Recently read books
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luzulaThe Color of Distance, by Amy Thomson
I liked this a lot! It's about a scientist who gets stuck on an alien world, and how she learns to communicate and live with the intelligent aliens there. The writing is more telling than showing, but the characters are engaging and I just really enjoyed reading about the alien biology and society. There's a whole fascinating ecosystem, too. Will be seeking out the sequel.
The Beggar Maid, by Alice Munro
Read for my book club at work. I guess it was okay, but I didn't love it? I just wasn't emotionally engaged enough. They should give the Nobel prize in literature to Ursula K. Le Guin instead.
I döda språks sällskap, by Ola Wikander
This is a popular science book (in Swedish) about various dead languages, like Sumerian, Etruscan, Coptic, etc. I picked it up at a book swap a while ago, and liked it fine, but it wasn't really geeky enough for me. Historical context is all well and good, but I'd have liked more detail about the languages themselves.
I liked this a lot! It's about a scientist who gets stuck on an alien world, and how she learns to communicate and live with the intelligent aliens there. The writing is more telling than showing, but the characters are engaging and I just really enjoyed reading about the alien biology and society. There's a whole fascinating ecosystem, too. Will be seeking out the sequel.
The Beggar Maid, by Alice Munro
Read for my book club at work. I guess it was okay, but I didn't love it? I just wasn't emotionally engaged enough. They should give the Nobel prize in literature to Ursula K. Le Guin instead.
I döda språks sällskap, by Ola Wikander
This is a popular science book (in Swedish) about various dead languages, like Sumerian, Etruscan, Coptic, etc. I picked it up at a book swap a while ago, and liked it fine, but it wasn't really geeky enough for me. Historical context is all well and good, but I'd have liked more detail about the languages themselves.
