All in the name, books I read for book clubs I attend. Not in any particular order, and unfortunately some of these I wasn't able to read all the way through
Local Club Reads 2024 Public
Created by Elise
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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
4 stars
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in …
Elise says: Probably my favorite read this year. Absolutely incredible read. I hope this one is taught in schools one day. I need to come back to this if I ever have time. Just wow.
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Elise says: Wasn't sure what to make of it at the time -I found what the book was trying to say about gender very puzzling- but it's stuck with me in an odd way, both for the way our cast of characters grow and develop, but also for the insight into the british mind.
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In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
3 stars
In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni …
Elise says: very divisive- not for me and a number of others at the club, but about half of us also really loved it.
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The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
4 stars
What is the purpose of a map?
Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel …
Elise says: This one was so mid lol. why are YA writers allowed to get away with this
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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
4 stars
A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun
In the holy city of Tova, …
Elise says: Probably my second favorite. Brilliant fantasy, but I can't overstate- Time War was earth-shattering. If I hadn't read a life changing book like that this year, this would probably be my favorite of the bunch.
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The Memory Police by Stephen Snyder, 小川洋子, Yoko Ogawa
4 stars
**2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of …
Elise says: Very moody, surreal, atmospheric. The kind of dystopia that leaves you with more questions than answers.
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World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura
4 stars
A collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.
As …
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How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnamable Disaster by Muriel Leung
A dark and tender debut set against a writhing backdrop of postapocalyptic New York City. Acid rainstorms have transformed New …
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Elise says: This book reminded me I can enjoy detective serials. Turns out I've only soured on them when they overly concern or center themselves on men.
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
4 stars
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
Elise says: Bit too short, bit too sweet. Worth the read regardless.
