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forestofgloryStar Trek: Discovery Season 3 episodes 7-13— We finished the season! It was lot of fun. Though I did end up yelling “Biology doesn’t work that way! DNA isn’t magic!” at the screen a few times. There were some bits right at the end about unity vs justice that hit really hard because of political stuff, but which I really loved. And of course I still love all the characters so much, plus there’s few new characters that I love now.
Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 2 - Vol 6 by Afro— so writing my reading year in review inspired me to try to figure out a work around for the problems I’m having with the catalogue that are making checking out manga difficult. I have not completely succeeded, but I did manage to check out this series. This a lovely slice of life manga about high school girls going on camping trips featuring lots of pretty views and yummy camp food. A nice calming read.
Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation by Sonia A. Hirt— I was very excited to join an urban planning book club. This was the book selected for the 1st meeting I attended. I didn’t like the actual book that much. It was rather dull and repetitive . Plus while it mentioned racism once or twice it really failed to properly acknowledge and engage with how much racism has shaped US land use policy. However the book club meeting was great! Lots of people had interesting things to say about this book. (If you’d like to read about racism and zoning I’d recommend The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein, the book club also mentioned Americans Against the City as a better book about similar topics)
Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard — I really enjoyed this novella set in the Xuya verse and featuring sentient ships, memory implants, and a mystery.
TGCF dongua episode 2-7— Still watching this online with a group of friends. It is really pretty but also I had forgotten how quite how gorey the plot is, and seeing it rather than reading it really brings that home. But there’s enough of a balance of soft pretty bits that I can handle it.
The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg— I really love Lemberg’s Bridverse stories so I was very excited to read this novella, which is set in that world. It was really good, featuring trans elders and magical weaving! But also the story dealt with a lot of heavy themes like abuse and athortiarism, and I found that hard going at times.
Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 2 - Vol 6 by Afro— so writing my reading year in review inspired me to try to figure out a work around for the problems I’m having with the catalogue that are making checking out manga difficult. I have not completely succeeded, but I did manage to check out this series. This a lovely slice of life manga about high school girls going on camping trips featuring lots of pretty views and yummy camp food. A nice calming read.
Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation by Sonia A. Hirt— I was very excited to join an urban planning book club. This was the book selected for the 1st meeting I attended. I didn’t like the actual book that much. It was rather dull and repetitive . Plus while it mentioned racism once or twice it really failed to properly acknowledge and engage with how much racism has shaped US land use policy. However the book club meeting was great! Lots of people had interesting things to say about this book. (If you’d like to read about racism and zoning I’d recommend The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein, the book club also mentioned Americans Against the City as a better book about similar topics)
Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard — I really enjoyed this novella set in the Xuya verse and featuring sentient ships, memory implants, and a mystery.
TGCF dongua episode 2-7— Still watching this online with a group of friends. It is really pretty but also I had forgotten how quite how gorey the plot is, and seeing it rather than reading it really brings that home. But there’s enough of a balance of soft pretty bits that I can handle it.
The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg— I really love Lemberg’s Bridverse stories so I was very excited to read this novella, which is set in that world. It was really good, featuring trans elders and magical weaving! But also the story dealt with a lot of heavy themes like abuse and athortiarism, and I found that hard going at times.
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