Books read in April
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valoiseMemory's Legion by James S. A. Corey
It's been a long time since I finished reading and watching The Expanse, but somehow I had never read this collection of short stories and novellas. It was fantastic. I'd forgotten how much I love there writing.
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
I thought I'd read all the Discworld books, but missed this one. I consumed it as a full cast audiobook and it was wonderful.
Service Model and
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
He's an author I've heard a lot about but never read. Both these are on the Hugo Awards finalist list. I liked them both, but think Service Model worked best for me.
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Another book on the Hugo list, but I was already planning to read it. I do like her fantasy and this was really great.
The Next Chapter: Writing in Retirement by Julie A. Gorges
I got a review copy of this and found it a bit mixed. She has some really great discussion of traditional vs. self publishing, including very detailed information on pursuing self publishing successfully. But some sections of the book seem to be just lists of inspirational quips with variable usefulness.
A Year in Public Life by Mrs. C. S. [Dorothy] Peel
During World War 1 Peel was appointed to the British Ministry of Food to view conditions around the country, give speeches to encourage voluntary food economy, and work in the development of Public Kitchens (places where working class people could get nutritional hot meals.) Her observations on the class conflicts regarding access to food and account of sexism at the time made her feel surprisingly modern. This wasn't an analysis to the British food economy measures but an anecdote filled record of that year in her life. Really good read.
It's been a long time since I finished reading and watching The Expanse, but somehow I had never read this collection of short stories and novellas. It was fantastic. I'd forgotten how much I love there writing.
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
I thought I'd read all the Discworld books, but missed this one. I consumed it as a full cast audiobook and it was wonderful.
Service Model and
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
He's an author I've heard a lot about but never read. Both these are on the Hugo Awards finalist list. I liked them both, but think Service Model worked best for me.
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Another book on the Hugo list, but I was already planning to read it. I do like her fantasy and this was really great.
The Next Chapter: Writing in Retirement by Julie A. Gorges
I got a review copy of this and found it a bit mixed. She has some really great discussion of traditional vs. self publishing, including very detailed information on pursuing self publishing successfully. But some sections of the book seem to be just lists of inspirational quips with variable usefulness.
A Year in Public Life by Mrs. C. S. [Dorothy] Peel
During World War 1 Peel was appointed to the British Ministry of Food to view conditions around the country, give speeches to encourage voluntary food economy, and work in the development of Public Kitchens (places where working class people could get nutritional hot meals.) Her observations on the class conflicts regarding access to food and account of sexism at the time made her feel surprisingly modern. This wasn't an analysis to the British food economy measures but an anecdote filled record of that year in her life. Really good read.
