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Reading List
Jul. 6th, 2020 05:51 pm* The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan
EXCELLENT, highly recommend. Well-written, well-researched, and captivating. I watched Ken Burns' documentary on the Dust Bowl after this and really enjoyed the additional images / footage.
* I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
One downside to listening to the audiobook version was the lack of maps / timelines to refer back to, but it didn't hinder me too much. I listened to this while putting together a puzzle so I wasn't giving it my full attention, but that also kept me from getting Too Paranoid, which is always a possibility when I read stuff on serial killers.
* The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
I read this more for the writing than for the content, because it's very lyrical. I read the first page at work and was like GOTTA BORROW THIS BABY FROM SOMEWHERE. It's kind of a combination of the process of writing + writing advice + stories about Annie Dillard. Some of it I was like, "Yes, this is what writing is like!" and some of it I was like *doubtful squinting*, but the writing was really good. It's also a pretty short book (about 100 pages as a trade paperback), so it's a quick read.
* Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki
Manga! This is the first of four books that span the Showa era, and is part history, part autobiography. I don't know a lot about Japan, but I liked the scope of this + reading about Japan from a Japanese author.
* The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
This felt like the kind of book your aunt gives you when you graduate. I liked the art style, but the philosophy / advice sounded kind of like something you'd find on a decorative canvas at Hobby Lobby. It's... also possible I'm just a cynic.
EXCELLENT, highly recommend. Well-written, well-researched, and captivating. I watched Ken Burns' documentary on the Dust Bowl after this and really enjoyed the additional images / footage.
* I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
One downside to listening to the audiobook version was the lack of maps / timelines to refer back to, but it didn't hinder me too much. I listened to this while putting together a puzzle so I wasn't giving it my full attention, but that also kept me from getting Too Paranoid, which is always a possibility when I read stuff on serial killers.
* The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
I read this more for the writing than for the content, because it's very lyrical. I read the first page at work and was like GOTTA BORROW THIS BABY FROM SOMEWHERE. It's kind of a combination of the process of writing + writing advice + stories about Annie Dillard. Some of it I was like, "Yes, this is what writing is like!" and some of it I was like *doubtful squinting*, but the writing was really good. It's also a pretty short book (about 100 pages as a trade paperback), so it's a quick read.
* Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki
Manga! This is the first of four books that span the Showa era, and is part history, part autobiography. I don't know a lot about Japan, but I liked the scope of this + reading about Japan from a Japanese author.
* The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
This felt like the kind of book your aunt gives you when you graduate. I liked the art style, but the philosophy / advice sounded kind of like something you'd find on a decorative canvas at Hobby Lobby. It's... also possible I'm just a cynic.
