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2023 Reading Summary
I read (or at least started and then set aside) 43 books in 2023.
Book Review: The Bloodprint by Ausma Zenahat Khan
I read the first half, closed the book, and moved to one that would be a better use of my time.
Book Review: The Sewing Machine Master Guide by Clifford L. Blodget
Blodget knows his stuff and is eager to share it.
Book Review: Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Chambers is rapidly rising to the upper echelons of my preferred authors.
Book Review: Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
In general I don’t feel reading this was time lost, but I’m not likely to chase down other works by Talabi.
Book Review: Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures by The National Museum of African American History and Culture et alios
This was a fun, revealing, and vibrant exploration of African American culture, past and future.
Book Review: The Core of an Onion by Mark Kurlansky
Overall this book was such a huge let down. The best I can say for it is that it’s short.
Book Review: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
Despite my biases, I gave this book a try and am glad I did.
Book Review: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
I enjoyed this a lot, as well as the development of the characters.
Book Review: The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin
A good conclusion, but it felt like a bit of a race to the end.
Book Review: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
I thoroughly enjoyed it and was saddened to learn that my library doesn’t have the rest of the series.
Book Review: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
Jemisin’s infused every page with her love for her home.
Book Review: The Sin in the Steel by Ryan Van Loan
A gender-swapped Sherlock set in a fantasy world ought to be my bag, but this one didn’t capture me in the least.
Book Review: Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
It was too gritty, too violent, too angry, and that’s exactly why I read it anyway.
Book Review: Graveyard of the Pacific by Randall Sullivan
I came here for history, not for rich men’s midlife crises.
Book Review: The Expert System’s Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I didn’t dislike it like Spiderlight, but I didn’t love it like Elder Race.
Book Review: The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
Clark continues to entertain and impress me with his stories.
Book Review: Material by Nick Kary
I cut my losses and quit reading when I reached chapter three.
Book Review: Hacking Diversity by Christina Dunbar-Hester
The book is laser focused on an academic audience, not a practical one.
Book Review: The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
It was an OK book, and I don’t regret my time spent with it.