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I'm currently reading Go Gentle by Maria Semple. I'm only about 15% in and not sure how I feel about it yet, though.

For non-fiction reading I've also started When The Forest Breathes by Suzanne Simard. I loved Finding the Mother Tree, so expect to enjoy this follow-up as well.

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Finally, I'm still listening to 'Pandora's Star' by Peter F. Hamilton.

I'm about ready to be done with this (about 4 hours to go). I liked the book when I read it in print, but it's a little tiresome as an audiobook, and I don't particularly like the narrator.

I have Joe Hill's 'King Sorrow' queued up to follow and I'm looking forward to that.

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Because I was a doofus yesterday, I ended up leaving 'Whalefall' on my desk at work. So last night, I preemptively started book 2 of #SpookyReads2026.

This is 'My Darling Dreadful Thing' by Johanna van Veen.

I'm too early in it to have much of an impression, but I'm liking what I've gotten so far.

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This week I'm reading 'Whalefall' by Daniel Krauss.

It is book 1 for #SpookyReads2026. While a lot of places don't quite classify it as horror, I find that it fits the vibe well with the situation as well as the mental state of the character.
I'll admit that the upcoming film is what incentivized me to put this at the top of the list.

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Friday Reads | 21 August 2026

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Monday's Friday Reads | 24 August 2026

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Final 2 images from #DrawEverythingJune2026 hosted by @AdorkaStock

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Just finished Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence. "Heartfelt wit and a touch of self-deprecating sarcasm" is how I'd describe this book. It was great! As the title indicates, Annie starts off writing letters to some much-loved and much-maligned familiar classics. (she really likes The Virgin Suicides) It's sort of part #memoir, part book club discussion. I loved hearing her talk about books that were familiar, and added a few to my TBR. #FridayReads #books #bookstodon #AmReading @bookstodon

I'm currently reading When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory.

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Greg Baughen, Blueprint for Victory: Britain’s First World War Blitzkrieg Air Force; Arun Chandu and Matt Harvey, Melbourne Airport Tullamarine: A History #FridayReads

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2 posts today! It's raining 🥰
(And adventures in #fiber )

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And I'm still listening to 'Pandora's Star' by Peter F. Hamilton on audio as a reread.

I've finally encountered MorningLightMountain! I get the sense that this book largely exists to set up the conflict and action that we see in the 2nd book. Still don't know if I'll follow-up with the second book. After this I'm going to do a horror book (any recs?) and then probably a big fantasy book after Spooky Reads.

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I did just finish reading, 'The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances' by Glenn Dixon.

This was a great little book that starts almost feeling like a technological version of a house and its serving staff (Watch and Scout very much have a butler vs new maid type relationship at the start). And then turns darker and deeper at how technology can take control away from us.
It hits on some solid topics, but doesn't quite explore them deep enough.

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This week I'm currently reading the Jul/Aug 2024 issue of 'Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine' (I think).

I'm a bit between books since I finished the book for one book discussion at the end of August and waiting for a book to be selected for early September. I want to get them out of the way before launching into Spooky Reads 2026. So I figured I'd tackle my pile of back issues.

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Atholl Anderson, The First Migration: Māori Origins 3000BC - AD1450; Clarkesworld 239; Interzone 305; Alice Te Punga Somerville, Two Hundred And Fifty Ways To Start An Essay About Captain Cook #FridayReads

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Sometimes my birthdays say, slow down and care for yourself only. Stop trying to do all the rest. This be one of them.

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I'm also still listening to 'Pandora's Star' by Peter F Hamilton on audio.

This is a reread for me, but I had forgotten how tiresome some of the plots in this book are. Not sure if I'll continue the series on audio after this one. I don't even really like the narrator.

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I forgot to share my #FridayReads yesterday!

I'm currently closing in on the end of 'The Lady of the Lake' by Andrzej Sapokowski.

From what I can tell, this is supposed to be the last book in the main Witcher saga, but there are 2 more prequels published after.

This has been an incredibly frustrating book because it is all over the place and has a needlessly complicated narrative structure.
I sort of see what Sapkowski was going for, but it really fails for me.

Where are all of my #StephenKing die-hards? I'm re-reading The Talisman (I think this is my third or fourth journey through this particular tale - it's an old favorite) in preparation for Other Worlds Than These. In Ch. 13, a two-headed parrot makes an appearance, and I'm wondering if it's the same one owned by Flagg in Eyes of the Dragon (or its Twinner). These coincidences aren't always really coincidences, after all. IYKYK #Books #Bookstodon #FridayReads #Horror #Fiction @bookstodon

Mike Pitts, Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island #FridayReads

Monday's Friday Reads | 3 August 2026

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https://nkvssp.thecomicseries.com/comics/687
Sketches 15 and 16 today. (Foreshortening is so hard)

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