September Review of Reading List
Hellur Luvlies! Potential Book of the Year dethroning of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke this month. Iono… jury’s still out. I read a title that wasn’t planned, yet caused me to ruminate to the highest degree for days afterward. It inspired a raw response on a Laney Luvs to Talk podcast, that should be posted in the near future.
I DNF’d 2 books in September. One because it was just a bad take on a serious issue. The other was because I didn’t use my eyes as much as I wanted to.
WHY did Libby do me dirty again and release a few holds I’ve been waiting MONTHS for at the same time? The plan was to only read 8 books, but the total this month was… 13.
As usual, my mini book reports are ready below. I think I was fair in my assessment. Please take my pinion with a grain of salt.
Enjoy!
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September Reading List – Reviews
LUVED
A Psalm For The Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. Okay Becky gworl!! I get what you’re putting down. My. GAWD. This book shooketh me to my core. I luved it. The book has Star Trek energy, where Humans shift and fix their approach to the worlds they live in. Chambers challenges concepts of mortality, spirituality, existence and free will… and I ate it up! I finished this on the full moon, then I immediately scrubbed every corner of my place, recorded a podcast, wrote a 14pg journal purge and then smudged da fc*k outta my home. This was the book I needed to read at this point in my life, and I’m a different person for it. 5 Stars. Highly recommend.
These Heathens by Mia McKenzie. Set in 60s Georgia, a young teen has an awakening about adulthood from the people surrounding her, in a time of need. The heavy topics featured are presented in a way that feels so current. This is also a LeGBooTy Qummunity tale, but an uplifting one. McKenzie weaves in real life events and real people right when they are about to become legendary. A life before the great shift of that era. Two thumbs up!
YAY
All Systems Red by Martha Wells. I was this month old when I found out that MurderBot was an actual book series!! The books are better than the TV show, but the low budget-ness is perfectly appropriate. Wells is writing about repurposed robots overriding their programming, and how kooky mankind has become. Can’t wait to read more of this series!
Cod by Mark Kurlansky. I enjoy non-fiction writing, especially about the sea. That’s due to my grandpa being whaler (true story). So when the author discussed certain fishing scandals I remembered as a kid, I found myself clutching my pearls. We were absolutely LIED TO!! We fc*ked the sea FIRST before we effed up the skies. Now, I am contemplating becoming a forager and dumping my body in the sea when I die.
Persuader by Lee Child. Repeat after me: We listen and we don’t judge. Reacher books are pure brain farts for day. They vent all that pent-up energy in my head, and leave me chuckling over the ridiculousness of it all. The TV series is doing a great job of transcribing the books to screen, including this one.
Severance by Ling Ma. I enjoyed this book more with this re-reading. First time I read this was during the pandemilovato, and it felt crazy to read at the time. I loved how Ma conceptualized a virus infection that had visible traits, and the absurdity of what happens after. When the protagonist fights against her first-gen instincts, that’s when the story really kicks off.
Unprecedented Times by Malavika Kannan. Unlike Lin Ma’s Severance, this was written after the pandemic and it is a wildly accurate depiction of the state of mind many people were in during that time. It’s dark, desperate yet human story.
NAY
Damned If I Do by Percival Everett. Definitely my least favorite PE stories. I get the concept but I was VERY confused after finishing each tale. It was a nay for me. Sorry to that man.
The Employees by Olga Ravn. Boring. Boring Boring. Only positive: it’s short.
RENEWED
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon.
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. What I read, I enjoyed. I just didn’t give myself enough time to get into it.
DNF
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer (DNF 35%). HARD PASS on this one. I was getting dizzy from the frequent eye-rolling. This is my interpretation of the Author’s thesis: “OMG guys! Whatcha mean I can’t enjoy apex predator’s art and films?!? I don’t wanna boycott stuff I like (*huffs)”. It must be hard to stand for anything, if your essence is made out of pudding pops.
Permanence by Sophie Mackintosh. Yeahhhhhh I couldn’t do it with my eyes this month. I have to wait for the audiobook.
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