Books read in April
A book set in space: Network Effect by Martha Wells (Apr 1-5). Poor Murderbot, it has to talk to humans when all it wants to do is watch TV LOL
A book set 24 years before you were born (1965): We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam by Harold G. Moore (Apr 5-11). I had a lot of trouble getting through this book..I kept falling asleep! It wasn't terrible, just not a subject I usually read about. I gave it to dad when I was done, I'm surprised he hadn't read it yet! I wanted to ask him what battles he fought in, but I was too scared (when I was a kid I asked him if he had killed anyone in the war. D: Obviously he hedged around the question). He doesn't talk much about Vietnam, but I'm sure he has some crazy stories..
A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary: Semiosis by Sue Burke (Apr 12-15). It means "a process in which something functions as a sign to an organism." This book was..weird. Basically sentient bamboo that could make words on its stem controlled the humans living by it..they even named it "Stevland." Parts of the book were written from Stevland's perspective..interesting, but weird too lol
A book about a writer: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (Apr 16-18). SO good, I loved the mystery and plot twists at the end!
A book that starts with the letter "X": X Marks the Spot: An Anthology of Treasure and Theft by Lisa Mangum (Apr 19-21). An interesting collection of stories, from the perspective of a cat (I was freaking out because I kept thinking the cat was going to die D:), a "digital person," and even cancer! Very unique lol
A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author: Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf (Apr 23-28). I really liked this one too, though the main character kept making iffy decisions haha. Heather Gudenkauf is partially deaf, and the main character was totally deaf with a service dog who alerted her if the phone rang, someone was at the door, etc. Cool!
A book with 24 letters in the title: Beyond the Barrier with Byrd by Harry Adams (Apr 28-30). It's so weird to me that if you're at the South Pole, every direction is north and it could be "yesterday, today or tomorrow" there, as the author said. Trippy haha
A book with the word "leap" in the title
A bildungsroman
A book about a 24-year-old
A book about a writer
A book about K-pop
A book about pirates
A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete
A book by a blind or visually impaired author
A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author
A book by a self-published author
A book from a genre you typically avoid
A book from an animal's POV
A book originally published under a pen name
A book recommended by a bookseller
A book recommended by a librarian
A book set 24 years before you were born
A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list
A book set in space
A book set in the future
A book set in the snow
A book that came out in a year that ends with "24"
A book that centers on video games
A book that features dragons
A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
A book that was published 24 years ago
A book that was turned into a musical
A book where someone dies in the first chapter
A book with a main character who's 42 years old
A book with a neurodivergent main character
A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
A book with a title that is a complete sentence
A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with at least three POVs
A book with magical realism
A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
A book written during NaNoWriMo
A cozy fantasy book
A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
A horror book by a BIPOC author
A memoir that explores queerness
A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
A second-chance romance
An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
An LGBTQ+ romance novel
Advanced
A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours
A book with 24 letters in the title
A collection of at least 24 poems
The 24th book of an author
A book that starts with the letter "X"
Alaska decided to celebrate the beginning of May by snowing..not very nice, summer is already too short LOL
27. Do You Have a Best Friend? I have more than one..Dana and Vicki for sure. I'm lucky to have found such great people to be friends with!
28. Should What You Say on Facebook Be Grounds for Getting Fired? If you're talking about how much you want to kill a race or something like that
29. Have You Ever Lost (or Found) Something Valuable? Ryan and I used to metal detect when we were kids, and we'd find cool old coins. I lost my jacket I got at Kilauea years ago..it was valuable to me because it was warm and comfy!
30. Do You Like Being Alone? Yeah, to an extent..it's nice after work, but after like a day I'm restless and bored and want someone to talk to lol
May 1. What Words or Phrases Do You Think Are Overused? "Yeet" is such a dumb "word" lol..just say that you're throwing something :P
A book set 24 years before you were born (1965): We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam by Harold G. Moore (Apr 5-11). I had a lot of trouble getting through this book..I kept falling asleep! It wasn't terrible, just not a subject I usually read about. I gave it to dad when I was done, I'm surprised he hadn't read it yet! I wanted to ask him what battles he fought in, but I was too scared (when I was a kid I asked him if he had killed anyone in the war. D: Obviously he hedged around the question). He doesn't talk much about Vietnam, but I'm sure he has some crazy stories..
A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary: Semiosis by Sue Burke (Apr 12-15). It means "a process in which something functions as a sign to an organism." This book was..weird. Basically sentient bamboo that could make words on its stem controlled the humans living by it..they even named it "Stevland." Parts of the book were written from Stevland's perspective..interesting, but weird too lol
A book about a writer: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (Apr 16-18). SO good, I loved the mystery and plot twists at the end!
A book that starts with the letter "X": X Marks the Spot: An Anthology of Treasure and Theft by Lisa Mangum (Apr 19-21). An interesting collection of stories, from the perspective of a cat (I was freaking out because I kept thinking the cat was going to die D:), a "digital person," and even cancer! Very unique lol
A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author: Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf (Apr 23-28). I really liked this one too, though the main character kept making iffy decisions haha. Heather Gudenkauf is partially deaf, and the main character was totally deaf with a service dog who alerted her if the phone rang, someone was at the door, etc. Cool!
A book with 24 letters in the title: Beyond the Barrier with Byrd by Harry Adams (Apr 28-30). It's so weird to me that if you're at the South Pole, every direction is north and it could be "yesterday, today or tomorrow" there, as the author said. Trippy haha
A book with the word "leap" in the title
A bildungsroman
A book about a 24-year-old
A book about a writer
A book about K-pop
A book about pirates
A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete
A book by a blind or visually impaired author
A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author
A book by a self-published author
A book from a genre you typically avoid
A book from an animal's POV
A book originally published under a pen name
A book recommended by a bookseller
A book recommended by a librarian
A book set 24 years before you were born
A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list
A book set in space
A book set in the future
A book set in the snow
A book that came out in a year that ends with "24"
A book that centers on video games
A book that features dragons
A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
A book that was published 24 years ago
A book that was turned into a musical
A book where someone dies in the first chapter
A book with a main character who's 42 years old
A book with a neurodivergent main character
A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
A book with a title that is a complete sentence
A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with at least three POVs
A book with magical realism
A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
A book written during NaNoWriMo
A cozy fantasy book
A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
A horror book by a BIPOC author
A memoir that explores queerness
A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
A second-chance romance
An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
An LGBTQ+ romance novel
Advanced
A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours
A book with 24 letters in the title
A collection of at least 24 poems
The 24th book of an author
A book that starts with the letter "X"
Alaska decided to celebrate the beginning of May by snowing..not very nice, summer is already too short LOL
27. Do You Have a Best Friend? I have more than one..Dana and Vicki for sure. I'm lucky to have found such great people to be friends with!
28. Should What You Say on Facebook Be Grounds for Getting Fired? If you're talking about how much you want to kill a race or something like that
29. Have You Ever Lost (or Found) Something Valuable? Ryan and I used to metal detect when we were kids, and we'd find cool old coins. I lost my jacket I got at Kilauea years ago..it was valuable to me because it was warm and comfy!
30. Do You Like Being Alone? Yeah, to an extent..it's nice after work, but after like a day I'm restless and bored and want someone to talk to lol
May 1. What Words or Phrases Do You Think Are Overused? "Yeet" is such a dumb "word" lol..just say that you're throwing something :P