mini-booklog: recent reading!
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glass_icarusNow that I suddenly have a little less than 3 weeks left before moving (?!), I'm scrambling to check more items off my to-read list! It's been kind of slow lately, as I included some of my non-fiction list as well (much shorter than the fiction side, heh).
+ News for All the People, Juan Gonzalez & Joseph Torres: It took me the better part of two plane rides, a decent chunk of downtime in Taiwan, and a little post-trip jetlag adjustment attempt to finish, but I really appreciated this book! This history of race and the US media is fascinating, and pretty well encapsulates many of the reasons I find watching/listening to/reading mainstream US news so frustrating. The last chapter is about the rise of the internet and the net neutrality arguments, which I also found pretty enlightening.
+ While poking about on my goodreads page, I also devoured three excellent short stories:
- She Commands Me and I Obey, Ann Leckie
- Night's Slow Poison, Ann Leckie
- The House of Aunts, Zen Cho
I read the first two because scrolling past Ancillary Justice and Ancillary Sword gave me a sudden craving to revisit the Imperial Radch universe, and they did not disappoint! I thought She Commands Me was the stronger of the two- the layered politics and doublespeak were super powerful in that one. *___* My favorite ended up being The House of Aunts, though! The family shenanigans bits made me laugh so hard (AUNTIES BEING AUNTIES, omg best). I really enjoyed the slow unfurling of the story, piece by piece, especially that last big reveal. Heartbreaking and hopeful, all at once. ♥
Next in line: Juan Gonzalez's Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America! News for All the People was engaging enough that I thought I'd take another shot at Gonzalez, and I'm hoping to persevere before my probably-last library requests (fiction) arrive.
+ News for All the People, Juan Gonzalez & Joseph Torres: It took me the better part of two plane rides, a decent chunk of downtime in Taiwan, and a little post-trip jetlag adjustment attempt to finish, but I really appreciated this book! This history of race and the US media is fascinating, and pretty well encapsulates many of the reasons I find watching/listening to/reading mainstream US news so frustrating. The last chapter is about the rise of the internet and the net neutrality arguments, which I also found pretty enlightening.
+ While poking about on my goodreads page, I also devoured three excellent short stories:
- She Commands Me and I Obey, Ann Leckie
- Night's Slow Poison, Ann Leckie
- The House of Aunts, Zen Cho
I read the first two because scrolling past Ancillary Justice and Ancillary Sword gave me a sudden craving to revisit the Imperial Radch universe, and they did not disappoint! I thought She Commands Me was the stronger of the two- the layered politics and doublespeak were super powerful in that one. *___* My favorite ended up being The House of Aunts, though! The family shenanigans bits made me laugh so hard (AUNTIES BEING AUNTIES, omg best). I really enjoyed the slow unfurling of the story, piece by piece, especially that last big reveal. Heartbreaking and hopeful, all at once. ♥
Next in line: Juan Gonzalez's Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America! News for All the People was engaging enough that I thought I'd take another shot at Gonzalez, and I'm hoping to persevere before my probably-last library requests (fiction) arrive.
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