Space Station Mir

I'm reading at a rate beyond blogging capacity. My reading rate vs. my blogging capacity, anyway. Between college, grad school, and adjuncting, this is the first year of the blog that I've worked >60 hours/week. Since timely reviews of all books read are no longer plausible, system adjusts will be made. Numbers of books I've read/year is still a primary personal reason for keeping the blog, but perhaps I'll move to monthly lists and let those books that speak the most earn featured reviews. Or perhaps I'll move more toward theme posts, as that seems to be the current direction of the book blog wind. In the meantime, some quick reviews of books read in April (May, June, and July to follow): 33. Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko So, the first year that I don't make reading books in translation a goal, I'm on a roll with books in translation (or, at least, this is the fourth, which is better than I've done in the past few years I've been kee...

So, I read a lot of books in the past couple months, and I'm in a bit over my head. But I'm going to try to break it down with this chronological list, and some six word reviews. 20. The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall Brings (polygamous) Mormons mainstream; hilariously appropriate. 21. On the Same Track: How Schools Can Join the Twenty-First Century Struggle Against Resegregation by Carol Corbett Burris Tracking is evil: get on board. 25. The Creation of Eve by Lynn Cullen Renaissance woman artist serves queen: awesome. 26. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Surprise, she's a half-dragon! Not. 28. Kindred by Octavia Butler Grueling reflection on slavery: must-read. 29. Course Correction by Ginny Gilder Rowing, divorce, Olympics, and LGBT memoir. 30. Earthly Joys by Philippa Gregory Gardening and enclosure in Jacobean England. 31. Brazen by Katherine Longshore YA done right in Tudor England. 32. Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman ...