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What I read: February 2022


 LHC #156: "How to Murder your Life" by Cat Marnell. eBook. It sat at 'available in approximately 4 weeks' for weeks, and then suddenly appeared. The voice was annoying to start but I liked the ending. 

LHC #157: "The Perfect Assassin" by K.A. Doore. I'd been assuming this was available on overdrive, but apparently that was a different book with the same name. What's up with that? It was a fun read. 

LHC #158: "Last Song Before Night" by Ilana C. Myer. Same as #156, this just showed up all of a sudden. It was okay, I guess. The ending felt a bit rushed to me, the last four chapters especially, where there was a ton of recursive "they had done this while offscreen" recapping. 

"A Spindle Splintered" by Alix E. Harrow. Fun, quick read. I read it because Marissa Lingen just read the sequel, and her recommendations are pretty reliable. 

LHC #159: "Michael Clayton, the shooting script" by Tony Gilroy. Of course I don't remember who recommended this probably two years ago. I saw the movie long ago, and all I remembered was Tilda Swinton getting dressed and rehearsing her speeches, which I thought was brilliantly done. She totally deserved the awards she got for that, but it was all in the script. 

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