I add Robert Macfarlane with a mix of anticipation and trepidation. On paper I should love his work, but I found myself struggling to complete The Overstory. Still, this seems exactly the kind of topic I'd like to read about.
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Derek Caelin wants to read The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane
Derek Caelin finished reading Lo-TEK Design by Radical Indigenism by Julia Watson
Derek Caelin finished reading Shift by Hugh Howey
Derek Caelin finished reading Wool by Justin Gray
Derek Caelin finished reading Wool Trilogy by Hugh Howey
Derek Caelin started reading Wool Trilogy by Hugh Howey
Derek Caelin rated Even Though I Knew The End: 2 stars
Even Though I Knew The End by C. L. Polk
A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her …
Derek Caelin finished reading A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith
Derek Caelin finished reading The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #1)
Always a favorite. What a lovely book. I've yet to find something as "cozy".
While I love the rest of the series, I always wish I could land back on the Wayfarer and see what the crew is up to. Maybe some day Becky Chambers will write a "sequel".
Derek Caelin commented on The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #1)
Isn't it interesting how Becky Chambers subverts storytelling tropes? There isn't an over-arching conflict, there isn't a "hero's journey" (eat your heart out, Joseph Campbell!) - there is simply a crew/family living their lives. Sometimes there is a problem to be resolved, but, generally, the book is about plopping oneself down and watching these people exist and be decent to each other. I love it, and I love how it demonstrates the range of what fiction can be.
Derek Caelin reviewed Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
Derek Caelin wants to read Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown
Derek Caelin started reading Blue Machine by Helen Czerski
Picked up @helenczerski@fediscience.org's book from our local bookshop. I'm very excited. My marine geologist aunt was always very grumpy when my father and I geeked out over space exploration. "There's an entire ocean right here, unexplored!" she'd explain, pointing out that the money dedicated to marine exploration was a fraction of that dedicated to space. Now I have a chance to settle in with a good book and do some learning of my ocean.