What are you reading in September 2016?

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What are you reading in September 2016?

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1sweetiegherkin
Set 1, 2016, 10:41 pm

Oops, just posted in the old thread because I'm having trouble remembering that it's now September!

Just finished Ghost World, which wasn't really my cup of tea.

What is everyone else reading this month?

2Euryale
Set 6, 2016, 11:14 am

Just finished Step Aside, Pops and Lucifer: Cold Heaven—the new series by Holly Black, which was enjoyable enough but nothing spectacular. Next up is March, Book Three.

3artturnerjr
Modificato: Set 13, 2016, 9:50 pm

Started The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus, Volume 1.

>2 Euryale:

I've heard the March series (http://www.librarything.com/series/March) is excellent. Seems to be getting a lot of attention in the mainstream media, too - always a plus. :)

4Euryale
Set 14, 2016, 9:47 am

>3 artturnerjr: They live up to all the good press, and I enjoyed them a lot.

5sweetiegherkin
Set 24, 2016, 4:04 pm

Just picked up In Real Life and started it last night but I was too tired to finish it then. The concept seems interesting, but I didn't get far enough in to really comment yet.

6Euryale
Set 24, 2016, 10:14 pm

I checked out Sloth and The Books of Magic from the library ... but the library was having its fall book sale, so I also ended up with some impulse purchases: Same Difference and Other Stories, Four Letter Worlds, and Abina and the Important Men.

7sweetiegherkin
Set 25, 2016, 3:51 pm

>6 Euryale: Oh, please do tell me what you think of Sloth when you're finished! I read it last month and was a little baffled by it. Liked it - but confused.

8Euryale
Set 25, 2016, 5:55 pm

>7 sweetiegherkin: I liked it, but I'm not quite sure what happened. Did the best friend (Romeo) make a bargain/get swapped with the Goatman? Is that why the story changed? That's my only theory.

I liked the art style and the character voices, but yeah, it was surreal. Not in a bad way, though; sort of David Lynch-ian.

9sweetiegherkin
Set 26, 2016, 11:38 am

>8 Euryale: Yeah, I was super confused about who was really in the coma. I think it was Miguel the whole time, and he imagined the other stuff. But your theory works, too.

Agreed, it was interesting & definitely surreal / magical. Really makes you think, but I'm not sure if there's any consensus on what's actually going on in the plot.

Also, what did you make of the weird subplot with Miguel's teacher/tutor ??

10sweetiegherkin
Set 27, 2016, 12:17 pm

I finished In Real Life -- thought it was decent, but not fantastic. Same goes for my next read - Empire State: A Love Story (Or Not), which just felt a little lacking. Now I've started Patience, which is interesting so far but I didn't get too deep into yet.

11brianjungwi
Set 27, 2016, 8:55 pm

not a comic month for me, too much work, but I did see Gene Luen Yang give a talk at the Washington DC book festival that I quite enjoyed. It was mentioned that he was also a recipient of a MacArthur Genius award, which I think makes two comic writers, along with Alison Bechdel, to receive it in recent years.

12Euryale
Set 28, 2016, 9:32 am

>9 sweetiegherkin: I wasn't sure if that was just supposed to be comic relief or what. I don't remember how that played out in the part of the story where it was Lita in the coma; did the teacher become her mother? I know Lita and Miguel seemed to switch families ... anyway, there was probably a lot that I missed without a second reading.

13sweetiegherkin
Ott 1, 2016, 5:49 pm

>11 brianjungwi: Oh yes, I've been seeing a lot of press about Gene Luen Yang's grant. It must have been an interesting talk.

>12 Euryale: Perhaps you're on the right track with the comic relief bit. I think you're absolutely correct, a second reading would probably help ... there was a lot to unpack with the book. Too bad I already returned it to the library.

14Euryale
Ott 1, 2016, 6:30 pm

I made it to the National Book Festival, too, but I was very disorganized and missed both of Gene Luen Yang's presentations. (I did get to see John Lewis's speech promoting March, though, which was great.)

All the talks should eventually be posted to the Library of Congress website, http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/index.php