Hellooooo! Welcome to Tuesday Topics, which I host with Jenn from Runs With Pugs. This week’s topic is: How do you bring more balance to your busy days?
I have to be honest- I don’t have a lot of balance right now. At this point, my mental chatter sounds something like “Blah blah blah blah RACE blah blah blah blah MY RACE blah blah blah RACE…” It’s pretty much all I can think about (coming up on March 21st- how will I wait that long???)
Next week I’ll have a couple posts about the race- my plans, hopes, dreams, goals… but for now, let’s talk about books. I finished two good ones! First up:
This book was described by Meredith on the Currently Reading Podcast as a book she could confidently recommend to anyone. I was intrigued! The premise is, the main character finds himself on a tiny spaceship, millions of miles from Earth, which is facing the extinction of our species unless he can find a last-chance solution.
At first I didn’t like the writing style. It felt like a dumbed-down version of Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past. Andy Weir took a serious subject- um, the end of humanity?- and decided it would be more fun with lots of humor. The glibness irritated me for about half the book, and then I just gave in and enjoyed it. It was a fun, interesting read, and I loved the ending! Okay, Meredith- you can recommend this book to just about anyone.
Next up!
This one was really fun from the very beginning. Most of the story is told through emails between the characters. At first I thought I wouldn’t like that. Also, side note- I originally thought I wouldn’t like The Correspondent because the story is told through letters. I obviously have to get over this prejudice- reading other people’s letters and emails is FUN.
The story in this book is engaging, it’s fast-moving, and it’s a puzzle laid out with all the clues available to the reader Like the best mysteries, you won’t figure out the solution- but when it’s revealed, you can see that all the clues were there. Great book.
Have you read either of these books? What are you reading now?
Join us next week —> Luck and hard work- which one has helped you the most lately?
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I can imagine that not thinking about your race right now is pretty much impossible. I hope time flies between now and the 21st!
I have not read Hail Mary. I LOVED The Martian, but. I didn’t finish Artemis, so I wasn’t sure about Hail Mary, but I’ve heard good things. I think I’ll give it a try. I haven’t even heard of The Appeal, but I’m intrigued by the premise. I’m in the middle of Alchemized and it’s LOOONG so I’m going to be reading it (listening to it actually) for a while.