I had a good month and read some great books. I’m currently on sabbatical, a three-month paid leave that Automattic awards as an anniversary benefit every five years. I’ll dedicate a separate post to that because it’s a very significant event for me, but until I write it, I wanted to mention it here for context. I’m AFK, logged out of most systems, chilling, and not paying attention to bugs.
So, June.
Best books
- Thrawn – a pretty hardcover book with a classic Star Wars space opera inside. 5/5, pure joy. Looking forward to reading part 2
- Lost in Math – popular science and part of my journey to discover why certain things happen that shouldn’t, if the math was right. 5/5 but maybe not for everyone.
- None of This Is True – an unusual thriller, defining what the new usual looks like. 5/5, but also maybe not for everyone.
- Look Alike Twenty-Five – a bit of spice for my month, another Stephanie Plum novel. These are 5/5 if you don’t read them often and degrade quickly if read in succession.
- Killer Weekend – a killer has one weekend to execute an order but is facing Walt Fleming. Both will make mistakes. I liked it enough for 4/5 and consider reading the continuation.
Worst
- The Proving Ground – Michael Connelly’s take on AI. Not bad but not interesting either. 3/3
- Guess Again – I already don’t remember what it was about, other than finding it readable but not memorable.
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