It was a good month for reading! I kept going with the Bean series, read books for two book clubs, and threw a little nonfiction into the mix (and enjoyed it). I also started reading Horse by Geraldine Brooks, a chunker I have to finish for yet another book club this weekend. Hope my fellow Americans had a good Fourth, Canadians had a good Canada Day, and everyone else a happy July.
Books Read This Month
- Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card--This (sadly) finishes up Petra and Peter's arc and all the Battle School military/political fallout on Earth, setting up for what I'd consider more "hard" science fiction.
- The Cost of Living and Other Mysteries by Saul Golubcow--Local author wrote a Jewish detective novel, it's set in the '70s but published in 2021 so it has more modern sensibilities. I saw this on a local book club meetup, so I had to try it. Not my usual book club and don't know if I'll keep up with it, but very glad I joined this session where we got to meet and discuss with the author! Highly recommend if this sounds interesting to you.
- Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland--Book club read, really focuses on the differences between the generations, it's nice to see Gen Z/millenials getting into the written zeitgeist, and it was interesting to learn about the heyday and aftermath of the Jewish Catskills/Borscht Belt.
- Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card--Again, such an interesting perspective on aliens and genetics; too bad about his weird insistence on the importance of heterosexual reproduction even when it's not genetically necessary? I don't even understand.
- Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman--Finished up with some nonfiction by the hosts of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend. I enjoyed their story and also the references to more research on friendship, an important human relationship that doesn't get enough attention or value in our society.
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