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Chad finished reading Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin: Catwings (Paperback, 1990, Scholastic)

Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin

Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two …

Chad finished reading Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes The World by Matt Parker

Matt Parker: Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes The World (2024, Penguin Random House)

Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes The World by Matt Parker

An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible.

Chad finished reading Artemis by Andy Weir

"Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only …

I enjoyed The Martian, and Andy Weir’s deeply technical scifi is a pretty fun fit for a moon heist here in Artemis. Good pacing, cool setting, neat details.

The characters got in the way of my enjoyment, though. Weir struggled authentically portraying the diverse cast, especially the protagonist. It was a little tough to get through her brand of snark.

But I had fun!

Chad finished reading Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Shelby Van Pelt: Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover, 2022, Ecco)

For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration …

This is a great book. I went in expecting some silliness with an octopus narrator, and was sucked in to a deeply human story.

Chad started reading Blue Machine by Helen Czerski

Helen Czerski: Blue Machine (Hardcover, 2023, Transworld Publishers Limited)

All of Earth's ocean, from the equator to the poles, is a single engine powered …

You start a book by describing the view of the sunrise around Haleakala from a canoe off Maui and you have my attention.

Chad started reading Spill Zone: The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld (Spill Zone)

Scott Westerfeld, Alex Puvilland: Spill Zone: The Broken Vow (Paperback, 2018, First Second)

Spill Zone: The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld, Alex Puvilland (Spill Zone)

"Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Strange manifestations and …

Chad finished reading Bloom by Kevin Panetta

Kevin Panetta: Bloom (Hardcover, 2019, First Second)

Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city …

Well. That was great.

Chad started reading Bloom by Kevin Panetta

Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city …

I placed a hold on this book at my local library, which appears to have raised me into the ranks of "cool patrons," in the eyes of the staff. They recognized me when I came in and had my holds ready by the time I got to the desk. And I learned that it is one of the folks' favorite books!

Chad finished reading On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Tillie Walden: On A Sunbeam (EBook, 2018, First Second)

On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Throughout the deepest reaches of space, a crew rebuilds beautiful and broken-down structures, painstakingly putting the past together. As new …

Chad started reading On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Throughout the deepest reaches of space, a crew rebuilds beautiful and broken-down structures, painstakingly putting the past together. As new …

Chad commented on Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis: Dodsworth (1995, Signet Classics)

Content warning Dodsworth was published in 1929

This last chapter of Dodsworth ends with Sam returning to the US and disillusioned with his home country. We get pages of rants from Ross Ireland, a foreign correspondent Sam is traveling with. He finds New York ugly, noisy, and overly-devoted to the American God of Speed. Prohibition is called out for its idiocy, and they keep mentioning US foreign affairs as morally wrong. Idk, it’s Neat™️ to read “America sucks rn” but from 96 years ago.