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Another tie for August. #12booksof2023

This year I read books set all over the place. A significant part of this book took place on another planet, making it the farthest setting from my home. The closest was probably Yellowface, with much of the story taking place in Washington DC.

I'm crying "uncle" on this one. The world-building is phenomenal, but like with Star Wars episodes 1-3, I really can't get interested in the politics and economic details. I hate DNFing a #bookspin title, but here I am.

Sunset isn't great reading light, but it gives a nice break from the intensity of the tagged book. I read The Sparrow years ago, and I'd forgotten just how brutal it was until I started this one.

I probably post this kindle deal every time it comes up. One of my very favorite books of all time. If you‘re a US ebook reader, and you like complex speculative fiction/ scifi/ difficult to pin to a genre books, I can‘t recommend this enough!

I‘m about 1/3 through the tagged book and a couple chapters into Ten Women. I decided to bail on The Silence of Bones, since somewhere along the line I lost the thread. I also finished Romantic Comedy and The Hobbit. I need to add back another mystery, based on the whims of Libby.

That‘s 4 books so far for the readathon.

#RushAThon
#ReadingTheAmericas2023
#CampLitsy
#LotRChapterADay

A few years ago, I participated in a Litsy group that shared books with each other. A group notebook was sent with the book, and each person wrote their review. It was lots of fun. This was one of the books. I had never heard of it. It was amazing!
#bookbinge #nonhumanprotag

So far for #RushAThon I‘ve finished two books, and now I‘m working on these three plus #CampLitsy and #LotRChapterADay stuff.

Jesuits in space! I‘m not well versed on monastic orders, so the significance of Francis being the first Jesuit Pope was lost on me until I read the author‘s note about it.

Anyway, this was a compelling, sprawling story about “first contact” with a distant planet. At first I wasn‘t sure about the structure, with excerpts from the post-expedition proceedings intertwined with the activities on the planet, but in the end it worked. #rushathon

30 book recommendations in 30 days...

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Day 14: Today is a 2-for-1. This duology is one of my favourites. My dog is even named after the main character (Meelo); if you've read The Sparrow, you get that. I'm not a religious person, and yet I find so much to reflect on, and learn from, this cast of characters. They aren't even necessarily likable (yet I love them) - that's what makes them realistic. Highly recommend! #30recsin30days

I don‘t really understand the mechanism, but somehow Father Sandoz is a #rocketman explorer.

For the past few years, I‘ve had the pleasure of putting together the list for my IRL book club for the year. It‘s always interesting to see the suggestions from different members.

We read The Sparrow last year, but I got it too late to read it before the meeting. Now that we‘re reading the follow up for August, I can catch up on both!
#volumesandvocals