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Wednesday Reading Meme - October 9 2024
Oct. 9th, 2024 04:05 pm (October 9 2024
What I’ve Read:
Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews –
A bit of navel gazing: I am a proponent of direct experience of a piece of art. (Under the cut - Spoilers for Flowers in the Attic, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Brokeback Mountain)( Read more... )
that’s Biz’s video https://youtu.be/RykXvaMi-ic?si=xNh6GOWNfxtvA1Ep – I think there are some things I would do differently in this analysis (her discussion of the history of the Gothic before the literary meaning of the word is thin) but I found it a fun watch and I’m interested in reading the rest of the books.
Network Effect by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries #5) – a re-read! Actually, a multiple re-read, Storygraph tells me I have read this four times, once per year since its been out. This is indeed one of my favorite books! If you have read All Systems Red or any of the other Murderbot Diaries, you’d get a novella that’s absolutely packed with an anxious construct trying to figure out its personal wants and also keep some people alive – but it’s a bit light on how those relationships shape Muderbot’s life going forward. This book’s is longer and it has room enough to do some deep digging into the relationships that Murderbot has made and how those don’t all have to be defined by utility. I love the element of multiple viewpoint this book gives – Murderbot’s friendships and work really do create a network effect that defines this story and shapes the future.
What I’m Reading
Oh, nothing actively, I'll figure it out
Back Burner
He Who Drowned the World
Conflict is Not Abuse
Ash: A Secret History –
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Two Towers
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Power Broker – Audiobook #2
Mo Dao Zu Shi vol 5
It Came from the Closet
What I’ll Read Next
Petals on the Wind
The Archive Undying
What I’ve Read:
Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews –
A bit of navel gazing: I am a proponent of direct experience of a piece of art. (Under the cut - Spoilers for Flowers in the Attic, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Brokeback Mountain)( Read more... )
that’s Biz’s video https://youtu.be/RykXvaMi-ic?si=xNh6GOWNfxtvA1Ep – I think there are some things I would do differently in this analysis (her discussion of the history of the Gothic before the literary meaning of the word is thin) but I found it a fun watch and I’m interested in reading the rest of the books.
Network Effect by Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries #5) – a re-read! Actually, a multiple re-read, Storygraph tells me I have read this four times, once per year since its been out. This is indeed one of my favorite books! If you have read All Systems Red or any of the other Murderbot Diaries, you’d get a novella that’s absolutely packed with an anxious construct trying to figure out its personal wants and also keep some people alive – but it’s a bit light on how those relationships shape Muderbot’s life going forward. This book’s is longer and it has room enough to do some deep digging into the relationships that Murderbot has made and how those don’t all have to be defined by utility. I love the element of multiple viewpoint this book gives – Murderbot’s friendships and work really do create a network effect that defines this story and shapes the future.
What I’m Reading
Oh, nothing actively, I'll figure it out
Back Burner
He Who Drowned the World
Conflict is Not Abuse
Ash: A Secret History –
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Two Towers
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Lottery and Other Stories
The Power Broker – Audiobook #2
Mo Dao Zu Shi vol 5
It Came from the Closet
What I’ll Read Next
Petals on the Wind
The Archive Undying
