diff --git a/content/blog/2024/books/index.md b/content/blog/2024/books/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..69a5ad2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/books/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +title: "Books I Read in 2024" +date: 2024-11-16T08:34:34-08:00 +publishDate: 2024-12-31 +draft: true +--- + +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. + +--- + +[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 +daughter of Mexican immigrants who takes on the city's mob bosses with the help +of friends and some witchy magical powers. This was a gift from my sister +[Anna][anna] for Christmas last year. + +[The Deep Sky](https://www.yumekitasei.com/projects-6) by Yume Kitasei +: A murder mystery that takes place in space on a one-way mission to colonize a +far-off planet. A gift from my sister. + +[Wolfsong](https://www.tjklunebooks.com/wolfsong) by TJ Klune +: Warewolves, magic, queerness, and family. A gift from my sister. + +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. + +[Rogue Protocol](https://marthawells.com/murderbot3.htm) by Martha Wells +: Murderbot goes digging for evidence against its former corporate master, +GrayCris. + +[Exit Strategy](https://marthawells.com/murderbot4.htm) by Martha Wells +: Murderbot attempts to save its former owner from GrayCris. + +[Network Effect](https://marthawells.com/networkeffect.htm) by Martha Wells +: 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. + +[murderbot]: https://marthawells.com/murderbot.htm +[murderbot1]: https://marthawells.com/murderbot1.htm +[anna]: https://www.instagram.com/anna.e.az/ +[booksinc]: https://booksinc.net