The moon and Mt. Baker as seen from the Glen Valley dike trail, September sunset
Although I did finish some book titles in September and October, they weren't as abundant as I would have hoped. So it goes!
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell - I've said it before and I'll say it again - I will read just about anything this millennial Omahan woman will write. She's just a tad older than me but everything in her atmospheric romantic comedies is just right. I recognize the places, the humor, and the stories from another lifetime. I think I read this in about three days. I typically don't go for steamy lit (like, at all - zero interest), but I wanted to read this one. There's just a small bit in one scene that I found easy to skip over.
The Mueller Report by Shannon Wheeler - Listen, I didn't want to read a 450+ page report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election, and neither do you. But read about the main events and findings within a 1.5 hour graphic non-fiction book? Yes, please and thank you. It did it's job. I follow the news and almost none of it was a surprise, but it was interesting nonetheless.
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi - I remember working at Barnes & Noble when these volumes came out. Graphic novels/memoirs weren't really as big as they are now, but I remember staring at the cover a LOT because of where it was in relation to the cafe, where I worked. I finally read it in it's entirety and WOW was it excellent! This compilation is a graphic memoir of Satrapi as a child and then as an adult in Iran during the revolution. If you want historical and cultural context for some of the events in the area the last 30 years - this is it.
This is How You Loose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - I don't really know how to explain this small novel other than the following: it happens within an all-female universe (didn't know that going in), two time-travelling warriors weave their back and forth between historical events and present day always trying to outdo one another but instead falling in love, one side is techno-utopian and the other is environmental 'hive', there are UNREAL ways to write letters back and forth between time, and you will maybe get 50% of what happens. The writing is beautiful, the setting(s) are extraordinary, and the plot and subplots very unique.
The Vanderbeekers Ever After by Karina Yan Glaser - A final wrap on my Vanderbeeker middle-grade enjoyment; this one is a bit sadder than the others, but makes for a beautiful ending to the series.
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