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<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="june-2024">june</h2>
<ul>
<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>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="july-2024">july</h2>
<ul>
<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>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="august-2024">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>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="october-2024">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>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="november-2024">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>
</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>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="december-2024">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>
</li>
</ul>
</main>
</details>
<details open>
<summary>2025</summary>
<main>
<h2 id="january-2025">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="now">now</h2>
<ul>
<li>Native Tongue, Suzette Haden Elgin</li>
</ul>
</main>
</details>
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