Hello, folks! Once more, I’m out and about this weekend — time to go spend a day with my grandparents-in-law, but before I go, here’s the haul from last week’s paper (two year) wedding anniversary trip. Shoutout to both the American Book Center and Stanza Bookshop in the Hague for being lovely. <3
Oh, and here’s Breakfast reacting to the full haul (I’m splitting it in two to post!).
And let’s get to it!
Non-fiction:
A bit broad in scope, as ever. I’d been looking for something on the Aztecs especially, so I’m glad I found that!
Misc:
All a bit classic. I’ve been meaning to reread Rebecca, and my wife picked it up for me mostly because the owner of Stanza Bookshop is so lovely.
Received to review:
Thank you, Angry Robot! And Tor. I need to get to reading my ARCs!
Books read this week:
Reviews posted this week:
–Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett. A lot of fun, with a heck of an ending. 5/5 stars
–Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart. I keep coming back to this, and I think part of it is the mature view of love the characters have. It’s just… lovely, even if other parts of the novel are decidedly not. 4/5 stars
–Immune, by Catherine Carver. A good rundown of the immune system, at a fairly basic level. 3/5 stars
–Sleeping Giants, by Sylvain Neuvel. A reread to get back in the swing of things. So many little things I’d forgotten! 5/5 stars
–The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, by Catherynne Valente. Another lovely entry in the series. 4/5 stars
–The Ruby in the Smoke, by Philip Pullman. A fun reread for me, and Sally is still awesome. 3/5 stars
–Almost Human, by Lee Berger and John Hawks. A really fascinating account of finding hominin remains and what they might mean. 4/5 stars
Other posts:
–Discussion: Deciding What To Read. What it says on the tin. Are you lister, or a random grabber?
–WWW Wednesday. The weekly update on what I’m reading.
Whew! That’s that. How’s everyone doing? What’ve you been reading or stacking onto your overflowing shelves?
I love your bunnies! And even though I haven’t heard of any of the books here, I hope you enjoy all of them!
My bunnies are the best. <3
The High Price of Salt is an incredible book! I definitely plan on re-reading it. I hope you greatly enjoy it. It definitely pulls you into the story and is so engaging!
Thanks, good to know!
Love the classics in your pile this week. Enjoy.
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I’m looking forward to reading/rereading them! Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
I’m kind of curious to read City of Broken Magic as well. And wow, Hidden Sun looks amazing!
They both sound like fun to me!
Enjoy your new books and your time with the grandparents! I liked Rebecca. The edition of it that you posted is beautiful. I have an ugly trade paperback edition. Have a great week!
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It is, isn’t it! It actually looks even better in person.
The Planet Factory looks interesting.
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It is! Sometimes I wish it had some more diagrams, though — I feel like that might help me understand exactly what it’s explaining.
Nothing is more fun than getting your hands on a pile of book purchases! I love that buzz as the shop assistant puts the books into a bag, ready to hand you your new babies to take home!
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Ha, yes!