Wandering Adventure Party

#JustFinished Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlayIt was cute with smooth writing. Nothing groundbreaking about it. A nice contemporary fantasy with a workplace attraction.#books #bookstodon #SFF #fantasy

@Da_Gut oooh, yes. That'll add some great flavor for the Tribes in the Dark game I'm planning!

#JustFinished The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World by David GraeberGraeber always challenges me to see past assumptions and my societal upbringing. This book may have been a bit too erudite for me, but I did truly enjoy it.He has some wonderful thoughts on collective action which are particularly relevant now. Some incisive commentary on modern (at the time) theories of power with a fabulous dig at feminism having gotten there ages ago. 1/2#books #bookstodon #NonFiction #anthropology

#JustFinished Circular Motion by Alex FosterPerhaps the most gorgeous ecodystopia book I've ever read; this is the story of the Earth's sixth mass extinction written in the lives of a handful of people just trying to live meaningful lives. Foster's writing was lyrical and he built some gorgeous suspense in a few of the scenes. I felt really connected on an emotional level with the main characters. I would definitely read his work again. #books #bookstodon #SFF #SciFi

#Justfinished Imago by Octavia ButlerI dunno. This one really fell flat for me. More about heirarchy being the issue with humanity. With some racism is rooted in genetics thrown in. And while the thing with the aliens being able to calm people with pheromones was kind of cool in the first book, by the third, and in our current slide into patriachical violence again, it just felt wrong. I was left with the feeling that the Oankali's whole survival methodology1/2#SFF #Bookstodon #SFF #Books

#JustFinished (again) Children of Time by Adrian TchaikovskyI had forgotten what a beautiful, hopeful ending Tchaikovsky gave us. As a life-long arachnophobe, I might not have ever read this book if I had known about the alien species. I am so glad I didn't know, as the book is truly excellent. Tchaikovsky's love of many-legged things shines through and allows us to feel it with him. (To some extent; he doesn't work ACTUAL miracles.)#SFF #SciFi #books #bookstodon

@Da_Gut @robindlaws thanks.Fixed it.

#JustFinished Brigands & Breadknives by Travis BaldreeThese books just get better and better. A lovely story of growth and freedom.Fern has a mid-life crisis and ends up in some situations she never expected. Everyone learns to live happier lives. And the goblin steals the show! Among other things. #Fantasy #SFF #books #bookstodon

#JustFinished Slow Gods by Clare NorthI read this twice in a row. I felt like I didn't give it the gravity it deserved the first time. This is largely a treatise on the limited but grand power of love and acceptance with a realistic exploration of what lies outside it.Or, a pilot who should be mad runs around known space as a natural disaster unfolds. He grows from a lost, bewildered, callous boy into ... well, more. You'll need to read it to find out.#SciFi #books #bookstodon #SFF

#JustFinished Rethinking Narcissism by Dr. Craig MalkinI wrote a whole review and deleted it. I liked this one much better than the previous book on narcissism I read. This one had what seems like good advice and a framework that includes the clinical levels of narcissism as well as those with what my therapist calls narcissistic tendencies. He also gives different advice for the two types.I particularly enjoyed his discussion of root causes and 1/#selfhelp #books #bookstodon #narcissism

#JustFinished The Incandescent by Emily TeshExcellently done. Very different from her Desperate Glory, but that doesn't detract from it at all. The story has a slow reveal for the real conflict, but you aren't left bored waiting for it. The build up is masterful. The idea of a school of magic for kids has been done, yes. But this world feels so much more realistic and complete. I felt like this book was an intentional counterpoint to HP. 1/2#SFF #books #bookstodon #fantasy #LGBTQ

#JustFinished Beautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoThe strangest slice of life I've ever encountered. I feel like this was, like some other books I've read, SciFi only peripherally. I also feel like it's the kind of book wanna-be pretentious wine snobs would love. I finished it but I'm still not sure why. Yes, I may be being harsh.#SFF #SciFi @bookstodon #books #bookstodon

#JustFinished The Refrigerator Monologues by @Catvalente Ho. Lee. Fuck! That was amazing! I honestly didn't know what the stories were. I just read it because I love Valente's work. This was an excellent send-up of women in comics & how they're used as set dressing for the male characters' lives and motivations. Painful, harsh, gorgeous & starkly feminist. I wanted to stand & cheer at the end!There are legit trigger warnings on the book. That's the point.#comics #Bookstodon #Books

@DejahEntendu Thank you Your review made me want to read it too and I really, really enjoyed it. I finished it yesterday evening. I particularly enjoyed the painting of a world, which I imagine could be the real world if we don't act on corporate greed and climate change.