Rated The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 8/10
<div>I turned 42 recently, and I'd never read this book (though I have seen the movie). If it is indeed my Life, The Universe, and Everything Year, then I'd better have some context for that saying.<br><br>Anyway, it is very British Silly, and that's not for everyone, but it made me laugh.</div>
Rated The Invisible Library 7/10
<div>Pleasantly surprised by this one, as it was suggested to me by someone I don't really know, but we are in the same Bluesky book group. It's fun. Sort of reminds me of a Doctor Who audio adventure I heard once (which now I can't remember the title, sorry. Vibe-based memory), but is an interesting premise in its own right. I'll probably read the next in the series. </div>
Wants to read The Journals of John Cheever
Rated The Literature Book 8/10
A nearly well rounded look at the history of literature. Coverage of Australia is a little light, and Africa is hardly mentioned until 3/4ths into the book, but this is definitely not only focused on Western lit. Good reference book, or good for those of us who are under read in the classics.<br><br>Could have used some talk about David Mitchell though.
Rated The Manhattan Projects Volume 2 TP by Jonathan Hickman (2-May-2013) Paperback 8/10
Fucked up, but interesting.
Rated The Mercy of Gods 7/10
<div>This new series from the authors behind The Expanse has promise, though it was not immediate love. I think maybe with this many characters, the audiobook was not quite the ideal way for me to read this, but I'm looking forward to starting the novella that's next.</div>
Wants to read The Necessity of Certain Behaviors
Rated The Russia Shift 8/10
Ending was just an ok payoff for an otherwise very interesting world. Good art.
Wants to read The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who
Rated The Stone Sky 10/10
This whole trilogy is just so excellent. Cannot recommend enough.
Rated The Torment of Others 7/10
<div>All right, I know I've read a lot of her books lately, so maybe that magnifies some of my quibbles due to repeated exposure, but this was only ok. Propulsive enough to invest me in the story, but 2004-era social politics chafe a bit, reading it 20 years later. I suppose it's less SWERF-y than it could be, given the time, but it's definitely not <em>not</em> that either. This was better than the previous 2 I read from her (different series, each), but it's not among her really good ones. I think Val and I need a little break so I can forget some of her less favorable quirks.</div>
Rated The War Master: Anti-Genesis 10/10
Loved this bit of the Master being a bit overambitious, even for him. Nice way to show how the Time War was basically a mess.