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Le splurge.
A guy who cannot figure out They/them pronouns and who is expected to marry a politician he is on the other side of the aisle from (one who is advocating for MCs kind to be disfigured because they are physically strong??)
This isn't working for me. Not far enough a long for an actual review, I just feel gross reading it. Also I am 3.5 hours in and I don't think we have met a woman with a name.
pickI was oddly reluctant to pick up this book, I think because it had been so hyped up, I was afraid it could never live up to those expectations.
I. Was. WRONG.
Weir manages to weave together threads of scientific ingenuity and humor with the main character's indomitable will to survive, and creates a story unlike any other I've come across so far.
pickBradbury is the master of the short story & this collection is one of his best. It follows multiple trips to Mars from earth. There are so many standouts, but Usher 2, depicting a horror house built to trap book banners, & There Will Come Soft Rains, about the fall out of nuclear disaster on Earth, are two of the most memorable. Bradbury has a unique ability to capture fear, innocence, joy, & longing with a simple phrase. He‘s a forever favorites.
I couldn‘t resist sharing my new Kindle case. I think Space Cat would approve. 😺🪐🛸 #kindlepaperwhite
pick(1951) A recent conversation with a friend has me thinking about the "juvenile" science fiction that was available when I was in the target audience, and brought to mind this gem, of which I owned a copy back in the day, about a strong-minded aunty who comes upon a mission to Mars in her cow pasture and accidentally makes the trip. This has not held up well, but Miss Pickerell is still a hoot and I'm giving it a thumbs-up from elementary-school me
panHusband was telling me initially this was serialized online, which might have been more fun.
Basically the MC is MacGyver every chapter, which is fine but it isn‘t balanced out with enough of a human psychological/emotional storyline. I had to gloss over all of the technical math & science stuff every time he had to fix something, of which there is A LOT. I would have bailed had it not been for a bookclub.
But, the humor is first rate! 👍🏾
Oh my gosh, I haven‘t thought about Sanford & Son in decades! The theme music is fantastic - what a groove. Back when music was actually written and played by human beings. 👵🏻😉
https://youtu.be/j9z4zPKHbrA?si=3lysXLU4OZ0ruRXA
