dana_naylor's reviews
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Fun! I don't think I laughed quite as much as with Vol 1, but I love these comics!

I found this memoir fascinating. 
The author got her PhD in order to understand herself and her diagnosis better.
I appreciate the observation in the introduction of her luck and privilege.

There isn't anything on the cause of her sociopathy. 
I found the epilogue the most interesting, where she talks about her choice to have children and some of how she navigates her relationship with her husband. 

The writing and topic were very compelling. I'd pick up the book intending to just read a bit and find I'd read a hundred pages. I'm glad she wrote this and curious to see what further research on sociopathy may show.

She does have a list of research on her website faqs that isn't in the book.
 https://patricgagne.com/faq/ 

Surprisingly, it doesn't end on a cliffhanger, despite opening up new adventures after book 3 "conclusion".

Set mostly on one planet or in orbit around it and felt rather claustrophobic to me.
4 povs: Holden, Basia (father of child in cohort with Mei in prior book, escaped Ganymede and has settled on new planet, working to keep corporation off planet), Elvi (scientist (biologist) from corporation), and Havelock (2nd in charge of security for corporation - and Miller's old partner from book 1).

Elvi is ridiculously annoying to read. Her crush on Holden is painful and despite an explanation for it later and her coming to her senses, I REALLY didn't like her.

I just love Life of Sharks! Found the webcomic not long ago and they make me laugh.
I like the political opinions of the author (see his Instagram).
Was thrilled to get print copies of the books for a Xmas gift. 
This is a short book, but I did laugh aloud and there were a few comics I haven’t seen.

Absolutely amazing.
I loved the etymology notes and the discussions on translation. Found the academic work absolutely fascinating.

I can see rereading this.

Books I - IV were fine for me (although some parts were rough), but Book V absolutely wrecked me. Catharsis in the true meaning of the word.

I'm reading poetry now when I never used to, so I still question if I'm reading it "correctly". I have been liking listening to the poet read their poems, so audiobooks are wonderful to me. I have this audiobook on hold and haven't heard it yet, so I don't know if that will change my view of these poems.

Unfortunately, the current politics make me a lot less interested in the views of older white males, and Billy Collins does fall into that category. A few of the poems just had me cranky with the narrator's limited viewpoint.

Loved it.
Told from 4 povs: Holden (still around), Bull (Earther who’s working for Fred and OPA), Melba/Clarissa Mao (out for vengeance against Holden), and Anna (a Methodist minister and one of the best representations I’ve read of a good minister).

Didn’t end on a cliffhanger, so I may manage to finish a few other books before picking up book 4.
I am enjoying the series tremendously. I get a kick out of seeing other character’s opinions of Holden, especially when they think he’s making poor decisions. I also have been appreciating the female representation. I haven’t been annoyed with how any women are written.

Definitely NOT a romance. No HEA.

(genre)

It’s sweet and I enjoyed it, but I don’t think I’d want to reread it.
I’ll be picking up author’s next book though!

Beautiful.
Painful.

I listened to the audiobook read by the author and then needed to also see the poems in print, so got the book. In print, you can see the book divided into 4 main parts.

I’m having trouble finding words to express a summary of this collection or how it made me feel.
It’s excellent. I’m glad I read it. I think I’ll return to these poems. And I’m glad I also listened to them.

Well, crap. Ends on cliffhanger. I gasped (although I can be easily startled while reading….scared the cats). I had planned not to start the next book immediately but that may not be the case now.

Book is told from 4 povs. Holden (from book 1), Bobbie (a Martian marine), Prax (a scientist from Ganymede), and Avasarala (high-up in UN governance).

Once again, I enjoyed the characters. I loved the relationship between Avasarala and her husband.
I’m curious where we go from here.
I’m enjoying the series in the same way I enjoyed the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.