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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.
Book Review: Year of No Garbage by Eve O. Schaub
A vivid and horrifying picture of the trap we’ve built for ourselves.
Book Review: Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz by Garth Nix
It was a fun read with some concepts I’ve not seen in other fantasy books.
Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
The entire work is completely charming, in the most magical sense of the word.
Book Review: Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows
On the list of books I want to revisit every few years.
Book Review: Feeding Each Other by Nicole Civita and Michelle Auerbach
Inspirational and unflaggingly optimistic despite the serious nature of the problem addressed.
Book Review: Our Fermented Lives, A History: How Fermented Foods Have Shapes Cultures and Communities by Julia Skinner
This book was a good read that I recommend to anyone who wishes to consume and create more mindfully.