I just finished Deathless, by Catherynne Valente, whose prose is always magnificent. I enjoyed it for that reason, but felt there were some plot issues and themes that didn’t fully come together at the end.

I’ve now just started The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood, the second in her MaddAdam trilogy. I am really enjoying seeing another side of the same world of Oryx and Crake.

Year of The Flood, by Margaret Attwood and The Three Body Problem, by Liu Cixin Same books as last week. I'll hopefully finish at least one this week. Life has got in the road but in a good way.

This week I finished rereading East of Eden, by John Steinbeck. I definitely enjoyed it more the second time around! One thing I loved about this book was the realism and nuance of all the relationships that it portrayed- nothing is idealized and there are so many unmet expectations and pressures within each part of the story. But I also dislike Adam Trask the more I think about him, and I'm not sure that I like how Cathy is portrayed just as an artistic/thematic choice. In any case, all these characters will stick with me, and I had a great time revisiting this book.

Also finished Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood this week, which I also loved. One thing I enjoyed about this book is how Atwood gives you just enough background and worldbuilding so you can understand what's going on, but doesn't derail the story to go into too much detail. She strikes a good balance between explanation and making the reader use their imagination.

As for books I started, I'm continuing the MaddAddam trilogy with The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood and picking up the quintessential (perhaps) book in the "I read it in high school and never revisited it again" genre, Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell.

Still reading Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell this week. I don’t have anything to say about this book that hasn’t been said a million times already, but I’m enjoying revisiting this one since the last time I read it was decades ago. I also like Julia a lot more this time around; I remember really disliking her before.

Also still reading The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood. This one is more slow-moving than Oryx and Crake is, but still good!

Finished:

Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline A fun, fast-paced and entertaining read, though not terribly literary. Ton's of 1980s references.

Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch Also a well-paced and entertaining read with an interesting thought-experiment in physics, though some scientific holes.

Started but abandoned:

The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood Loved Oryx & Crake but just could not get into this.

Tinkers, by Paul Harding Beautifully written but was desirous of something more plot-driven. Will likely return to it some day.

The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin Just not my cup of tea.

Started and currently reading:

Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson A little slow getting started but so far it's interesting.

Finished Year of The Flood, by Margaret Attwood

Will finish The Three Body Problem, by Liu Cixin

Will start Arrival, by Ted Chiang and Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M Miller Jnr

Edit: have finished Three Body Problem. Kindle said 84% and the book ended at 85%. Did not realise I had one very short chapter left when I went to bed.

This week I finished Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell. Really enjoyed rereading this one since the last time I read it was ages ago. I don’t have anything to say about it that hasn’t been discussed, though, I’m sure.

Almost finished with The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood. The story is starting to circle back to the events and characters from the first book; it’s cool to see how all the pieces fit together. Interested to see where things go from here and into the last book of the trilogy.

Finished Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro. Very well written and composed. A modern dystopian classic.

Just started Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. Easy reading so far; about 15% in.

Backburnered The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood. Read Oryx and Crake years ago and started this sequel last week. About 100 pages in, but have paused while reading these other library books.

I'm currently listening to The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood, and am reading Refuge, by Dina Nayeri.

The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood

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Enjoyed this a lot, I read Oryx and Crake about a year ago and this book was a really nice exploration of additional aspects of the world Atwood created. Just requested MaddAddam from the library, looking forward to reading it soon.