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Moon-Chasing and Discworld
Sep. 5th, 2019 10:30 amI recently finished The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen. It's a sweet-natured story, kind of like if Twin Peaks had been made by the Hallmark Channel. A nice small town, a bit of magical realism, some social tension (social awkwardness is the thing most likely to make me squirm in stories) but a happy ending nonetheless.
This was a selection from our book club and a good example as to why I like the book club that Kevin organized last year; since we've got a variety of reading tastes, I've ending up reading a lot of novels I never would have touched otherwise, and most have been good, or at least entertaining.
We also have a short story bonus round in case someone's had a hectic month and hasn't gotten to reading the book selection. This month's bonus was "Troll Bridge" by Terry Pratchett. Kevin picked it in hopes that the next time I suggest a Discworld novel (the person whose turn it is usually picks 2-3 books and people vote on which to read) folks will go for it.
Pratchett is kind of a hard sell if you haven't read him before, and sadly I am a terrible salesperson.
Though speaking of Pratchett, I'm in the middle of re-reading The Color of Magic, which I know I've read before, though long enough ago that I don't remember a lot of the details.
And in kind of a COMPLETE tonal 180, I'm also reading a lot of early issues of the comic Spawn since they're available via Comixology Unlimited (and also on heavy sale as that series is nearing it's 300th issue). I admit to having a taste for over-the-top grimdark sometimes, though it has to be really ridiculously over-the-top, and Spawn definitely qualifies. Bonus if it's ridiculously over-the-top grimdark from the 1990s.
And now we know why I've spent so many years playing World of Darkness games, I guess.
Completed book count for 2019: 17
This was a selection from our book club and a good example as to why I like the book club that Kevin organized last year; since we've got a variety of reading tastes, I've ending up reading a lot of novels I never would have touched otherwise, and most have been good, or at least entertaining.
We also have a short story bonus round in case someone's had a hectic month and hasn't gotten to reading the book selection. This month's bonus was "Troll Bridge" by Terry Pratchett. Kevin picked it in hopes that the next time I suggest a Discworld novel (the person whose turn it is usually picks 2-3 books and people vote on which to read) folks will go for it.
Pratchett is kind of a hard sell if you haven't read him before, and sadly I am a terrible salesperson.
Though speaking of Pratchett, I'm in the middle of re-reading The Color of Magic, which I know I've read before, though long enough ago that I don't remember a lot of the details.
And in kind of a COMPLETE tonal 180, I'm also reading a lot of early issues of the comic Spawn since they're available via Comixology Unlimited (and also on heavy sale as that series is nearing it's 300th issue). I admit to having a taste for over-the-top grimdark sometimes, though it has to be really ridiculously over-the-top, and Spawn definitely qualifies. Bonus if it's ridiculously over-the-top grimdark from the 1990s.
And now we know why I've spent so many years playing World of Darkness games, I guess.
Completed book count for 2019: 17
