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date: 2024-11-16T08:34:34-08:00
publishDate: 2024-12-31
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- Books
- Reading
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I enjoy reading quite a bit. Nevertheless, it's something I need to be
intentional about incorporating into my life. I usually to finish a modest
number of books in a year. Here's my list.
number of books in a year. This year I made it to a nice round ten.
---
A big theme of the year is the [Murderbot Diaries][murderbot]. My friend Jess
recommended them to me a while back, and I finally got around to [All Systems
Red][murderbot1] last year. I was hooked enough that {{< tess >}} bought me the
subsequent three for Christmas last year. So you're gonna see almost all the
Murderbot books on this list.
[Bindle Punk Bruja](https://marthawells.com/networkeffect.htm) by Desideria Mesa
: Mesa's debut novel is set in 1920s Kansas City and centers around Rose, the
@ -28,11 +35,6 @@ far-off planet. A gift from my sister.
: Mystery, intrigue, gay ladies, and some incredible plot twists. Tess gave me
this one.
My friend Jess recommended the [Murderbot Diaries][murderbot] to me a while back
and I finally got around to [All Systems Red][murderbot1] last year. I was
hooked enough that {{< tess >}} bought me the subsequent three for Christmas
last year. So you're gonna see almost all the Murderbot books on this list.
[Artificial Condition](https://marthawells.com/murderbot2.htm) by Martha Wells
: Murderbot investigates its past.
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: Continuing the Murderbot obsession, I picked up this one from a [Books
Inc][booksinc] in San Francisco's Marina district.
[I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom](https://marthawells.com/networkeffect.htm) by Jason Pargin
: Anna and I decided to read this together, book club style. It's ridiculous so
far.
[I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250285959/imstartingtoworryaboutthisblackboxofdoom/) by Jason Pargin
: Anna and I decided to read this together, book club style. It's a ridiculous
romp across the US with some deep commentary on the perils of social media: how
it promotes dogpiling in ways that can destroy lives, and the groupthink that
arises from being terminally online.
[The Full Moon Coffee Shop](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746333/the-full-moon-coffee-shop-by-mai-mochizuki/) by Mai Mochizuki
: A cute, short read about a mysterious popup coffee shop that appears in Kyōto
during the full moon.
[murderbot]: https://marthawells.com/murderbot.htm
[murderbot1]: https://marthawells.com/murderbot1.htm