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May. 23rd, 2024 09:09 pmThe Martian by Andy Weir (2011)
Reread. I am in the middle of moving: packing boxes, planning logistics, etc. In all this it is a comfort to listen to an audiobook about a guy who has much worse logistical problems than I do, and solves them all competently with Science. Also, he has no life admin problems, such as realizing that his ID went out of date and now he can't get hold of the package containing the present for his niece’s birthday, so it will return to the store which unreasonably will charge $20 for the return, not to mention all the further cascading life admin problems that result from having no ID. Not that this has ever happened to me or anything.
My Friend Annie by Jane Duncan (1961)
Before that I read the fourth entry in the My Friends series; this continues very good. This one introduces new characters which then throws new light on and changes your view of events, relationships, and characters in earlier books. The books aren't chronological, but go back and forth in time and look at things from different angles.
Reread. I am in the middle of moving: packing boxes, planning logistics, etc. In all this it is a comfort to listen to an audiobook about a guy who has much worse logistical problems than I do, and solves them all competently with Science. Also, he has no life admin problems, such as realizing that his ID went out of date and now he can't get hold of the package containing the present for his niece’s birthday, so it will return to the store which unreasonably will charge $20 for the return, not to mention all the further cascading life admin problems that result from having no ID. Not that this has ever happened to me or anything.
My Friend Annie by Jane Duncan (1961)
Before that I read the fourth entry in the My Friends series; this continues very good. This one introduces new characters which then throws new light on and changes your view of events, relationships, and characters in earlier books. The books aren't chronological, but go back and forth in time and look at things from different angles.
