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forestofgloryFloodtide by Heather Rose Jones This the most recent book in the Alpennia series and I think I would have enjoyed it a little bit more if I had reread the rest of the series first. However this book stands alone quite well, being about the below stairs world of the characters from the other books. For the most part it was a nice gentle coming of age story, with bit higher stakes at the end and I enjoyed it very much. (Content notes: ableism, plague)
Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History by James A. Benn-- I thought I’d like to write some fic featuring a lot of tea drinking. So I started doing a little bit of research, and then I fell down a rabbit hole, and ended up buying this book. So far I’m loving it! It’s full of all kinds of interesting details about daily life and religion that I really enjoy learning about.(And while I haven't used it in fic yet, someone else did!)
Finna by Nino Cipri -- This novella about queer exes investigating a wormhole in the IKEA like store were they work was lot of fun! And it also is excellent at depicting dealing with anxiety and the daily grind of retail work.
The Strange Case of Starship Iris MINI EPISODE 1: Airplay -- This great science fiction podcast is currently between seasons but they released this mini episode, which was delightful. I smiled the whole way through. It was so nice to spend a bit more time with these characters!
Check, Please! Books 1 and 2 by by Ngozi Ukazu I’d read most of this delighful comic about hockey and baking, with a gay main character online, but I’d some how never gotten around to the last few comics. Anyways it was lovely to read it all in one go, and the ending was so sweet and made me tear up a little bit!
The White Road: Journey Into an Obsession by Edmund de Waal This book is hard to explain. It's a memoir and also a history of porcelain in Europe. It’s fascinating and beautifully written. However sometimes it can feel a bit othering towards groups the author doesn’t belong to. Also towards the end it took an expected turn into Nazis. Still I enjoyed it a lot and it made me want to go throw some pots or at least look at some porcelain.
Star Trek: Voyager We are now well into season 6. Since we aren’t watching all the episodes we have about 20 or so left that we are planning to watch. So we are getting somewhat close to the end.
Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History by James A. Benn-- I thought I’d like to write some fic featuring a lot of tea drinking. So I started doing a little bit of research, and then I fell down a rabbit hole, and ended up buying this book. So far I’m loving it! It’s full of all kinds of interesting details about daily life and religion that I really enjoy learning about.(And while I haven't used it in fic yet, someone else did!)
Finna by Nino Cipri -- This novella about queer exes investigating a wormhole in the IKEA like store were they work was lot of fun! And it also is excellent at depicting dealing with anxiety and the daily grind of retail work.
The Strange Case of Starship Iris MINI EPISODE 1: Airplay -- This great science fiction podcast is currently between seasons but they released this mini episode, which was delightful. I smiled the whole way through. It was so nice to spend a bit more time with these characters!
Check, Please! Books 1 and 2 by by Ngozi Ukazu I’d read most of this delighful comic about hockey and baking, with a gay main character online, but I’d some how never gotten around to the last few comics. Anyways it was lovely to read it all in one go, and the ending was so sweet and made me tear up a little bit!
The White Road: Journey Into an Obsession by Edmund de Waal This book is hard to explain. It's a memoir and also a history of porcelain in Europe. It’s fascinating and beautifully written. However sometimes it can feel a bit othering towards groups the author doesn’t belong to. Also towards the end it took an expected turn into Nazis. Still I enjoyed it a lot and it made me want to go throw some pots or at least look at some porcelain.
Star Trek: Voyager We are now well into season 6. Since we aren’t watching all the episodes we have about 20 or so left that we are planning to watch. So we are getting somewhat close to the end.
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Date: 2020-05-01 07:39 pm (UTC)Tea in China sounds like exactly my cup of cha -- oh! woe! no library holds for a while.
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Date: 2020-05-01 11:06 pm (UTC)I share your woe on the lack of library holds! I think that's part of why I've been reading less since shelter in place.
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Date: 2020-05-02 06:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-05-02 05:19 pm (UTC)