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24 June 2019 18:36![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cog_nomen Finished Reading:
Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie - This was quite good, and I enjoyed the audiobook performance, and feel that the movie was quite a good representation of the story. It certainly wasn't challenging, but kind of a fun take on 'whodunnit' that I find satisfying.
The Dispatcher, John Scalzi - I've only recently started reading Scalzi's stuff at all and I'm kind of mad at myself for it. Not only does he really have a grip on the longform, but his short stories run at rocket pace without assuming you're stupid or leaving you behind. There's more from this author in my future.
Started:
The Sheltering Sky, Paul Bowles - I rocketed through about half of this book without stop while camping between tues-thurs last week. I had brought some Melanie Rawn fantasy novel with me but when it turned out to be classic 80's 'women are useless men think only with their dicks' fantasy I was glad I'd brought a backup. I think I actually have this in audiobook as well, so it'll be interesting to navigate the jumpover, but so far I've enjoyed what I have read. It's not really a 'thriller' but more about white fear of the other, which is interesting & still very relevant.
The Last Policeman, Ben H. Winters - I love this. It's such a great take on what might otherwise be depressing but it gives us a great, grounded protagonist who's still young and starting out, and throws him into a hellscape but he keeps his chin up. I respect that about Henry Palace, and the setting is just a great, manic ride into a future that feels real and possible.
Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie - This was quite good, and I enjoyed the audiobook performance, and feel that the movie was quite a good representation of the story. It certainly wasn't challenging, but kind of a fun take on 'whodunnit' that I find satisfying.
The Dispatcher, John Scalzi - I've only recently started reading Scalzi's stuff at all and I'm kind of mad at myself for it. Not only does he really have a grip on the longform, but his short stories run at rocket pace without assuming you're stupid or leaving you behind. There's more from this author in my future.
Started:
The Sheltering Sky, Paul Bowles - I rocketed through about half of this book without stop while camping between tues-thurs last week. I had brought some Melanie Rawn fantasy novel with me but when it turned out to be classic 80's 'women are useless men think only with their dicks' fantasy I was glad I'd brought a backup. I think I actually have this in audiobook as well, so it'll be interesting to navigate the jumpover, but so far I've enjoyed what I have read. It's not really a 'thriller' but more about white fear of the other, which is interesting & still very relevant.
The Last Policeman, Ben H. Winters - I love this. It's such a great take on what might otherwise be depressing but it gives us a great, grounded protagonist who's still young and starting out, and throws him into a hellscape but he keeps his chin up. I respect that about Henry Palace, and the setting is just a great, manic ride into a future that feels real and possible.