
Starting my second 12 hour block with this book from Kristy McKay. #24in48
The title is a bit misleading. There is actually only one giant 😏 This book scratched two of my story-time itches. It's about a secret mission of sorts, and it had some odd details that sounded reminiscent of Stargate Atlantis, which I really enjoyed. I also have a weakness for unnamed characters. That's always fun. It was a highly enjoyable way to wind down my first 12 hours of reading in #24in48.
Starting book 3 of the day (though 2 is audio and I won't finish it this weekend). I love stories that are built out of research, interviews, and letters!
I read this title for @DeweysReadathon a few month's back and it was amazing! Here's one of the walls around me - the most interesting one :) #24in48 @24in48 @Litsy
A chapter doesn't have to be long to pack a wallop.
"As if the girls, somehow, through the natural way of things, did it to themselves."
I rather enjoyed this chronicle of mathematicians and how they touched history - specifically French and German history during WWII. I like the way it is presented - diaries, newspaper articles, interviews. I'm all about the process.
I went to the library, and all I got was this excellent book about math and fairy tales (and seven other books).
I have been starting a lot of books without getting very far lately, but that streak stops here. I've been waiting for the sequel to The Rook for what feels like forever, and it's here!
A little bedtime reading in preparation for Ken Liu's visit to Comicpalooza this weekend.
This book has a different flavor than Yoon's debut novel, but that's not a bad thing. It's a short, heartfelt, and bittersweet love story, told through the eyes of two teens and the people they cross paths with that one fateful, hopeful day. Hope is a thing with feathers.
Tonight's bed time reading is from the author of my favorite YA from last year. And check out that cover! I hope it's final.
This is not one of my normal go-to authors, but I am very curious based on the description. Top of TBR status.
This final installment in The Passage trilogy had its issues. I don't like the narrative voice of Zero. I think parts of it still read like a rough draft - especially Zero's parts. And I think that there was a little too much effort spent on tying up the loose ends. BUT it was a satisfying end.
"Thus does the hour of reckoning approach. Unto God I issue my just complaint; 'twas he who cruelly dangled love before our eyes, like a brightly colored toy above a baby's crib. From nothing he made this world of woe; to nothing it shall return."
John Scalzi writes the best kind of science fiction - hilariously thought-provoking and surprisingly poignant. Take that and pair with his frequent audiobook narrator, Wil Wheaton, and you've got one hell of a good time.
This book was my first Mieville, and while I'm not sure that it's the best example of this author's work - based on what I've been told - it was pretty damn interesting. It was dark, twisted, and just real enough to be deeply disturbing. In my book, that's not a bad thing. (Audio)
This book is probably darkly amusing and wickedly fun in print, but I have to say that you should totally do the audio of you can. DJO does the narration, and that man has one hell of a voice. He can read to me any time.
This was a nice way to spend the last 8ish hours of my long drive from Chicago to Houston. Le Guin is so good!
When I do finally get a chance to read a new book, I intend to start here. I cannot get this description out of my head. Look for SHE WEEPS EACH TIME YOU'RE BORN by Quan Barry #vintagebooks