This book was meh for me. Maybe blurbs on the cover and back oversold the hilarity? 🤷‍♀️

I decided to read more about Morman history after watching “American Primeval”. This book is fairly comprehensive and covers it in some depth.

A friend returns after being gone for 2 years with no memory of why. A creepy hotel where 4 friends go for vacation. What could go wrong? It‘s a fun book to read before Friday 😊

It was really fortuitous that I reread “Zoe‘s Tale” immediately before starting “The Shattering Peace”. There are several characters that recur and are central. I really enjoyed this book. I love Scalzi‘s humor! 😊

This is probably the most pivotal book in the series and I‘d forgotten enough of it to warrant a reread. So, now, finally, I can read Shattering Peace 🙂

This was a very informative listen while driving across Nebraska.

I‘ll probably never listen to a Pynchon again. There were many occasions I wished I had a page in front of me. I enjoyed it but I know I missed a lot.

What a great book! I listened while driving across the country and it kept me interested the entire way. Cannot recommend enough 🙂

The first novella is a total banger and I enjoyed the entire book 😊 I am now ready to read The Shattering Peace when it pops at the library 🎉

I decided that I needed to read this book after some of the decisions this summer, in particular the de facto non-decision on the 14th amendment‘s protection of birthright citizenship. It was well worth it.

There‘s a lot to this book. Academic Analytical Philosophy is transformed into Academic Analytical Magick and many ideas, principles, and paradoxes are woven into the story. Yet, through all of that, the story is very simple: it‘s a story of trauma, academic or otherwise. I really enjoyed it. Honestly, it‘s a bit of a rollercoaster 😊

My wife and I love to listen to Agatha Raisin on a road trip and this book didn‘t disappoint 😊 So, quick question: how do you pick a speed for an audiobook? I tend to listen at 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, and 2, depending upon the material, the reader, the gaps, etc. I suppose my average pace is 1.5. Anyway, just curious what others do 🤷‍♀️

This is a really fun books about snakes, their physiology, their environment, and how humans view them. I really enjoyed listening to it 😊

I‘m trying to catch up on the Old Man‘s War before Scalzi‘s new book, The Shattering Peace, pops on Libby 😊 The last book I read in the series was Zoe‘s Tale.
I really enjoyed The Human Division. I love the vignette structure and the humor, as always with Scalzi.

This author was a suggestion from @NatalieR! I really enjoyed it and it scratched the wilderness mystery itch that Peter Heller used to scratch (before I finished all of his fiction). Thanks, @NatalieR !!! 😊

Continuing my reread of the Murderbot books with “Exit Strategy”. I forgot how suspenseful this one is 😊

This book is a tough read in many places, especially as much as you come to care about its characters. However, it is more than worth it. I love so many things about it and will gladly recommend it to others!

This book is about Hsu‘s young adulthood and his friendship with Ken. It feels very familiar as a coming of age story. I enjoyed it a great deal.

This is a fun listen while walking the dog. It is primarily about internet culture.

Okay, I guess I can‘t stop the rereading 🥴 Hard to stop that Murderbot 😊

Rereading “All Systems Red” for my book club recently left me with an ART-shaped hole that needed filling. So, I reread “Artificial Condition” and enjoyed it anew 😊

This is a really cool book about experimental archaeology. It‘s drops the reader into many time periods and cultures - from prehistory to the fall of the Aztecs. In each scenario, the reader listens to a narrative, learns some archaeology about the culture and time period, and the Kean does some experimentation of his own. Pretty fun 😊

This is a book of short stories. I read it, primarily, because it has short continuation of the Hyperion Cantos (“Orphans of the Helix”), which I really liked. I also enjoyed the story of climbing K2 with an alien 😊

I needed to reread “All Systems Red” for my book club. Last time I read it was 2020 lock down days and I devoured all the MurderBot I could while chilling on my patio 😊

The Payback is funny, scary, and fast. The debt police and the idea that students cannot discharge student loan debt hits very close to home. It‘s an overall great read!

This is a fun little parable about life and its meaning 😊

I really liked Celine, though not as much as other Heller titles. I enjoyed the relationship between Celine and her husband, Pete 😊

The protagonist in “The Painter” is somewhat different from many other Heller novels. I very much enjoyed his complexity. The book made me feel, in some ways, similar to how I felt reading “The River”.

I really enjoyed Warbreaker! The two sisters from Idris were super fun characters. I read on the Wikipedia page that Nightblood, not strictly a sequel, but set in the same universe isn‘t due until 2031 🙃

I love classics told from an alternate perspective and “Lady MacBeth” fits the bill. It‘s dark, fun, and an all around enjoyable read.

I enjoyed this book about folks surviving, hiding, and subsisting in the San Luis valley. Lots of interesting, sometimes tragic, sometimes awful, and sometimes funny stories.

Man, this book had to do a lot of work wrapping up the Hyperion Cantos series. It was a wild ride and I will miss the characters and the universe around them.

“Wounded” is a compelling read. It‘s a quick one too. There‘s a lot happening in 207 pages.

This book for more transitional than any of the previous two books in the series. I still enjoyed it. Ready for The Rise of Endymion!

This was a fun little listen. I‘m not usually into war books, but this one was unusual enough 😊

‘The Damned Lovely‘ is great little mystery largely set in a bar. The protagonist, Sam, has an interesting voice and I enjoyed being surprised by the direction changes 😊

This is a fun audiobook about a family trip to the beach. I enjoyed the fact that the family was very loving and also messy.

Another really fun Sanderson. I really loved the planet and the world building. I am ready for more of the Cosmere!

An interesting reflection on the author‘s life growing up in Columbus, OH and his love of basketball, LeBron James, the Cavs.

I really enjoyed this book. It‘s a fun story about the hubris of science and risks of its marriage with capitalism.

I‘ll read the next book, but didn‘t love the feeling that this book doesn‘t really stand on its own.

Greer‘s book is a remarkably thoughtful exploration of sexuality, human relations, and identity, especially given that it is only 230 pages. I really loved Annie.

What a wonderful book. It does this book a disservice to call it a comedy or a tragedy or any one thing. It is a layered story with interesting and lovable characters. It has a perspective and, yes, it made me laugh. I cannot recommend this book enough.

Nonfiction about an expedition to kayak the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet. It‘s a wild story and about more than just the river.

I was sad when this book ended. I loved all of the characters and, especially Brawne. Funny how this book was written 3 decades ago and, yet, seems apropos. I‘ll definitely continue the Hyperion Cantos by reading the next book, Endymion.

This book is a great explainer for the drivers of poverty in America. It‘s a must-read.

This book is more like the movie “The Fugitive” than any mystery or cyber novel. At times, the drama felt contrived. Overall, I enjoyed listening to it.

How would folks behave if the moon suddenly turned into cheese? This book is told from a number of perspectives and tries to answer that question. As with all Scalzi, it is also funny and irreverent 😊

In case you needed any more confirmation that the leaders of Facebook/Meta were soulless, empty people willing to ignore the suffering caused by Facebook around the world, this book will finish the job. Oh and they are also pretty creepy. The story of Sandberg ordering subordinates to sleep in the same bed with her on private flights has gotten the most attention. However, remembering that they also developed tech to target vulnerable teens…ugh!

I am 35 years late to the party, but this book is amazing! I can‘t say enough. I love the vignette-structure of the story. I love the individual vignettes themselves. I love the characters. Just loved this book so much. I am looking forward to the sequels.