OMG you might be my hero because there just aren't enough Murderbot books. So now I can check out Sarah King!
Cordially, Ameya Nagarajan (she/her) <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ameyann> On Mon, 4 Dec 2023 at 16:32, Huda Masood via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > I started reading the Murderbot series - such fun!! It also reminds me of > a little known author Sarah King and her Forging Zero series which I also > really enjoyed. But then Iām a sucker for post apocalyptic sci-fi > interplanetary genres šš > > On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 at 00:49, Thaths via Silklist < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Folks, >> >> Now that Silklist is back online, it is time to revive our almost-annual >> tradition of sharing our annual book recommendations. I would love to hear >> your recommendations. >> >> Here are the best books I read in 2022: >> >> 1. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey: A very >> meditative book. Loved it. A great pandemic read. >> >> 2. West with the Night by Beryl Markham: Not a new book, but a classic. >> Beryl's description of growing up in Kenya and becoming a bush pilot is >> beautifully written. I was lucky enough to live in Kenya much later, and >> had the chance to experience some of what she describes (though with more >> modern planes). >> >> 3. Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James: Part 2 of the 3-part trilogy. >> Imagine Lord of the Rings / Game of Thrones set in Africa. >> >> 4. In This Corner of the World by Fumiyo Kouno: The story (in manga >> format) of a young woman's coming of age in a suburb of Hiroshima during >> the war. Despite being prime material for war and suffering depictions, the >> book was actually quite beautiful and touching. >> >> 5. Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders >> by Dennis C. Rasmussen: Hmmm... I wonder what was in the air that made me >> want to read about the disillusioned final years of the Founding Father. >> >> 6. Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking by Krish Ashok: Not much >> new for someone like me who reads Harold McGee as bedtime reading, or >> steeps in Serious Eats during the day, but he has a knack of customizing >> food science to Indian cuisine (in all its complexity). >> >> 7. Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David Pilling: A >> book that combines the micro (stories of a handful of people impacted by >> the Tohuku Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster) and the macro (Japan's >> history in the recent past). Superbly sourced and cited. And the level of >> depth and clarity that I would expect from someone working at the FT. >> >> 8. Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses by Pranay Lal: I >> loved Pranay's first book - Indica - and went into this book (Invisible >> Empire) also with high expectations. My expectations were met, and >> surpassed. Pranay weaves together history and natural history to paint a >> biography of viruses, and the roles they have played (and continue to play >> as I write this in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic) in history. >> >> Thaths >> -- >> Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? >> Carl: Nuthin'. >> Homer: D'oh! >> Carl: Unless you're crooked. >> Homer: Woo-hoo! >> -- >> Silklist mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >> > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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