Rated Doctor Who: Foreshadowing 10/10
<div>This is a pretty perfect Short Trip. Doesn't feel like a larger story paired down, the supporting character is a good one (no spoilers), and the resolution fills a blank from the Classic series.</div>
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Rated A Wizard of Earthsea 8/10
Glad I finally read this classic.
Rated Doctor Who: Relative Dimensions 10/10
I am very much a sucker for bringing in companions past and present, AND I'm also always game for the Christmas specials in any format, so of course I enjoyed this. I very much enjoy seeing (or hearing, in this case) how Susan has gotten on in her life on Earth. This was a great one for me.
<div>If you are a woman with a chronic illness and want to feel seen, then you will get something out of this book. Perhaps less so if you are looking for practical tips on how to navigate your feelings and level of activity, as this is mostly filled with accounts of women who have been failed by their doctors, friends, and significant others. Because of that, I HEARTILY recommend that anyone who interacts with chronically ill women should give this book a read. It may be illuminating for you, and it might make you treat the disabled/ill women in your life better. One would hope. Then again, we're unfortunately quite used to being let down.<br><br>I do wish this tackled the added complication of fatphobia in the medical profession, as that was a big gap in the otherwise quite diverse interviewed women, but the subject barely comes up. Besides that, while I was knowingly infuriated at times while reading because of my own experiences, I am glad I finally read this.</div>
Rated Their Eyes Were Watching God 10/10
<div>I am both glad that I read this as a full-on adult, so I could properly appreciate it, and that I read it via audiobook, narrated by Ruby Dee, who does an excellent job with all the different voices.</div>
Rated Doctor Who: Invaders from Mars 8/10
I quite like War of the Worlds, so combining it into this story was fun.
Rated Cosmic Dyke Patrol 7/10
<div>A little gooey for my tastes (ymmv!), but I still enjoyed reading this, and the premise would make a great Monster of The Week series.</div>
Rated Doctor Who: Earthworld 6/10
Second time through. This is an odd choice as a selection for 50th anniversary reprint, as there's a lot of context from other books involved. Still, this a bonkers story that's pretty enjoyable and it's clear that Fitz and the Doctor should have something going on.
Wants to read Suburban 100: Selected Lyrics
Rated The Omega Factor 8/10
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this, with no prior knowledge of the show. Spooky, very page-turner. Glad I gave it a go.
Rated Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks 9/10
<div>Honestly more of a 4.5, given that a couple of the stories were a little less of interest for me personally, but Patrick Radden Keefe can make any subject worth reading anyway. Several times, my jaw literally fell open at some reveal or another. The first story about the wine fraudster, and the last about Anthony Bourdain, I'd already read when they were first published, but I enjoyed reading them again.</div>
Rated The Odyssey 8/10
<div>A very readable and compelling translation. I particularly appreciated the notes and analysis before jumping into the story itself.</div>
Rated Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook 8/10
Rated The Death of Bees 10/10
<div>This was an ARC I received almost a decade ago, and to my regret, I hadn't read it until now. What a great book. Grim in some respects, but also very funny in others. Everyone is a fully realized character and full of their own loneliness that manifests in different ways, but there's also some nice oases of camaraderie too.</div>