Stuart Little - White
Stranger in a Strange Land - Heinlein
That Hideous Strength - Lewis
A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving
Ender's Game - Card
The Sparrow - Russell
Making Color Sing - Dobie
Holy The Firm - Dillard
Red Mars - Robinson
Homeland - Doctorow
Wool - Howey
Lagoon - Okorafor
Light from Uncommon Stars - Aoki
I'm just finishing a 2nd reading of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (by N. K. Jemison) and it's quite amazing. Greek pantheon meets modern fantasy fiction.
Into chapter 3 of "Slow River" by Nicola Griffith @Nicolaz and quite enjoying its slightly impressionistic style. As to genre, I guess I'd call it cyberpunk?
She's a new-to-me author, a good discovery. Have a look.
"We've designed a world that's extremely prone to these 'avalanches' … a system that operates with optimisation & efficiency as its main priorities, … we have no slack in the system. … We're creating a world where the [resulting] 'avalanches' are more consequential & more likely to upend our social lives."
"The stability in our daily lives is happening as the world is changing faster & more profoundly than ever before …"
"Kellogg's Froot Loops is catching heat from the anti-woke crowd for its latest move. … The brand is running a promotion on Canadian boxes that links kids to a free digital library … about diversity and inclusion.
The website spills the beans, saying the library was cooked up with the help of BGC Canada and Kids Can Press. They wanted families to dive into topics like kindness, acceptance, and cultural inclusivity." https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei/111517777161408812
While I wait for newer books to become available at the library (how many do I have on Hold?!) it's time to re-read Wool, by Hugh Howey. Amazingly, available* after just 2 days' wait! \o/
new edition is available. Old edition still has 6 months' waitlist 😕
I tend to avoid paper books as.they're difficult with my dyslexia.
But I was excited to get a new art book on abstract painting - a christmas gift.
And then, I saw the font.
Good Lord: tiny, narrow, no contrast, no serifs, all the letters look the same. Stylish, sure, but illegible in normal room light.Who designed this joke? 😭