pleasedThus, as is my standard usage of my blog space at or near the beginning of the month, I present the listing of my January, 2016 reads.
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Books Read in January, 2016
The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett by Nathan Ward
I, Claudia by Marilyn Todd (r)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
December, 2015 Locus
The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov (r)
The Crucible of Time by John Brunner
Fvlminata: Armed with Lightning RPG, 2nd Edition by Jason E. Roberts and Michael S. Miller (RPG) (r)
Virgin Territory by Marilyn Todd (r)
January, 2016 Reader's Digest
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Eternal Rome: Roleplaying in the Age of Gods and Emperors by Graeme Davis (RPG)
January, 2016 Locus
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores edited by Greg Ketter
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
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And thus started my year of reading for 2016. I have to say that I was somewhat pleased at the number of books and other stuff that I read in January, as it seemed to be a slow reading month to start off the new year, though I obviously read more than I expected to. My favourites for the month? The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley was a really good read, and the start of a promising series (as the other two books in the series that I read this past month were lovely). And the short story collection edited by Greg Ketter celebrating bookstores, Shelf Life, was a remarkable anthology, one in which I enjoyed *every* story. Overall, I managed to read 10 novels, 2 RPGs and RPG products, 3 magazines, 0 comics, and 0 graphic novels in January. Since this is the start of the year, it brings the year total in 2016 to a set of numbers that look like this: 10 books, 2 RPGs and RPG products, 3 magazines, 0 comics, and 0 graphic novels.
Anyway, thoughts and comments are always welcome. :)