Weekend Reading Roundup (12 June 2017)

[nanila]

How did your weekend reading go? If you planned on anything specifically, did you read it?

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[nou]

Since last report, I have read:

• Count Zero by William Gibson. Like when I re-read Neuromancer a few months ago, I was curious to see how well this would have aged. Again, the answer is: pretty well!
• The Proper Place and The Day of Small Things by O Douglas (Anna Masterton Buchan). If it wasn’t for the occasional random racism, classism, and sexism, these would have been really good relaxing reads.
• Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge. Really good. I was going to take my time over this, but couldn’t put it down.
• An Accident of Stars and A Tyranny of Queens by Foz Meadows. A “more realistic” take on the real-world implications of portal fantasy. The first was a re-read in preparation for the second (its sequel). Pretty good all the way through, though I did find in the second one I sometimes had to backtrack a bit because I’d misinterpreted which character was the current viewpoint character (it switches around a lot).
• Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire. Another interesting take on the portal fantasy theme. The next one in the series is out this month and I may well get it.
• Summer in Orcus by T Kingfisher. Yet another portal fantasy. I swear this wasn’t on purpose — I just remembered that I like this author and went to see if they had anything out that I’d not already read. I still like this author.
• To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I’d never read this before, and felt it was time to remedy this.

[nanila]

Huh, it hadn't occurred to me to re-read Count Zero. I re-read Neuromancer last year and was pleasantly surprised to find I still loved it.

Well done on all the other reading, and thank you for the reviews.