Matthew HurstReads of 2022 3/3 #books #books2022
LorinOne more that I forgot to list: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti. An excellent thriller. #books #books2022
Jon SchoenfelderI've been thinking about rumor panics particularly in #libraries (school and public) and found Jeffrey S. Victor's "Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend" especially helpful.
https://archive.org/details/satanicpaniccrea00vict
While the slanders directed at libraries today are distinct from the satanic panic of the 80s/90s, there are many strong parallels (like the way so called "experts" peddle grifts, or social stressors leading to scapegoating). One of my favorite reads this year. #books #books2022
snarkoutEnd-of-the-year #books2022 update: Rosamund Lehmann's "Invitation to the Waltz" (1932) is very good, if not quite one of the three best books I read this year: a 17-year-old at her first dance, with her older, debuted sister. Kind of squarely between Bloomsbury groupian modernism and a slice-of-life book that Persephone might have republished. Curious to read the sequel, about the sisters as adults (Kate happily married, Olivia separated and having an affair). #books #bookstodon
Andrew HeumannI read 32 books in 2022! Mostly Sci Fi + Fantasy, with a few non-fiction sprinkled in.
My faves of the year were definitely Le Guin's Hainish cycle, Miéville's New Crobuzon books, and Greg Egan's work.
Law GeekIt's been a fantastic year for me in terms of books. Here's 25 books I absolutely loved in 2022 & highly recommend #bookstodon #books #books2022 #amreading
Jules... of living under the yoke of empire. And we get to see more of Stationer life too!
*you know, "solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant". It also shows up in "Babel", there might be a theme here...
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"The Book of All Skies" by @gregeganSF (2021) deals with the people of a multiply-connected world finding out about a lost civilization.
As usual, this one has a premise that takes some time to understand and visualize, but when one does, it's fascinating to follow Del and the others learning about its properties by careful deduction and some simple experiments.
It's a fun exploration of life in a world with similar physical laws, but a very different geometrical structure.
Ryka Aokis "Light from Uncommon Stars" (2021) was a wholesome delight.
It mashes three storylines (a pact with the devil; how an underdog trans violinist gets recognized for her great talent; a coffee-, er, donut-shop AU-like plot about a starship crew) that don't seem to fit together but do. It has beautiful, evocative descriptions of both music and food, a tender love story between two older women, and an ending that brings everything together.