Finished reading: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 📚Absolutely loved the first of this new series of optimistic sci-fi by Becky Chambers. I’m invested in the characters and can’t wait to read more.
Finished reading: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 📚Absolutely loved the first of this new series of optimistic sci-fi by Becky Chambers. I’m invested in the characters and can’t wait to read more.
Wow. I don’t read a lot of non-fiction outside of work, and even less biography, but this book was an amazing ride. I plan to write about it in more depth, but I need to let it settle in for a while.
Finished reading: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 📚A gentle and humane time-travelling yarn.
Fingerless mitten knitting progress: not too shabby, though I have anxiety about tackling the thumb when I get to that point. The ribbed bits sweep across the hand and form the thumb gusset and thumb, while the hand will be formed from the plain stockinette section.
New post: Reading with Kobo
In which I rave about my new Kobo e-reader, and the joys of Libby.
Currently reading: The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey 📚 A Medieval detective story of sorts, this is rich in convincing period detail. I loved this and felt for the impossible position of the protagonist, the village priest.
Finished reading: The This by Adam Roberts. I found the start of this book intensely irritating (I think it is supposed to be), and nearly abandoned it. Glad I persisted though. It gets compelling and even rather moving by the end. 📚
Well. I have just finished amalgamating my many book wishlists into the app Book Track, and it seems I have a total of 78 books on my wish list 😨 Better get reading…
Finished reading: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes 📚 Fresh view from the perspective of the mythical ‘monsters’, with some great touches of humour, but also great empathy and pathos.
New post: Friendly streets
In which I think about what makes for a friendly and liveable street.