Wednesday Reading

[florianschild]

Just Finished

Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland
The first half of this was really enjoyable, if far outside my usual comfort zone. It was a spicy cozy fantasy with lots of humor and some impressively done world-building (a lot of interesting detail conveyed in an enjoyable and non-infodump-y way). The second half however really lost me and I ended up more annoyed the more I read. I don't tend to like grouchy protagonists and Tam was very, exceedingly grouchy. I DID appreciate the message that it can be hard to get out of a rut of your own making and sometimes you've gotten so used to acting a certain way with people you're comfortable around that it can be hard to change even when it's in your best interest. Yeah, I liked that message a lot. But that didn't redeem the total boredom I had with the non-plot and the perpetual whining of Tam.

Currently Reading

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
I'm listening to the audiobook of this and really enjoying the accents. The story is good so far. I like that Mungo is a bit older than Shuggie was through the first half of Shuggie Bain. I DNF'ed that, and I think it was mainly because I don't love reading fiction books from the POV of children.

The Uses of Illicit Art by Wendy Palmer
I just started this but I have high hopes based on a recommendation from a reader on Reddit who also loves The Rifter. So they obviously have good taste!

The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. MacKinnon
Another audiobook, this one a non-fiction thought experiment about what would happen in the entire world reduced consumption by 25%. I'm enjoying it but it's also quite bleak.

Up Next

The Crack at the Heart of Everything by Fiona Fenn
I actually got this *in paperback* from my library! It's pretty rare to find indie mm romance at my local library so this was an exiting discovery. I want to try to finish it before I run out of renewals.

Comments

[florianschild]

Oh wow, I read the first few paragraphs of your write up and yeah I totally relate to the feeling of "this book was actually not good for me, and that kind of made me enjoy the experience of reading it and having so many *thoughts*".

[hamsterwoman]

"this book was actually not good for me, and that kind of made me enjoy the experience of reading it and having so many *thoughts*".

Haha, that's a neat commonality to discover :) My friend calls this tendency of mine to think about why books aren't working for me "scab-picking", and she's not wrong, but yeah, I feel like that's its own kind of fun.