The mid-year reflections begin! It's pretty clear who are my favourite authors of 2024...so far...yes, six of these are rereads.
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Tigerman: A novel | 
The mid-year reflections begin! It's pretty clear who are my favourite authors of 2024...so far...yes, six of these are rereads.
I mean, rereads (Murderbot, Discworld) do help to stack the deck with winners, but I had some first reading experience bangers (admittedly with authors I'd read from before: Harkaway, Jemisin, Scalzi, Belcourt, Taylor) and one standout from a new-to-me author, that almost beat out Tigerman for fave of the month, in Ella Minnow Pea. Back from traveling and eager to get into June reading!
pickOh, Nick, did you have to break my heart so thoroughly?
As a work of fiction, this is an incredible accomplishment. The focus on a relationship between a young person and a man who's trying to be a father figure, but particularly the inner life of someone contemplating that role. 1/?
Secret weapon against British stiff-upper lipped soldiery: hugs! 🤗
Wh- Lester, honey, did you forget what you did yesterday?! I think you need to reassess this denial of trouble making. 🤦🏼♂️
I can picture a pirate captain's laugh, but what does a poet's sound like?
“...the human capacity to say 'no'.“ 👏🏻
Always happy to dive into discussion of Batman's symbolism.
"More things should be full of win." ??⭐?
pickAs with the other Nick Harkaway novels I‘ve read, this was a great concept but not a casual read. It required a bit of time to get into.
December 2021 #BookSpinBingo is a “books I‘m borrowing from my family” edition.
#BookSpin: Tigerman, by Nick Harkaway (my brother has this because I bought it for him 😂)
#DoubleSpin: a non-fiction history book (likely one of my mum‘s)
pickI can‘t remember rooting so heavily for a protagonist as much as I did for Sergeant Lester Ferris. The story is full of nutty, interesting characters and a plot that somehow felt both breezy and complex at the same time. I didn‘t love the ending, but I begrudgingly admit it works. This book was a wild ride that‘s “full of win” but that‘s left me feeling completely exhausted! 4/5 - I‘ll definitely be reading more by Harkaway in the future.
I read Angelmaker in 2014. I loved it despite not being as focused as I needed to be to understand all of it. I've been meaning to re-read someday. But this book was available at the digital library, so I'm going off my reading plan to explore an author that really intrigued me.
How cool that I can order a beer at a book reading? (Not here for this author, but it's what I'm reading on my Kindle as I wait.)
Someone near me is keeping the local charity shop well stocked. And long may it continue!!
#autobuyauthor #marchintoreading Harkaway has only published three books as far as I am aware and I am eagerly awaiting the fourth. Funny insightful and oddball fantasies with heart.
pick"Tigerman is full of win!" This sentiment, expressed by the main character's young friend, pretty much sums up my feelings about this very unique novel. It's not quite a superhero story, not entirely a spy thriller, and has elements of satire as well as a strong environmental message. It's smart and funny and touching and yes, full of win. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chocolate bars should not take on new identities. They should be content with who they were.
"He struggled through the next morning because there were things to do, things which couldn‘t wait a day however awful he felt. He got up. It wasn‘t pleasant."
This quote pretty much describes my life since Tuesday night. Not sure when, or if, I'll start feeling normal again. But until I do, at least I have books.
I was going to make my next read a Doctor Who book, but after a slew of horror and science fiction I decided what I really needed was something that didn't fit into any specific genre. This one's been on my 'to read' pile for almost two years, and it seemed like it could be exactly what I was looking for. Just a couple chapters in so it's too early to say if it was the right decision or not, but so far I'm enjoying it.
