trochee@bookwyrm.social finished reading Mystik U by Alisa Kwitney
Not super great, but fun to have a wizard school story from DC
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trochee@bookwyrm.social finished reading Stories Are Weapons by Annalee Newitz
A sharp and timely exploration of the dark art of manipulation through weaponized storytelling, from …
Stops and starts in my reading path; not the author's fault — I would occasionally get overwhelmed and go read something a little less heartbreaking and a little more fictional.
Ironically one of the books I read in the interim breaks was A Half Built Garden which is discussed in the final chapter!
trochee@bookwyrm.social finished reading Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning …
Took longer than I expected. Big elaborate world building
trochee@bookwyrm.social commented on Governable Spaces by Nathan Schneider
When was the last time you participated in an election for an online group chat …
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Available on line too
trochee@bookwyrm.social wants to read Underground Empire by Henry Farrell
Recommended by @kissane.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy in no uncertain terms
trochee@bookwyrm.social finished reading Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
Delightful first contact story; feels like it's set among the aftermath of the New York Communes. Complex, high-stakes plot nuances about baby wearing, gender complexity and expression, neurodiversity. Critical plot developments happen around Seder. Lots of love for every kind of neurodiverse nerd.
Octavia Butler makes an appearance in the Haggadah!
Critical
trochee@bookwyrm.social wants to read The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission …
Recommended by @leapingwoman@spore.social
trochee@bookwyrm.social wants to read Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he …
Recommended by @leapingwoman@spore.social
trochee@bookwyrm.social wants to read Imagination by Ruha Benjamin
On @ali@masto.al2.in 's "Reading Group I Guess"
Wild and fun, in a super nerdy way
Maybe an interpolation between where we are now and wherever ALWAYS COMING HOME is
trochee@bookwyrm.social wants to read How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation …
Recommended by @ouropinions@wandering.shop
trochee@bookwyrm.social wants to read Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
The true story of what happened the first time machines came for human jobs, when …
Welp, I've heard from Brian Merchant a lot and it's about time to read his book
trochee@bookwyrm.social wants to read Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
The future of storytelling is here.
Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing …
So excited for this africanfuturist metafictional novel
Came through also at the library! Libraries are the best.
trochee@bookwyrm.social finished reading The Great When by Alan Moore
This book is wild.
Reminds me of my first encounter with Gaiman — a comparison that I know Moore would likely hate — but without the creeper history, and with the soaring wriggling weirdness of Moore's literary style.
Looking forward to the next book in Long London