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new vocabulary: meniscus

1. The curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube
2. A lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other
3. A thin fibrous cartilage between the surfaces of some joints, e.g., the knee

I've only heard meniscus used as a cartilage thing before now.

Because he draws as much from the Aeneid and other sources as from Homer, this takes a long time to properly get to the telling of the Odyssey itself. I could perhaps have done with less of the context, though given it's those aspects of the story I had little if any knowledge of, it's certainly those I've learned most from!

The books rounds out the telling of the ancient Greek myths, and gently, lovingly explores the transitions of humanity from awe and fear of the world to hard work and negotiation both with the world and with other people. The grand canvas of the myth woven of very personal, often selfish, individual stories. I guess like the titular hero, it takes its time, but it does get there in the end.

In honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes to compete in the fiftieth annual Hunger Games.

While I quite enjoyed the Hunger Games trilogy back in 2012, “Sunrise on the Reaping” feels like a somewhat unnecessary addition. I found the romance annoying, the arena a dreary slog to get through, and the ending dismal but not enjoyably so. Also, too much song lyrics and poetry for my tastes. Not for me. However, all that is a “me problem”, and Hunger Games fans should thoroughly enjoy this latest entry in the series.

My Otherwise award list is complete with the addition of this book. On SFBA.club the list should have high resolution covers and book descriptions. YMMV when the list is copied to other servers.

(The Otherwise Award encourages the exploration & expansion of gender.)

Very weird. This book does not come up in a search using the title, but it does come up in a search with the ISBN.

Even more than I was hoping for, a thoroughly humanizing personal and anthropological narrative closely following several young Hondurans over several recent years in their own experiences of migration up and down Mexico, the relentless gang violence and poverty causing them to be stateless human smugglers, the shrinking space between state enforcement and cartel consolidation for less violent less exploitative routes.

This was part of a Noir Bundle put together by Nick Mamatas back in 2017-ish. Starting this as part of my effort to clear out stuff in my TBR.

It's okay. Not particularly interesting. Not off-putting either tho.

Angel Dare, who runs a talent agency for porn stars, gets set up on a shoot, shot and left for dead in the trunk of a car, and manages to escape. On the run from the bad guys and the cops, she turns the tables and starts tracking down the perpetrators.

Simple premise. Heroine who doesn't let bad situations overcome her.