Reading Wednesday and WiP Wednesday
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kitewithfishWork in Progress
Sock Madness 16 has dropped round 2 - It's Plaid, It has Pockets -https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/plaid-pocket-socks One thing I love about Sock Madness is watching the sheer number of projects explode on a pattern! 790 people are working on these socks this week!
Here's mine: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/kitewithfish/plaid-pocket-socks# I have gotten the right gauge with the swatch. I love the colors I picked.
What I've Read
After reading Martha Wells' All Systems Red, I went on a binge and listened to all the books in the Murderbot series.
Artificial Condition - this is where things get a bit heavy - Murderbot goes back to the location of the massacre that propelled it to learn to hack its governor module and finds a different history than it remembered. A wonderful and raw look at what freedom really looks like for MB.
Exit Strategy - Fresh from understanding its history better, Murderbot goes and meets up with the first people who were kind to it and figures out they actually need it. It's a great examination of what it's like to shape your recovery your own way.
Network Effect - The full length novel. This one feels like it really gets a chance to dig into Murderbot as a character with real relationships, decisions to make, and a future to think about. It's definitely full of action but also just some great content of people figuring out how to be a person.
Companion to Wolves - Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette. This came from a desire to read older works by Katherine Addision aka Sarah Monette. I really liked this, but I'm a bit cautious about Elizabeth Bear's reputation, so I'm probably not going to go digging into the rest of the series. If you're wondering where all the psychic wolves content in fandom came from, this is it.
It Takes Two to Tumble- Cat Sebastien - Charming! I have written about it before. Nails the ending pretty well.
What I'm Reading
In the heady days of not having a sock project, I started... too many books.
Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner - This is an audiobook re-read and I'm really enjoying it. I figured I would lean into the urge to mainline a series I love already and I'm listening to all the books. I debated starting with The Thief, but I had re-read it in the last year so, I'm just going to live with it.
Over All the Earth by Alexandra Rowland - A novella set in the world of the Chants (traveling storytellers) with a new main character.
Melusine by Sarah Monette - Dark histories and stuff! I am liking the main character but I will probably hold it for later.
Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham - After watching the recent del Toro movie and finding it fascinating, I decided to watch the 1947 movie of the same name (a bit more sanitized by the Hollywood system), I decided that I wanted to read the book! Came in from the library today.
What I'll Read
Probably more of the Attolia series. The Cruel Prince is waiting, as well! I started the audiobook of King's Dragon by Kate Elliot, the first in a series I started in maaaaybe 1999 and never finished.
Sock Madness 16 has dropped round 2 - It's Plaid, It has Pockets -https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/plaid-pocket-socks One thing I love about Sock Madness is watching the sheer number of projects explode on a pattern! 790 people are working on these socks this week!
Here's mine: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/kitewithfish/plaid-pocket-socks# I have gotten the right gauge with the swatch. I love the colors I picked.
What I've Read
After reading Martha Wells' All Systems Red, I went on a binge and listened to all the books in the Murderbot series.
Artificial Condition - this is where things get a bit heavy - Murderbot goes back to the location of the massacre that propelled it to learn to hack its governor module and finds a different history than it remembered. A wonderful and raw look at what freedom really looks like for MB.
Exit Strategy - Fresh from understanding its history better, Murderbot goes and meets up with the first people who were kind to it and figures out they actually need it. It's a great examination of what it's like to shape your recovery your own way.
Network Effect - The full length novel. This one feels like it really gets a chance to dig into Murderbot as a character with real relationships, decisions to make, and a future to think about. It's definitely full of action but also just some great content of people figuring out how to be a person.
Companion to Wolves - Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette. This came from a desire to read older works by Katherine Addision aka Sarah Monette. I really liked this, but I'm a bit cautious about Elizabeth Bear's reputation, so I'm probably not going to go digging into the rest of the series. If you're wondering where all the psychic wolves content in fandom came from, this is it.
It Takes Two to Tumble- Cat Sebastien - Charming! I have written about it before. Nails the ending pretty well.
What I'm Reading
In the heady days of not having a sock project, I started... too many books.
Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner - This is an audiobook re-read and I'm really enjoying it. I figured I would lean into the urge to mainline a series I love already and I'm listening to all the books. I debated starting with The Thief, but I had re-read it in the last year so, I'm just going to live with it.
Over All the Earth by Alexandra Rowland - A novella set in the world of the Chants (traveling storytellers) with a new main character.
Melusine by Sarah Monette - Dark histories and stuff! I am liking the main character but I will probably hold it for later.
Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham - After watching the recent del Toro movie and finding it fascinating, I decided to watch the 1947 movie of the same name (a bit more sanitized by the Hollywood system), I decided that I wanted to read the book! Came in from the library today.
What I'll Read
Probably more of the Attolia series. The Cruel Prince is waiting, as well! I started the audiobook of King's Dragon by Kate Elliot, the first in a series I started in maaaaybe 1999 and never finished.
