A Nod to Nothing: Reading November 2021

Monday, November 08, 2021

Reading November 2021

Yeah, yeah. Blah blah. I didn't update the last reading list. I will...I've got lots of stuff read, I'm just slow to update. 11/28/2021, I'm closing this month down early. I have some other things I'm part way into, but they can just make my December list.

11/30/2021: We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration by Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura [Graphic Novel, 160 pages]
11/29/2021: We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration by Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura [Graphic Novel, 160 pages]
11/28/2021: The Poppy War Book 1 by R.F. Kuang [544 pages]

Very roughly Harry Potter meets WWII Japan/China in a fantasy setting. NOT for Harry Potter fans who want a pleasant read however.

11/27/2021: The Omega Men: The End Is Here - Graphic Novel by Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda [296 pages]
11/26/2021: Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw [128 pages]
11/25/2021: 88 Names by Matt Ruff [309 pages]
11/24/2021: 88 Names by Matt Ruff [309 pages]
11/23/2021: 88 Names by Matt Ruff [309 pages]
11/22/2021: 88 Names by Matt Ruff [309 pages]
11/21/2021: Sweet Little Chittering: 13 Tales of Village Fete/Fate by various, including Richard Rowntree [270 pages]
11/20/2021: Horrified, How to Play [18:27]
11/19/2021: Sweet Little Chittering: 13 Tales of Village Fete/Fate by various, including Richard Rowntree [270 pages]
11/18/2021: How to Publish a Book in 2021: A Step-by-Step Guide
11/17/2021: My Monticello by Joceyln Nicole Johnson [215 pages]

"The King of Xandria"
"Mr. Monticello"

11/16/2021: My Monticello by Joceyln Nicole Johnson

"Something Sweet on our Tongues"
"Buying a House Ahead of the Apocalypse"

11/15/2021: GraphQL's Greatest Strength is also its Greatest Weakness
11/14/2021: My Monticello by Joceyln Nicole Johnson

"Control Negro"
"Virginia is Not Your Home"

11/13/2021: Claudia Black Gets Deep About Trauma, Video Games, And The Future Of Film [Interview]

"America certainly is in a turducken of trauma"

11/12/2021: We now know the big bang theory is (probably) not how the universe began
11/11/2021: Startup SpinLaunch completes first test flight with wild rocket-flinging launch system
11/10/2021: How to Work as a Solo Front End Developer - don't take shortcuts and pretend like you're on a team.
11/9/2021: Dungeons and Dragons is a Case Study in How Capitalism Kills Art by Leonard Pierce on Jacobin
Native

American Heritage Month: A Timeline of Social Justice in Native American and Alaskan Native Communities with Heather Keeler Confirmation [Zoom event, 1 hour].
11/8/2021: Murderous Fox Spirit Gets an Update in Korean Quarterly by Rachel Kim.

Enjoyed it, particularly as it relates to the tv series of Lovecraft Country and Love, Sex, and Robots. Really has been a revival of that particular bit of folklore and a change in how it's handled.

11/7/2021: Sea of Dreams [GN] by Cixin Liu

Interesting story about an alien artist working in ice messing up the world. I'm not sure the GN was great, but it was a clever idea to explore, particularly against the connection with one human artist.