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authorRobert Günzler <r@gnzler.io>2025-08-11 17:54:53 +0200
committerRobert Günzler <r@gnzler.io>2025-08-11 19:33:10 +0200
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downloadsite-6fe964e0a6c56bdf7e440cb5e76071621883e1e7.tar.gz
update books
Signed-off-by: Robert Günzler <r@gnzler.io>
-rw-r--r--site/books.html23
-rw-r--r--src/inc/books.htm23
2 files changed, 44 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/site/books.html b/site/books.html
index 3b16739..a2ae022 100644
--- a/site/books.html
+++ b/site/books.html
@@ -36,7 +36,28 @@
     <main>
         <h2 id="now">now</h2>
         <ul>
+            <li>Abroad in Japan, Chris Broad</li>
+            <blockquote>
+                after reading the first half, i would already recommend this
+                book. even without any context on the author or japan, this has
+                some really funny stories. i also like how i can almost hear
+                chris' voice in the writing.
+            </blockquote>
+        </ul>
+        <h2 id="aug25">august</h2>
+        <ul>
             <li>The Marsian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury</li>
+            <blockquote>
+                this one took a while. started reading pretty much right after
+                Native Tongue at the end of march. the book works well for piece
+                meal reading, since it's a collection of stories set in a
+                shared world. my favorites were the one where 'and the moon be
+                still as bright' and 'the million year picnic'.
+                overall i think i prefer this over fahrenheit if i had to
+                recommend one. this one executes the almost educational tone
+                better while telling actually great scifi stories, which often
+                left me thinking about them later.
+            </blockquote>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="mar25">march</h2>
         <ul>
@@ -51,7 +72,7 @@
                 society is that way; the feminist context shines through
                 especially towards the end, when the plot only works because the
                 men are all arrogant assholes, which was satisfying but a
-                bit too one-dimensional.
+                bit one-dimensional.
             </blockquote>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="feb25">february</h2>
diff --git a/src/inc/books.htm b/src/inc/books.htm
index b2db664..4389891 100644
--- a/src/inc/books.htm
+++ b/src/inc/books.htm
@@ -3,7 +3,28 @@
     <main>
         <h2 id="now">now</h2>
         <ul>
+            <li>Abroad in Japan, Chris Broad</li>
+            <blockquote>
+                after reading the first half, i would already recommend this
+                book. even without any context on the author or japan, this has
+                some really funny stories. i also like how i can almost hear
+                chris' voice in the writing.
+            </blockquote>
+        </ul>
+        <h2 id="aug25">august</h2>
+        <ul>
             <li>The Marsian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury</li>
+            <blockquote>
+                this one took a while. started reading pretty much right after
+                Native Tongue at the end of march. the book works well for piece
+                meal reading, since it's a collection of stories set in a
+                shared world. my favorites were the one where 'and the moon be
+                still as bright' and 'the million year picnic'.
+                overall i think i prefer this over fahrenheit if i had to
+                recommend one. this one executes the almost educational tone
+                better while telling actually great scifi stories, which often
+                left me thinking about them later.
+            </blockquote>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="mar25">march</h2>
         <ul>
@@ -18,7 +39,7 @@
                 society is that way; the feminist context shines through
                 especially towards the end, when the plot only works because the
                 men are all arrogant assholes, which was satisfying but a
-                bit too one-dimensional.
+                bit one-dimensional.
             </blockquote>
         </ul>
         <h2 id="feb25">february</h2>