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Books Read in June
Jul. 1st, 2024 11:13 amThis was a busy month. I also spent quite a bit of time reading short fiction, so my list is very short this month.
Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer
One of the Lodestar Awards finalists, this was okay, but perhaps not her best work.
Magitism: The Force of Magic by Will Brall
At Balticon in May I passed the author sitting at his table in the dealer's room and looking very shy and uncomfortable. I thought I'd try to put him at ease a bit (never hurts to spread a but of kindness, you know) and asked him about his book. Ended up buying a copy. He has some truly unique aliens and even though the writing was a bit uneven in places it's one of the books that just kept me turning pages.
At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends by Dwight D. Eisenhower
A book I often referred to as and Eisenhower Presidential Library archivist but never just sat down and read cover to cover. Much more information that his books on WWII and the presidency, this covers his live up to the time he left to run for president. Hints of the kind of president he would become, humble, seeking consensus on major issues, and wary of the influence of money over government and politics.
Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer
One of the Lodestar Awards finalists, this was okay, but perhaps not her best work.
Magitism: The Force of Magic by Will Brall
At Balticon in May I passed the author sitting at his table in the dealer's room and looking very shy and uncomfortable. I thought I'd try to put him at ease a bit (never hurts to spread a but of kindness, you know) and asked him about his book. Ended up buying a copy. He has some truly unique aliens and even though the writing was a bit uneven in places it's one of the books that just kept me turning pages.
At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends by Dwight D. Eisenhower
A book I often referred to as and Eisenhower Presidential Library archivist but never just sat down and read cover to cover. Much more information that his books on WWII and the presidency, this covers his live up to the time he left to run for president. Hints of the kind of president he would become, humble, seeking consensus on major issues, and wary of the influence of money over government and politics.
