What Am I Reading Wednesday - June 24

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So Microsoft's June 9 Windows "security" "update" destroyed the laptop, which now displays nothing save the white arrow cursor on a black screen when powered on. And, of course, since Microsoft helpfully disabled the F8 boot in safe mode option, there's no other way to troubleshoot the problem without being able to log in to reboot in safe mode that way.

So. We have dumped our Xbox Live, Office, and OneDrive subscriptions. Because, fuck forced obsolescence as a way of making us buy subscriptions for machines where we've already purchased permanent licenses. Now off to download the music we've purchased on Play Music before Google charges us to play that, too.


What I Just Finished Reading

Nuthin'. For whatever reason, this was one of those "I want to read something else...that's none of the books on my bookshelf" kinda weeks.


What I Am Currently Reading

In A Dark Wood - Michael Cadnum
Perhaps my favorite retelling of the Robin Hood legend.

The Wicked and the Just – J. Anderson Coats
I have about 1/3 left to go and the dark realism looks set to crescendo.

Making Friends With Alice Dyson - Poppy Nwosu
This one is set to publish in September. So far the writing is light, zippy, and engaging, and the depictions of adolescent social hierarchies and social media are spot on.

The Drunken Botanist – Amy Stewart
This week, I completed Part I (on fermentation and distillation) and read 2/3 of the first section, "Herbs and Spices", from Part II.



What I'm Reading Next

This week I picked up a copy of Mary Robinette Kowal's The Calculating Stars, courtesy of Tor.


これで以上です。