Currently reading
The Annihilation Score (A Laundry Files Novel)
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
Parasite Rex (with a New Epilogue): Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
Reflections
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
A solid book from Sedaris. Still doesn't top ""Me Talk Pretty One Day"" but well worth the listen (which is the only way to read Sedaris in my opinion.)
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
Fascinating and scary.
The Privilege of the Sword
Narration by Kushner herself (and additional cast) is 5 stars all the way. Definitely naming on reading the other Riverside books now.
The Serpent's Shadow
This series and the Five Hundred Kingdom series are among my total comfort reading series. Easy, fun and although not her best work, quite enjoyable.
Peter Pan
First time I've read the original. It's wonderful! FYI to parents though, there are a few problematic bits (for example the ""redskins"") but don't let that stop you. Wonderful story and better than the Disney version. Tim Curry at narrator was also awesome (as he always is).
World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement
Really 3.5. Some (most?) of the book was top notch but there was one really meh part. Very interesting other than that section though.
The Jack Vance Treasury
Wonderful collection of classic Vance works. It was my first exposure to him and I'll be tracking more down.
The Phoenix Prince (Royal Blood)
Definitely would have benefited from another draft or two with a good editor. It's a decent story but it needed someone to weed out the old tropes like ""emerald eyes"" and whatnot.
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Listened again and still think it's freakin' hilarious/awesome.
Midnight Blue-Light Special
I utterly adore these books. The Incryptid books (and short stories) are so much fun!
Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Cook and Eat
Reminded me of Bryson's ""At Home"" albeit with a narrower focus.
The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1
It was lovely to revisit Holmes and find that I enjoy these just as much as I did when I was a kid. Great fun and good narrator.
Siege and Storm
I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first. In many ways, it reminded me of Book 2 of the Hunger Games. In both cases, book 2 is very dark and sometimes hard to take. It was quite grim at times. The end had a twist I really wasn't expecting and I'm looking forward to book 3. I think I'd find it hard to reread this one but that will ultimately depend on how it all turns out.
Fortune's Pawn
Solid space opera. I'm definitely invested enough in the very kick ass heroine to keep reading the series.
