Wrapping up a series always feels good, if a little bittersweet. When you spend a prolonged period of time in a world it can be refreshing to explore something new, even if you (at first) find yourself wanting more stories from that other world. Let’s jump in to the next look ahead where I’ll be updating you on the book I’m currently reading, and answering […]
Title: The Human Division Author: John Scalzi Date Purchased: 2/12/2017 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 3/9/2021 Rating: 4/5 As I progress through this project, I’m learning a lot about myself and my reading. In a recent post I spoke about how I now realize that I enjoy science fiction way more than I thought I did. I really get engrossed in the stories and something […]
Let’s jump in to the next look ahead where I’ll be updating you on the book I’m currently reading, and answering these questions about the next book on the list: Why did I buy this book? Why haven’t I read this book? How am I feeling about jumping in to this book?
Title: Zoë’s Tale Author: John Scalzi Date Purchased: 2/12/2017 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 3/4/2021 Rating: 3/5 The idea of telling a story twice from two different points of view is one that’s been stuck in my brain for a long time. As a teenager I worked at a record store and one of my coworkers was constantly jotting down ideas in a book. One […]
I’m starting to think that these Looking Ahead posts lose some of their effectiveness in the middle of a series. The “why haven’t I read this book” questions all get answered the same way: I can’t read book four before I’ve read book three and so on. But I suppose there’s a chance I’ll bail in the middle of a series, so it’s a good […]
Title: The Last Colony Author: John Scalzi Date Purchased: 2/11/2017 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 2/28/2021 Rating: 4/5 It’s interesting how a project like this can uncover things that, for whatever reason, just never quite surfaces in a person’s consciousness. While I could be talking about my book buying habits or the fact that once I start a series I need to finish it, I’m […]