More Spooky Reading
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selkiFirst, on self-care, I got a massage, I got a pedicure, and I made a little bit of progress on organizing tax info to catch up and file.
I read (and listening, including audiobooks)
I read (and listening, including audiobooks)
- Caitlin Kiernan: *Agents of Dreamland* (2020), audiobook from library I got after I heard a podcast discussion (Eldritch Archive?) of one of her stories from *Houses Under the Sea*. This book is a series of interrelated stories dealing with agencies from multiple agencies/sides dealing with an eldritch apocalypse potentially on the way. I liked it ok, but it didn't grab me like the one I heard from *Houses Under the Sea*, and I see that now the library has an audiobook of that, so I've favorited that in Hoopla to circle back some time -- and *The Ammonite Violin and Others* for good measure
- Roger Zelazny: *A Night in the Lonesome October* (1993): My sister has the excellent Roger Zelasny reading of one of his favorite books and my favorite book of his, but I was in a hurry to listen to it and she was on a road trip and had the CDs with her, so I listened to the library audiobook read by Matt Godfrey instead, which wasn't as terrible as I'd remembered, though he doesn't catch Zelazny's dry humor quite as well. Why was I in a hurry? I'm going to be on a podcast about it and wanted to re-familiarize myself with it -- I convinced some other folks to read it and discuss it with me (a musician, an IT security geek, and an artist). Whoo! Snuff the ~dog narrates events leading up to a fateful Hallowe'en night, with a colorful cast of characters.
- T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon): A House With Good Bones (2023), I love my library so much, another audiobook from them. A much-delayed visit home to NC and unearthing of family secrets. There are vultures, and a gardener Phil who slowly grows on the protagonist. CW: some fatphobia by antagonists (resisted).
- Delia Sherman's *The Porcelain Dove*: I LOVED Sherman's collection *Young Woman in a Garden* (great use of language and variety of setting, characters, and tone). This book, however, was a dark magic wrapping around a long story of a French lady's maid leading up to and through the French Revolution. It's well-researched, convincing, and I think the weaving-together works well enough, but I can't say I loved any of these characters. Read her collection first, or read Paula Volsky's *Illusions* for a different magical take on the French Revolution, although that's from the POV of a teenage noble woman who has a lot of growth to get through, so YMMV.
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Date: 2024-10-18 01:26 pm (UTC)Come one, come all to the spooky ball!
It's that creepy time of year again, and we would be most pleased if you could attend a Halloween Party at Boo Manor.
Date: Sat, Oct. 19th
Time: 6 pm onward
Bring: We're getting pizza, but food or drink to share is appreciated
Wear: Costumes are very appreciated, but if you come as a serial killer that's okay too.
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Date: 2024-10-20 03:08 pm (UTC)