These books are making my heart sing. I love the character of Binti, and the world she lives in. I tore through Binti: Home yesterday, and I‘m trying to savor the final book by taking breaks to knit and watch the Olympics, but I doubt I‘ll be able to slow myself down too much.

I‘m 13% done with How to Be Safe, and already it‘s amazing. This passage, y‘all.

This is going down easy (though I could do without the main character getting shamed about his weight). My goal is to finish it before the end of the month so I can reach 10 books read in January.

This book is really interesting, because it‘s not about the launch, where Columbia was doomed, or what the astronauts did during their time in space, it‘s fully about the recovery of the Columbia debris and the effort to find out what caused its break up. I probably wouldn‘t recommend this book to those who aren‘t huge NASA nerds like myself, but for those who are, it‘s a must read.

An excellent book about a heartbreaking subject. As a NASA nerd, I was so excited for this book‘s release, but it‘s a hard read, given that there is a fair amount in this about the recovery of remains. I‘ve seen some of the pieces of Columbia in person, and given the high altitude the shuttle was at when it broke up, it‘s amazing so much debris survived reentry. I‘m glad there‘s a public documentation of the substantial recovery efforts.

1. Usually either on the couch or in bed.
2. Bookmark.
3. I prefer at the end of a chapter.
4. Yes! Sometimes I even read while I cook.
5. They can be on in the background but I don‘t pay attention to it.
6. One book at home and one audiobook at work.
7. Probably the only place I wouldn‘t read would be a funeral.
8. Silently.
9. Never.
10. Breaking the spine is my version of blasphemy.
11. Also blasphemy.
12. Whoever wants to play along!

I finished three books yesterday! The Year of Living Danishly was fine, Relish was excellent, and American War was *whips out bullhorn* SUPERB. A definite addition of my list of all-time favorite books, even though it is relentlessly bleak and brutal. I checked it out from the library, but I will be buying a copy of my own.

Happiness is receiving an ARC of a book from an author you love. Super excited to read this one!

Great ending to a fun series. Read all three books in about a week.

Second book was as good as the first. Not great literature, a great summer read.

Super fun, potato chip reading - you just want to read one more page.