Recent reading
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luzulaCatching up...a few months ago, my book club geared up to twice a month instead of once a month, now that everyone is home all the time.
Oath of Dogs by Wendy Wagner (2017)
For book club, my choice. This was standing unread in my book case, so why not. It's immediately obvious why it was standing in my book case: it is sci-fi with alien ecosystems and environmental themes. It was fairly page-turney, but as a whole it didn't really work for me--it has various disparate components that didn't come together that well. The other book club members agreed, and we had fun picking apart the things that didn't work for us.
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord (2010)
Also for book club. A readable and interesting fairy tale.
We also recently discussed Octavia Butler's Kindred, which is very good and which I have read and reviewed before.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart (this edition 1892, but written earlier)
Every time I think I don't have any more research reading to do, I'm wrong. I'll be honest, a lot of skimming was done, because I don't actually want to read page after page of irregular verbs. *g* But it was interesting to read a bit about the syntax and grammar. I'm so glad I havegaronne to consult when I actually need something translated, and that I get lots of interesting commentary on the language every time.
My current fandom has skewed my reading so much! If not for book club, I would not have read any American books this year, which I usually do quite a lot, and I've read very few Swedish books. It's just all British books, all the time. I'm about 50/50 on male/female authors, though.
Oath of Dogs by Wendy Wagner (2017)
For book club, my choice. This was standing unread in my book case, so why not. It's immediately obvious why it was standing in my book case: it is sci-fi with alien ecosystems and environmental themes. It was fairly page-turney, but as a whole it didn't really work for me--it has various disparate components that didn't come together that well. The other book club members agreed, and we had fun picking apart the things that didn't work for us.
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord (2010)
Also for book club. A readable and interesting fairy tale.
We also recently discussed Octavia Butler's Kindred, which is very good and which I have read and reviewed before.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart (this edition 1892, but written earlier)
Every time I think I don't have any more research reading to do, I'm wrong. I'll be honest, a lot of skimming was done, because I don't actually want to read page after page of irregular verbs. *g* But it was interesting to read a bit about the syntax and grammar. I'm so glad I have
garonne to consult when I actually need something translated, and that I get lots of interesting commentary on the language every time. My current fandom has skewed my reading so much! If not for book club, I would not have read any American books this year, which I usually do quite a lot, and I've read very few Swedish books. It's just all British books, all the time. I'm about 50/50 on male/female authors, though.
