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may booklog part 2
Jul. 2nd, 2026 09:56 pm( 104. Common Goal - Rachel Reid ) Definitely a weaker one, but not terrible.
( 105. Useless Magic - Florence Welch ) It's clearly a bit of a vanity project aiming at the fans, but it could have been so much better if they'd just cut most of the song lyrics! If you are a fan, still worth picking up if you can find it cheap, but definitely not worth it unless you already have an interest in Florence Welch's... whole thing.
( 106. Emilie and the Hollow World and 109. Emilie and the Sky World - Martha Wells ) Very fun YA; I'm sorry there aren't more of these, because I would have enjoyed watching Emilie building expertise.
( 108. Role Model - Rachel Reid ) I do love a good reforming narrative.
( 110. A Lady of Quality - Frances Hodgson Burnett ) This is, honestly, in many ways quite bad... but still strangely compelling.
( 111. Flame and Shadow - Sara Teasdale ) May or may not try another, but I'm not sorry I read the good parts of this collection, at least.
( 112. Swiping Right - Sally Brooks ) Pretty enjoyable!
( 113. 10-lb Penalty - Dick Francis ) More political content (albeit carefully non-partisan) than I was expecting from Francis, but this was fun.
( 114. Hench - Natalie Zina Walschots ) I can see that this is a well-done piece of work, but I thought the argument it was making was really fallacious, and I couldn't get past that.
( 115. The Mousetrap - Agatha Christie ) I'm not sure why this play is the one that became the phenomenon, but it's a nice, solid bit of entertainment.
( 116. The Seven Brides-to-Be of Generalissimo Vlad - Victoria Goddard ) I feel like I ought to re-read this now I know where it's going, but it was really very adorable even the first time through.
( 117. The Language of the Night - Ursula Le Guin ) Essays, and often rather more curmudgeonly than I expect from Le Guin, but even so they're still well worth reading.
( 118. 52 Times Britain was a Bellend - James Felton ) Mildly amusing but could have been much better.
( 119. The Computer Connection - Alfred Bester ) I have no idea what Bester was thinking, but somehow he made even this mess weirdly engaging.
( 120. The Age of Reform - Sir Llewellyn Woodward ) Very inside politics, but still an interesting time to read about.
( 105. Useless Magic - Florence Welch ) It's clearly a bit of a vanity project aiming at the fans, but it could have been so much better if they'd just cut most of the song lyrics! If you are a fan, still worth picking up if you can find it cheap, but definitely not worth it unless you already have an interest in Florence Welch's... whole thing.
( 106. Emilie and the Hollow World and 109. Emilie and the Sky World - Martha Wells ) Very fun YA; I'm sorry there aren't more of these, because I would have enjoyed watching Emilie building expertise.
( 108. Role Model - Rachel Reid ) I do love a good reforming narrative.
( 110. A Lady of Quality - Frances Hodgson Burnett ) This is, honestly, in many ways quite bad... but still strangely compelling.
( 111. Flame and Shadow - Sara Teasdale ) May or may not try another, but I'm not sorry I read the good parts of this collection, at least.
( 112. Swiping Right - Sally Brooks ) Pretty enjoyable!
( 113. 10-lb Penalty - Dick Francis ) More political content (albeit carefully non-partisan) than I was expecting from Francis, but this was fun.
( 114. Hench - Natalie Zina Walschots ) I can see that this is a well-done piece of work, but I thought the argument it was making was really fallacious, and I couldn't get past that.
( 115. The Mousetrap - Agatha Christie ) I'm not sure why this play is the one that became the phenomenon, but it's a nice, solid bit of entertainment.
( 116. The Seven Brides-to-Be of Generalissimo Vlad - Victoria Goddard ) I feel like I ought to re-read this now I know where it's going, but it was really very adorable even the first time through.
( 117. The Language of the Night - Ursula Le Guin ) Essays, and often rather more curmudgeonly than I expect from Le Guin, but even so they're still well worth reading.
( 118. 52 Times Britain was a Bellend - James Felton ) Mildly amusing but could have been much better.
( 119. The Computer Connection - Alfred Bester ) I have no idea what Bester was thinking, but somehow he made even this mess weirdly engaging.
( 120. The Age of Reform - Sir Llewellyn Woodward ) Very inside politics, but still an interesting time to read about.
