recent posts
Techxit strategy?
This most recent layoff is another opportunity for me to consider my techxit strategy. Is it even possible for me to leave tech? What would I do instead?
Considering options for this blog
What to do with the site now that I’ve a /read page?
Book Review: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
Generally good, but one element ended up ruining the book for me.
Book Review: Beyond Knit and Purl by Kate Atherly
You can’t go wrong with an Atherly book.
Book Review: To Dye For by Alden Wicker
Sets up a huge, blinking, neon ‘HUBRIS’ sign for the human race.
Book Review: House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Of all of his books that I’ve read so far, I enjoyed this one the most.
Book Review: In Praise of Walking by Shane O’Mara
A worthy read, but I didn’t get as much out of it as expected.
Book (Back)Log
Logging all the books I’ve neglected to review since October.
Book Review: The Mythic Dream by Various
I thoroughly enjoyed pretty much every story in this compilation.
Book Review: The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
In general though, it was a solid piece of space opera.
Book Review: The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
I had a great time reading this one.
Book Review: She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor
A worthy prequel to an award-winning novel.
Book Review: The Book of Ile-Rien by Martha Wells
The two novels in this volume were good, solid stories.
Book Review: The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read by Clark, and TDCTA is no exception.
Book Review: Black Shield Maiden by Willow Smith and Jess Hendel
Nothing to write home about, but diverting enough for a pre-sleep read.
Book Review: Translation State by Ann Leckie
I thought I wouldn’t enjoy it. I was wrong.
Book Review: Forged by Blood by Ehigbor Okosun
Formulaic yet still diverting enough.
Book Review: The Daughers of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai
DNF. It will return to the library only half read and quickly forgotten.
Book Review: The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu
I love me a jinn story. And a bot story. And, apparently, a jinn-bot story.
Book Review: The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins
I found it useful for inspiring me to think about some stuff and for framing those thoughts.