Books
- A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Split by Suzanne Finnamore
- A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
- Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason
- No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
- The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
February reading 📚
The Month of Ursula, apparently.
Finished reading: A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross 📚
Surprisingly deep and tender, with layers I didn’t expect and complex relationships. I was a tad disappointed with the ending, which felt forced into a certain setup. But I’ll definitely be reading the sequel.
Finished reading: The Farthest Shore by Ursula K 📚
Finished reading: The Tombs of Atuan (2) (Earthsea Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin 📚
Currently reading: All About Love by bell hooks 📚
Love knows no shame. To be loving is to be open to grief, to be touched by sorrow, even sorrow that is unending. The way we grieve is informed by whether we know love. …In its deepest sense, grief is a burning of the heart, an intense heat that gives us solace and release. When we deny the full expression of our grief, it lays like a weight on our hearts, causing emotional pain and physical ailments.
Finished reading: Tiny Habits by B. J. Fogg 📚
Didn’t read cover-to-cover, but skimmed and extracted from the parts that were useful to me. As with many nonfiction books, it takes a good point and hashes it out to the nth degree. Also, I’ve read a good bit of Fogg’s content online so there was a lot of (to me) repeated info. Still, a great refresher and plenty of examples and exercises to walk you through the concepts.
Finished reading: The Women’s War by Jenna Glass 📚
Interesting and timely premise (well, it’s been timely through the history of civilization, I guess). I liked the characters and development of relationships as the plot unfolded. Lots of court politics. The ending was abrupt, designed to lead to sequel. Enjoyable fantasy writing though I don’t know that I’ll read the next in the series.
Finished reading: Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young 📚
Heartbreaking account of the author’s upbringing in a cult, escape and subsequent experience in the military. Shows the parallels of misogyny, manipulation, and abuse of power within both organizations. The writing style isn’t the best and sometime the structural choices confused me but the story’s important and gripping.