RIP (Read In Progress) Wednesday

[spiralsheep]

When you're bookish then every day is "reading Wednesday".

What are you reading?

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[spiralsheep]

Finished book 72, a non-fiction history / historiography, Inventing the Renaissance, by Ada Palmer, 4/5.
Quote: "I've looked through one of Galileo's telescopes, it's in Florence, and realizing it's less powerful than the plastic Hamburglar binoculars I once got in a McDonald's Happy Meal filled me with new awe that a cunning mind armed with the right questions can get a long, long way with simple tools."

00. DNF fantasy short stories.

Finished book 73, an adult graphic novel, Thirsty Mermaids, by Kat Leyh, 4.5/5.
In search of booze, a found-family pod of three merfolk take their fun and friendship to the human seaside, or rather shoreside, where they discover dreadful human inventions such as "capitalism" and "jobs". They also discover they can't just go back to being mermaids. This story is very much about the diverse friends they make along the way, lol.

[vriddy]

I keep hearing wonderful things about Inventing the Renaissance, and I loved Ada Palmer's recent posts about it! It's nice to see people around me enjoying it. Hoping my library gets a few copies soon :)

[spiralsheep]

The book is harder going than the blog, obv, but worth it. I've already lent my copy to a friend and by the time she finishes it there'll be a queue. The hardback was too physically heavy for me rly though and I should've waited for the paperback or an ebook. I hope you enjoy it when you get the chance. :-)