reading of reality helps us understand the people of our world better. IMHO it also strengthens our values and morals.
pickCather‘s stories are beautiful and eloquent with a sharp dash of the unexpected to jostle the reader‘s complacency.
pickThe phrase ‘bad girls have all the fun‘ was coined by the first woman who recognized her power to weaponize sex. A unique mix of shock value, eroding homeostasis, symbolic chaos, and emotional drifting. An honest depiction of the alienation that accompanies urban inhabitants. The perfect favor to include in bachelorette party gift bags!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Gaitskill
https://bookshop.org/a/93605/9780593689400
pickThis is a book of short stories. I read it, primarily, because it has short continuation of the Hyperion Cantos (“Orphans of the Helix”), which I really liked. I also enjoyed the story of climbing K2 with an alien 😊
@Allyneedsbooks and I got to visit the BEST little bookstore in upstate New York. It‘s a mix of new and used books with some antiques thrown in, all under the roof of the most precious old house turned perfect bookstore setting. Hardwood floors, porch to sit on, completely beautiful surroundings for book wandering. It was EVERYTHING!
pickA great collection of Latin American short stories. Very good ones among them, and little magical realism ?
Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Luis Loayza, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Rodolfo Hinostroza, and Fernando Ampuero are Peruvian writers so I count them for
#FoodAndLit!
#ReadTheWorld2025 Book 22 #Peru
#WeeklyForecast 31/25
I am reading both Deep Cuts and Small Pleasures and both are very entertaining. The tagged book I want to read for #FoodAndLit #Peru so I should read fast! We‘ll see, this will be another busy week working.
