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What I read -- July 2019


LHC #44: “The Fifth Season” by N.K.Jemisin. It was on my list, so when I ran out of books and saw this at the library, I took it out. Wow, the voice was so good. I took it on a transit ride with me and kept missing my stop! Highly recommended. I forced book 1 on Ed, and he’s not complaining about it. It’s really hard to not give spoilers when he wonders about how the timelines are going to work out… 

LHC#45: “Spells of Blood and Kin: a Dark Fantasy” by Claire Humphrey. Another Toronto writer, and the story takes place in Toronto! I love books that reference things like the Dundas streetcar. I assume that’s why I put it on my list 18 months ago. It was truly fun. I hope she writes more. 

“The Obelisk Gate” by N.K.Jemisin. I kind of had to read this, after the previous volume went so well. I think I liked the first one better, but saying that is like comparing my two favorite kinds of ice cream, you know? I mean, they’re both awesome. 

LHC #46: “The Witches: Salem, 1692” by Stacy Schiff. Research for WWS. I had a hard time keeping track of all the characters in here (because it’s all true, there are a lot of people whose roles overlap, and the book isn’t really well organized) but then I realized it didn’t matter because I’m reading this more for background and to make WWS a little more grounded in its place and time. I learned lots of useful things! What did New Englanders eat back then? How close did they live together? Where did they get their firewood? Did they do exorcisms? Fortunately/unfortunately, this book was so boring that I finished a sewing project.

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