Took the family to the Orem library today. We’re making it a family tradition to go every Thursday, and so far it’s working out really well. Carried Princess Hiccup in the baby carrier, and while she didn’t sleep this time, she didn’t fuss much either.
Here are the books I checked out:
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky: Mrs. Vasicek really enjoyed this one, and it sounds like the kind of book I’d really like too. It would also be really fun to talk with her about it. Technically, I renewed this book today, since I checked it out three weeks ago and haven’t gotten to it yet, but I’m still counting it for purposes of this post.
The Fourth Turning by William Strausse and Neil Howe: I’ve been meaning to read this one for some time. The subject matter has definitely been on my mind with all of the craziness surrounding the election, and a lot of the podcasts and YouTube channels I follow either reference this book frequently or have actually interviewed one or both of the authors. So I’m definitely interested in reading this one.
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold: Got this one mostly for escapist reasons, as I think we could all use something light and fun right now. All the Vorkosigan books I’ve read have been really good, so I’m pretty sure I’m going to enjoy this one.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline: This one was big a few years ago, but I never got around to reading it, though I always meant to. Saw the sequel on a display, figured I ought to pick up the first one. Not sure if I’ll get to it before it comes time to return it, but figured it wouldn’t hurt to check it out.
Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson: Again, I’m not sure if I’ll get to this one before it comes time to return it, but even if I have to check it out a second time, I do intend to read this one eventually. I read the first book years ago, and while it wasn’t so amazing that I felt compelled to read the rest of the series immediately, it has stuck with me.
The other books are Mrs. Vasicek’s picks. We still have a bunch of books from last week’s library trip, too. It definitely feels like we’re drowning in books, but I figure that’s a good thing, especially if it keeps us off of social media and YouTube for a while!
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