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August and July were write-offs. Stressful, nebulous, unfocused, unanchored.
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - the second volume; still enjoyable but definitely a stand-alone thing (that, honestly, could probably have been cut entirely from the "trilogy" as it is, quite literally, out of time and place). Still enjoyable, looking forward to the third.
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - one of those books that's been on my booklist forever and ever, just for the sheer pervasiveness of it's influence on society. The subject matter was disturbing, of course, but I found as I read through it that the whole situation, rather than just the sexual part, was even more disturbing to me. It dragged on but it was surprisingly easy to read and immersive for all that.
Down These Strange Streets edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois - I'm not usually much of a short story person but I wanted something I could put down easily. Also, it featured some of my favorite authors and it was in the bargain section. The good thing about short story collections is finding new authors, and I might have found two here.
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews (reread) - this is the point where I just needed escape from my life, and since the next volume should be delivered to my door in a few days... In truth, I reread parts of all the early volumes as well.
Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey (reread, of course) - a friend asked to borrow this, and I knew the moment it was gone I'd want to reread it, so I did.
No movies at all, no special events, just trying to make it through the day-to-day grind. Let's see what a month off work does, shall we?
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - the second volume; still enjoyable but definitely a stand-alone thing (that, honestly, could probably have been cut entirely from the "trilogy" as it is, quite literally, out of time and place). Still enjoyable, looking forward to the third.
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - one of those books that's been on my booklist forever and ever, just for the sheer pervasiveness of it's influence on society. The subject matter was disturbing, of course, but I found as I read through it that the whole situation, rather than just the sexual part, was even more disturbing to me. It dragged on but it was surprisingly easy to read and immersive for all that.
Down These Strange Streets edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois - I'm not usually much of a short story person but I wanted something I could put down easily. Also, it featured some of my favorite authors and it was in the bargain section. The good thing about short story collections is finding new authors, and I might have found two here.
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews (reread) - this is the point where I just needed escape from my life, and since the next volume should be delivered to my door in a few days... In truth, I reread parts of all the early volumes as well.
Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey (reread, of course) - a friend asked to borrow this, and I knew the moment it was gone I'd want to reread it, so I did.
No movies at all, no special events, just trying to make it through the day-to-day grind. Let's see what a month off work does, shall we?
