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 < silklist@lists.digeratus.in> 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 > Silklist@lists.digeratus.in > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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