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I like to read science fiction, popular science, and, sometimes, historical stuff. Also, text books.

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finished reading System Collapse by Martha Wells (duplicate) (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells (duplicate): System Collapse (Hardcover, 2023, Tordotcom)

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

Following the events …

Good read. Well-ended: the conclusion focused where it should have. Not a particularly surprising end, but no complaint there. Had hoped this most recent installment would be longer, but it was the right length for the story being told and pretty well concludes this several-books-long arc. I hope Wells continues the series, either with more self-contained stories like Fugitive Telemetry or with a focus on characters like Three. There's also a whole world to explore with the University of Mihira and New Tideland, how that developed, where ART and those like it come from. Besides that, I'd just love to see the evolution of the operational relationship between ART and Murderbot.

Sana Abuleil: Letters to the Person I Was (2020, Andrews McMeel Publishing) No rating

Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, Tony Cliff, Natalie Riess: Bubble (Hardcover, 2021, First Second)

Well worth picking up

This is a pretty good graphic novel. I had listened to the podcast beforehand, and they retain a lot of its spirit. At the same time, the book stands on its own, with stellar artwork and a clever visual design that evokes a contemporary technology aesthetic.

Mariko Tamaki, Yoshi Yoshitani: I Am Not Starfire (2021, DC Comics)

Seventeen-year-old Mandy, daughter of Starfire, is NOT like her mother. Starfire is gorgeous, tall, sparkly, …

Very cute. Loved the artwork. Conflicted about Claire (said she defined herself by her friends: will she just do the same with Mandy?). Confused as to why Mandy's father is indeterminate (but almost definitely Nightwing)

finished reading Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

Martha Wells: Network Effect (Paperback, 2021, Tor.com)

Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel.

You know that feeling when …

Content warning emotional reveal from the last few pages

commented on Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)

Martha Wells: Network Effect (Paperback, 2021, Tor.com)

Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel.

You know that feeling when …

I just thought of referring to MB as a "protocol and diplomatic relations droid" and it's got me cackling

commented on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Millennium, #1)

Stieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Paperback, Japanese language, 2009, Hayakawa Shobō)

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.

It's …

I don't like the Erika Berger character. The way she seems so reliant on Blomkvist makes her seem weak.

finished reading Bubble by Jordan Morris

Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, Tony Cliff, Natalie Riess: Bubble (Hardcover, 2021, First Second)

I really enjoyed reading Bubble. Morgan's about-face with her feelings for her father was a bit confusing, but I appreciate them putting together more of an ending than I recall the podcast managing. Also, the art is fantastic: it's what really sold me on picking it up