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diff --git a/src/inc/books.htm b/src/inc/books.htm index bf81c04..b2db664 100644 --- a/src/inc/books.htm +++ b/src/inc/books.htm @@ -8,121 +8,97 @@ <h2 id="mar25">march</h2> <ul> <li>Native Tongue, Suzette Haden Elgin</li> - <aside> - <blockquote> - read most of this in two long session while we were in - turkey. after a bit of a slow start i liked the spin on - "dystopian future-not-future society"; the world building - is reminiscent of handmaid's tale, but i felt like there - was more exploration of the inner workings of - <i>why</i> - 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. - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + read most of this in two long sessions while we were in + turkey. after a bit of a slow start i liked the spin on + "dystopian future-not-future society"; the world building + is reminiscent of handmaid's tale, but i felt like there + was more exploration of the inner workings of + <i>why</i> + 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. + </blockquote> </ul> + <h2 id="feb25">february</h2> + <p class="notice"> + started reading a weekly newspaper which had quite the + impact on my reading time. i have a test subscription for + 10 weeks, let's see if i can figure out how to balance my + reading out... + </p> <h2 id="jan25">january</h2> <ul> <li>Record of a Night too brief, Hiromi Kawakami</li> - <aside> - <blockquote> - the first half consists of surreal dreamlike short stories - that only refer to their protagonists as 'me' and 'the - girl'. second half is two longer stories. i enjoyed - interpreting what everything might mean, but wasn't - particularly drawn to the book because of the episodic - nature at the start. read the second half in one afternoon. - </blockquote> - </aside> - </ul> - <h2 id="feb25">february</h2> - <ul> - <aside> - <blockquote> - started reading a weekly newspaper which had quite the - impact on my reading time. i have a test subscription for - 10 weeks, let's see if i can figure out how to balance my - reading out... - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + the first half consists of surreal dreamlike short stories + that only refer to their protagonists as 'me' and 'the + girl'. second half is two longer stories. i enjoyed + interpreting what everything might mean, but wasn't + particularly drawn to the book because of the episodic + nature at the start. read the second half in one afternoon. + </blockquote> </ul> </main> </details> <details> <summary>2024</summary> <main> - <p class="notice"> - i left my ereader at a cafe on the 1st of january of this year - while traveling in south korea. i only got a replacement in june. - that's why there is a 6 month gap where i did not read anything - this year. - </p> <h2 id="dec24">december</h2> <ul> <li>Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson - <aside> - <blockquote> - had I not read Ready Player One and Neuromancer before, - this would surely have left a better impression. - the part about the sumarian virus is creative but feels - forced at the end when it is used to resolve - everything. - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + had I not read Ready Player One and Neuromancer before, + this would surely have left a better impression. + the part about the sumarian virus is creative but feels + forced at the end when it is used to resolve + everything. + </blockquote> </li> </ul> <h2 id="nov24">november</h2> <ul> <li>Celestial Bodies, Jokha Alharthi - <aside> - <blockquote> - read this while in iceland. basically a family history - focused on the women. i had no background on oman's - history or society. super interesting from that angle. - sometimes a bit slow and confusing, since it's jumping - around the timeline. - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + read this while in iceland. basically a family history + focused on the women. i had no background on oman's + history or society. super interesting from that angle. + sometimes a bit slow and confusing, since it's jumping + around the timeline. + </blockquote> </li> <li>Snow Country, Kawabata Yasunari - <aside> - <blockquote> - i am a sucker for japanese novels and their erie vibe. - this one has it too. so many small details that feel - meaningless on the surface but add some much to the - experience of the book. - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + i am a sucker for japanese novels and their erie vibe. + this one has it too. so many small details that feel + meaningless on the surface but add some much to the + experience of the book. + </blockquote> </li> </ul> <h2 id="oct24">october</h2> <ul> <li><a href="//100r.co/site/busy_doing_nothing.html">Busy Doing Nothing</a>, Rek Bellum & Devine Lu Linvega - <aside> - <blockquote> - somehow i fell down the rabbithole (lol) of rek & - devine's world this month. their log is fascinating and - inspiring. much of their stuff makes you want to set - out to sail yourself, and much of this book does too, - but then there is also details (like the wave incident) - that make you say: hell no. - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + somehow i fell down the rabbithole (lol) of rek & + devine's world this month. their log is fascinating and + inspiring. much of their stuff makes you want to set + out to sail yourself, and much of this book does too, + but then there is also details (like the wave incident) + that make you say: hell no. + </blockquote> </li> </ul> <h2 id="aug24">august</h2> <ul> <li><code>DROPPED</code> <i>Illuminatus! Part 1: The Eye in the Pyramid, Robert Shea</i> - <aside> - <blockquote> - I did not like the meandering writing and whacky - storylines that kept looping back onto each other. - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + I did not like the meandering writing and whacky + storylines that kept looping back onto each other. + </blockquote> </li> </ul> <h2 id="jul24">july</h2> @@ -130,15 +106,13 @@ <li>Der stumme Tod, Volker Kutscher</li> <li>At the Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft</li> <li>Only Human (Themis Files #3), Sylvain Neuvel - <aside> - <blockquote> - i did not like this compared to the other two entries - to the series. mostly takes place on the world of the - creators of the "mechs". the style feels off compared - to the first novel when we were seeing the story evolve - through the eyes of the unnamed character. - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + i did not like this compared to the other two entries + to the series. mostly takes place on the world of the + creators of the "mechs". the style feels off compared + to the first novel when we were seeing the story evolve + through the eyes of the unnamed character. + </blockquote> </li> </ul> <h2 id="jun24">june</h2> @@ -146,14 +120,18 @@ <li>Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut</li> <li>Neuromancer, William Gibson</li> <li>Convenience Store Woman, Murata Sayaka - <aside> - <blockquote> - i admit, i probably started this out of nostalgia after - coming back from japan. it's a cute little story that - nicely shows how weird japanese society can be. - </blockquote> - </aside> + <blockquote> + i admit, i probably started this out of nostalgia after + coming back from japan. it's a cute little story that + nicely shows how weird japanese society can be. + </blockquote> </li> </ul> + <p class="notice"> + i left my ereader at a cafe on the 1st of january of this year + while traveling in south korea. i only got a replacement in june. + that's why there is a 6 month gap where i did not read anything + this year. + </p> </main> </details> |