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Chad Nelson wants to read Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal is a nonfiction work by the science author Mary Roach, published in April 2013 …
Chad Nelson wants to read The Mirage Factory by Gary Krist
Chad Nelson wants to read Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar
Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar
An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly influential forces in modern American life—the humble …
Chad Nelson wants to read The Ware Tetralogy by Rudy Rucker
The Ware Tetralogy by Rudy Rucker
An omnibus of Rudy Rucker's groundbreaking series [Software, Wetware, Freeware, and Realware], with an introduction by William Gibson, author of …
Chad Nelson wants to read The Vortex by José Eustasio Rivera
The Vortex by José Eustasio Rivera
Published in 1924 and widely acknowledged as a major work of twentieth-century Latin American literature, José Eustasio Rivera's The Vortex …
Chad Nelson wants to read Jungle House by Julianne Pachico
Lena has always lived in the jungle with Mother. There they look after a holiday …
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a 2022 novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Amazon named it …
Fun, but sometimes unsatisfying
3 stars
I had lots of fun reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, like a great video game with an engaging story, but there were just a few, crucial moments in the book that left me unsatisfied.
One of it's central theme, about the eternal cycle of life giving us chances to start, fail, and start again, maybe to succeed this time, like someone playing a video game, is fun, and the parallels with players on a stage (hence the quote from Shakespeare as the title) and another layer of reflection on the other theme, the role games can play in our lives.
I liked the characters but sometimes found them inauthentic, acting in ways to make a point or progress the plot, and not necessarily true to who I thought they were. Ultimately, some key moments in the narrative fell flat, jarring me into disbelief, and breaking the spell. Still a …
I had lots of fun reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, like a great video game with an engaging story, but there were just a few, crucial moments in the book that left me unsatisfied.
One of it's central theme, about the eternal cycle of life giving us chances to start, fail, and start again, maybe to succeed this time, like someone playing a video game, is fun, and the parallels with players on a stage (hence the quote from Shakespeare as the title) and another layer of reflection on the other theme, the role games can play in our lives.
I liked the characters but sometimes found them inauthentic, acting in ways to make a point or progress the plot, and not necessarily true to who I thought they were. Ultimately, some key moments in the narrative fell flat, jarring me into disbelief, and breaking the spell. Still a good read, but missed a bit of it's lofty, and noble, target.
Chad Nelson finished reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a 2022 novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Amazon named it the best book of 2022.
Chad Nelson started reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a 2022 novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Amazon named it the best book of 2022.
Chad Nelson finished reading Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on …
Earth * Air * Water * Fire
These elements have sustained the peaceful people of …
High fantasy with queer characters and hope for a better world
5 stars
How do you change the world? How do you break cycles of bitterness, revenge, and violence that drag all involved down into despair and misery, even when it temporary masquerades as "justice"?
Those questions are at the heart of this fantasy novel full of vibrant, fully realized queer characters. Each character brings their own history and personal struggles to those questions, with Marks' deft storytelling weaving them into a coherent and touching narrative.
Will definitely be reading the rest of this series asap.
Chad Nelson finished reading Fire Logic: An Elemental Logic novel by Laurie J. Marks
Fire Logic: An Elemental Logic novel by Laurie J. Marks
Earth * Air * Water * Fire
These elements have sustained the peaceful people of Shaftal for generations, with their …
Chad Nelson started reading Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on …
Chad Nelson reviewed The Library Book by Susan Orlean
On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles …
Interesting history of the LA public Library
4 stars
Part history of a calamitous fire, part true crime investigation, with sprinkles of snapshots into the life of current public library workers and those of the past.
I enjoyed this book, though not really for what it was supposed to be. I feel like the investigation into the cause of the fire fizzled out quickly, a sort of non-story with no satisfying conclusion.
But the snapshots of the lives of previous and current library staff was absolutely delightful. Some real strong characters in the libraries history who really shine in this book.
Overall, interesting and enjoyable.