#two4tuesday
Even though the tagged book was written in 2018 and set in 2045, it so nailed the 1980s for me. I loved it. And it‘s been much longer since I‘ve read Eleanor and Park, but I remember really feeling my generation‘s vibes.
Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView ! 😁
bailedI really like that Richard Powers focuses on the sciences in his books, but the science here is computer programming/graphic design, and it is just not for me. I really tried but it isn‘t working and I‘m out.
so-soThis had an interesting story, but there were also aspects that that just didn‘t work well for me. I thought the information about virtual reality and how it could be used with hospital patients was great, and the development of the friendship between Addie & Mateo was wonderful. The backstory with Addie‘s mom and opiate addiction was originally very vague and wasn‘t resolved in a way that felt logical to me.
#MiddleGrade #GraphicNovel #TRS2024
Lots of Joy's this week. #5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. Spent time with my Youngest daughter Janelle
2. Painted the trim outside of her house 🏠 from ugly green to black
3. She painted my nails 💅
4. Oakley and I started our Rally Obedience lessons again
5. I got new glasses
Thanks for the tag. Love ❤️ #5JoysFriday
so-soIt's been quite a while since I've read the first part, but I remembered enough to read this volume. It's a typical Lukianenko, so my rating only shows that my reading taste has changed. I'm not the same I used to be, so the way females are shown, or rather not shown, here bothered me a lot. But that's only me. A few years ago I would've enjoyed it quite a lot.
#BookishMonopoly @AkashaVampie
#serieslove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
bailedThis started off quite well but has become rather boring now. DNF @ 40%.
My next roll in the #BookishMonopoly led me to the field “Second book in a series“, which is absolutely perfect! I got this book for Christmas and wanted to read it anyway. I couldn't find an English translation but it's the second part of Lukianenkos Mirrorverse series. There are two books and one short story, but the latter hasn't been translated to German or English 😥
@AkashaVampie
I have a lot of favorites in this genre, but here are three:
1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Fun story: Andrew and I met his father-in-law at a beer festival in Philadelphia)
2. The Martian by Andy Wier
3. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Can I cheat? I also want to mention:
4. The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
5. Percy Jackson & The Olympians series
@dabbe #ThreeListThursday #HerosQuest #HeroQuest
pickThis was a fun video game fantasy adventure story. It was picked for my irl bookclub by my partner, an old favorite of his. Giannine gets stuck in a virtual reality game and must win before time runs out or she'll die in real life. She encounters all kinds of riddles and challenges as her character fulfills her role as the new heir to the kingdom and is constantly getting killed and having to start over. It was silly and enjoyable
