mouse finished reading Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
I've been on a bit of a re-reading kick and this was so fun to revisit
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mouse started reading The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. …
So far, I'm really liking this
mouse finished reading How to Keep House While Drowning by Kc Davis
How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles that will …
I was curious about this book because Davis has seemed ubiquitous lately when there's any mention of housework. I thought it was really good -- a lot of the approaches she uses (like framing cleaning as a kindness to your future self, and arranging your space to serve your needs) are things I've been doing for a long time and were very helpful in becoming someone who now has an overall functional and happy relationship with housework.
mouse finished reading Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town …
dead parents and john prine; they got my number for this one
mouse commented on A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos
Volume 1 of The Mirror Visitor Quartet
Winner of the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire
Where …
This really did not hold up to a reread; perhaps knowing how disappointing I found the later books colored it. But it was an escape when I needed one.
mouse finished reading The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the …
This was a delightful quick read; lively and engaging and ultimately sad
mouse started reading Temporary by Hilary Leichter
A young woman's workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements …
Re-reading to see if this hold up enough to give my sister for Christmas
mouse started reading Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality by John Boswell
John Boswell's National Book Award-winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the …
I would say I'm back on my bullshit but I can't say I ever got off it -- really enjoying this so far.
mouse commented on Cain's Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers
Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations. . . but only one is …
I would like to say, since I continue to wish I didn't have to stumble on other people posting their Cain's Jawbone solving thoughts, that I'm not going to post any of my Cain's Jawbone solving thoughts. Just, if anything, genuine, uncritical reactions to the text.
mouse started reading Cain's Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers
Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations. . . but only one is …
I'm doing this with some friends, a real "sickos hahah yes" choice for us
mouse started reading The Nose and Other Stories by Susanne Fusso
Nikolai Gogol's novel Dead Souls and play The Government Inspector revolutionized Russian literature and continue …
I watched Viy (1967) last night so it's time to re-read some Gogol
mouse stopped reading The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters you …
I just haven't been able to get into this. I feel like there's just too many ideas in it, all squished together squabbling to take the forefront over regular old Holmes and Watson stuff
mouse started reading Calculus by Hugh Neill
I've been missing doing math lately? So I'm doing a calc refresher...
mouse finished reading Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration …
There was just so much in this, which is not objectively a problem but is a reminder that I really prefer standalone novels that wrap up a comparatively smaller number of characters and plot threads...
mouse reviewed Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled …
Lovely
5 stars
I found this touching and hopeful, I liked how poignantly the characters were drawn, and the themes of kindness and the vicissitudes of life.
My main complaint was that I think the simulation theory stuff was basically an unnecessary macguffin and didn't add to the themes (at least as far as they interested me).