What I’ve Read
Nothing to completion, I have been in C-drama obsession.

What I’m Reading/ Watching

I’ve fallen into a C-Drama called Pursuit of Jade, which is delightful. The main drama is around a young woman who is trying to make a living as a butcher for herself and her little sister after the death of her parents – only she needs to have a husband marry into her household to keep her family home from going to pay her uncle’s gambling debts. So, she marries this extremely hot refugee she picked up injured off the side of the rode, nearly beaten to death, and marries him to give him a local home. Of course, he’s actually a noble in hiding! Who is figuring out who tried to have him assassinated! Only, well, he’s never really had someone just take care of him, and he’s a bit hopeless with the pork business but great at calligraphy so he’s starting a little side business to help support the family. The two of them are resolutely in a mutually beneficial business arrangement! No warm fuzzy feelings at all, no sir! There’s no reason for all the kettles nearby to start steaming whenever these two get in arm’s reach of each other.

Obviously, the small town section gives way to the politics towards the back half. There’s court intrigue, the previous generation absolutely did some rebelling, but that’s in the background for the first half of the show. A full half of the show is set in this quiet northern village, with people running small businesses and coping with the difficulties of normal life. It’s charming and compelling and I have been watching that instead of reading books so, it makes it into the reading post.

Shroud – Adrian Tchaikovsky – Getting real weird on this planet where the sunlight can’t get thru the dense atmosphere! Alien life is getting real bonkers and strange! Kind of love that Tchaikovsky can still do me in with kind of alien life he can imagine.

Three Bags Full – Leonie Swann – Not technically aliens, but sheep as protagonists have led to a really interesting story for this mystery novel.


What I’ll Read Next

Hugos list! No changes
Death of the Author Nnedi Okorafor Novel
Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction Paul Kincaid Related Work
A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel written by Ursula K. Le Guin Graphic Story
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler Susana M. Morris Related Work
Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon written by Kelly Thompson Graphic Story
The Space Cat written by Nnedi Okorafor Graphic Story
Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz Novella
The Summer War Naomi Novik Novella
The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers written by Kieron Gillen Graphic Story
The River Has Roots Amal El-Mohtar Novella
Murder by Memory Olivia Waite Novella