Whew, it’s the weekend! It’s been a long week, since my teeth issues haven’t entirely settled; we’re hoping it’s a bite issue that will start to settle soon… Anyway, let’s jump into the good stuff.
Books acquired this week
First up, two library holds came in, which my wife kindly picked up for me since my wrist is still in no shape for cycling:
I can’t actually what prompted me to put a hold on There Is No Antimemetics Division? Maybe a review in New Scientist, I think? Anyway, I was curious about it — and I’ve had a hold on Mythica forever, since I love the idea of it.
I got a book to review this week, too — requesting it was a long shot, so I was very pleased to receive a copy.
I’ve really enjoyed Emma Southon’s work before, so I’m looking forward to this.
I also snagged two guides for London just to see if there were some niche joys that we might explore. Predictably, I went for museums and bookshops…
I’ve reviewed both of those already and posted that here, while it’s topical!
Posts from this week
Reviews first!
- Non-fiction: Repast: The Story of Food, by Jenny Linford (2/5 stars, “it was okay”)
- Graphic novel: DPS Only! by Velinxi (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
- Fantasy romance: Stay for a Spell, by Amy Coombe (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
- SF mystery novella: Nobody’s Baby, by Olivia Waite (4/5 stars, “really liked it”)
- Poetry: Wain, by Rachel Plummer with illustrations by Helene Boppert (3/5 stars, “liked it”)
- Non-fiction: Hadrian’s Wall, by Adrian Goldsworthy (3/5 stars, “liked it”)
- Non-fiction:Â Opinionated Guides to London… Museums & Bookshops, by Emmy Watts and Sonya Barber & James Manning (4/5, “really liked it”, and 3/5 stars, “liked it”, respectively)
And some other posts:
What I’m reading
I’ve been head-down in some quite long books this week, but I do have some finished books to report. Here’s a sneak peek at the books coming up for review… eventually.
As for this weekend, I’d like to finish Steve Roud’s Folk Song in England before I go away on Monday, since it’s a chonker of a book… and I’d like to finish R.F. Kuang’s Katabasis as well. Other than that, I don’t know, though.
Linking up with Reading Reality’s Stacking the Shelves, Caffeinated Reviewer’s The Sunday Post, the Sunday Salon over at Readerbuzz, and It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? at The Book Date.
I’ll have to check out that London bookshop guide and see if I agree!
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If you have any specific recommendations of your own, do let me know!
I keep hearing about There is no Antimemetics Department, so I guess it’s time to look it up!
I hadn’t come across it before and was a little surprised the library had it!
I am often surprised to find titles arrive at the library that I’ve requested months ago. I should write down why I request them so I can remember!
Enjoy your reads!
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I’m not used to waiting long for holds to come in, but this library is so slow, I think I should do the same!
Oooh, Mythica looks like an interesting read – nice pick!
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I’ve been meaning to try it for ages, though I preferred the alternative title which is what originally caught my eye (Penelope’s Bones).
I hope you enjoy all your books and have a great week!
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Enjoy your new books. Have a wonderful week!
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Mythica sounds fascinating, added to tbr right away, I’m planning on hopefully reading Emily Wilson’s translation of The Iliad and The Odyssey this year which might be way too ambitious but it might be fun to read Mythica after those. Servus also sounds like an interesting read. I hope your wrist feels better soon.
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I somehow missed this comment! I’ve been meaning to read Mythica for ages so I hope to get round to it soon.