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Everything I Read in October
Here is the round-up of everything that I read in October: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin |Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval†Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes Four Psychos by Kristy CunningSlow Bullets by Alastair ReynoldsThe Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’KeefeMake Me Sin by J.T. GeissingerLiars Like Us by…
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Distraction Reads
Look, the world seems exceptionally terrible at the moment. I’ve done entirely too much doom-scrolling on ye olde internet in the past few weeks and my mental health has really taken a hit. So, I did what I always do when I need to be distracted from things: retreated into books (and podcasts.) Do you…
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2023 Goal Update
The leaves are changing color, the weather is finally cooling off and I have less than three months to go on my 2023 reading challenge. My aim for the year was to cut down on my physical TBR stack. That means both reading the physical books I had and, also, not buying more. With less…
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Microcheating?
Talking to your ex and posting hot photos of yourself on IG is cheating now, apparently. This Daily Beast article about “microcheating” was making the rounds on Twitter last week. I spotted it with the remark “the straights are not okay.” The article doesn’t coin the term “microcheating.” The term predates this particular article. Forbes…
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September Recap
I have a chronic problem. I never know what to read next. Okay, not never, but often. Frequently. There are so many books, it’s hard to choose. So last month I tried to solve this problem by making my husband pick for me. He went through my TBR shelf (it’s a crate) and pulled out…