Books read in July
Aug. 1st, 2024 05:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valoiseI did a lot of reading this month, aided in part by a long train trip with plenty of time to read.
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett Okay, but kind of felt like a rehash of plot/character ideas from Mort and Moving Pictures.
Recipes from the World of Tolkein by Robert Tuesley Anderson Anderson's take on what the peoples of Middle Earth would eat. His take on the vegetarian foods Tom Bombadil and Beorn was the most convincing.
The History of Danbury by James Bailey So boring. Glad to put it behind me.
Finder by Suzanne Palmer Although I'd read and enjoyed her short fiction for years I had no idea she had a series of novels that started in 2019. This was a real page turner set in a settlement in the far reaches of the solar system.
The Light Fantastic by Alfred Bester Curious about his short fiction I picked up this collection. All competent, a few outstanding. Only one DNF - a horror novella from 1943.
Food Gifts: 150 Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents by Elle Simone Scot It wasn't the recipes that I liked here, but her great ideas for putting together food gifts. I've got three people on my Christmas list who I normally send food gifts from Harry & David, but I'm going to do something more personal this year.
The Bullet That Missed and The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
The last two books in the Thursday Murder Club series. I love the complex plot/character development that drives these books forward.
Diving the Deep by Suzanne Palmer Set under the ice in on Enceladus, water moon of Saturn, I liked this continuation of the Finder series.
Every Living Thing by James Herriot A great end of the comforting vet series.
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett Okay, but kind of felt like a rehash of plot/character ideas from Mort and Moving Pictures.
Recipes from the World of Tolkein by Robert Tuesley Anderson Anderson's take on what the peoples of Middle Earth would eat. His take on the vegetarian foods Tom Bombadil and Beorn was the most convincing.
The History of Danbury by James Bailey So boring. Glad to put it behind me.
Finder by Suzanne Palmer Although I'd read and enjoyed her short fiction for years I had no idea she had a series of novels that started in 2019. This was a real page turner set in a settlement in the far reaches of the solar system.
The Light Fantastic by Alfred Bester Curious about his short fiction I picked up this collection. All competent, a few outstanding. Only one DNF - a horror novella from 1943.
Food Gifts: 150 Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents by Elle Simone Scot It wasn't the recipes that I liked here, but her great ideas for putting together food gifts. I've got three people on my Christmas list who I normally send food gifts from Harry & David, but I'm going to do something more personal this year.
The Bullet That Missed and The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
The last two books in the Thursday Murder Club series. I love the complex plot/character development that drives these books forward.
Diving the Deep by Suzanne Palmer Set under the ice in on Enceladus, water moon of Saturn, I liked this continuation of the Finder series.
Every Living Thing by James Herriot A great end of the comforting vet series.
