Hello again here’s what I read in February:
Misery by Stephen King. I spent a lot of January reading about writers and figured I’d continue with that trend. This was as intense as I expected it to be, but also surprisingly psychedelic, which I really dug. A classic for a reason. ⠀
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang, LeUyen Pham. Yang is one of my favorite authors, so I bought this without even reading the synopsis. Thinking the title was descriptive enough, and I didn’t expect more than a simple love story. Instead this is a poignant, melancholy and at times strikingly dark exploration about the relationships we build and the ones we destroy, both romantic and familial. I wasn’t initially impressed with Pham’s artwork, but it ended up growing on me. Her detail work is wonderful and she portrays movement beautifully (traditional lion dancing features heavily in the story and some of the spreads depicting it are gorgeous). Wonderful read. ⠀
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells. This is the first book I’ve read so far this year that I didn’t completely love, which says a lot about the kind of reading I’ve been doing lately because this was still a hell of a lot of fun. I just really like Murderbot as a character and enjoy reading about its anxious shenanigans. ⠀
The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Despite the fact that I’ve long said this is my favorite story in the world, this was actually only my second time reading this novel. It’s a perfect book, really, one that hits all my spots: metafictional, whimsical, fantastic, earnest without ever losing its droll, playful edge. ⠀
I also read some short stories. I’m trying to make an effort to read more short stories.
“The Last Serving” by Lincoln Michel. Really enjoyed this Twilight Zone-style tale about what meat consumption could look like in the future. Short and sweet and perfectly morbid. ⠀
“The Krakatoan” by Maria Dahvana Headley. I had only read one other thing by this author (The End of the Sentence, co-written with Kat Howard). While I loved that excellent horror tale, this one just really didn’t do it for me. ⠀
I fell into a slump halfway through the month (which I hauled myself out of by reading Dune of all things), but still a very solid month, I think.
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