Finished reading: Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa πŸ“šA gentle novel that has a lot to say. I want to read it again to further explore the symbolism in the story.

Finished reading: The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar πŸ“šSuch an interesting dystopian sci-fi novel. The Haves and the Have-nots portrayed in a brutal, thought-provoking way. I also liked The White Mosque by this author, a completely different book about Mennonites in E. Europe.

Currently reading: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree πŸ“š

Currently reading: World Without Us by Alan Weisman πŸ“š

Currently reading: The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar πŸ“š

Currently reading: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer πŸ“š

Currently reading: Small Town, Big Oil by David W. Moore πŸ“š

Currently reading: The Postcard by Anne Berest πŸ“š

Finished reading: The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami πŸ“šI’m not sure what this novel was about. Sometimes I thought it was about the act of writing a novel. But still worth reading, even though it confused me.

Currently reading: Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane πŸ“šIn my current theme of legal rights for non-human entities, note that this includes rereading The Wizard of Earthsea.

Hotel win: figured how to turn off the air conditioning AND open a window.

Currently reading: Abundance by Ezra Klein πŸ“š

Currently reading: Burger’s Daughter by Nadine Gordimer πŸ“š

Nice article about one of my favorite hobbies: www.knkx.org/arts-cult…

Finished reading: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak πŸ“šI enjoyed this novel, though the subject matter is war and generational trauma.

Currently reading: Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa πŸ“š

Finished reading: Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World by Brandon Keim πŸ“šinteresting and thought-provoking. Considering animal consciousness and agency.

Finished reading: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa πŸ“šBeautiful little novel, a meditation on kindness, class (in many of this word’s meanings), mathematics, and found family.

Currently reading: The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak πŸ“š

Currently reading: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa πŸ“š

Currently reading: The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami πŸ“šEven the first chapters are wonderful. What do I mean when I say “you.” What do you mean when you say “I.” And other meditations on thinking and writing.

Finished reading: Electrify by Saul Griffith πŸ“šHey, we can electrify everything. And the net use of energy in the US would be halved.

Finished reading: Small Things Like These (Oprah’s Book Club) by Claire Keegan πŸ“šNice little novel, a little heavy-handed in its message but still worth reading.

Currently reading: Electrify by Saul Griffith πŸ“š

Currently reading: Small Things Like These (Oprah’s Book Club) by Claire Keegan πŸ“š