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Whatcha Reading, Geekly: December 2025

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Happy Wednesday, Geekly Gang! Kyra Kyle here. During today’s post, our writers share what they’ve been reading over the past month. Feel free to share what you’ve been reading, too. We’re all part of the Geekly Gang. I’ll kick things off with what I’ve been reading over this past month.

Kyra’s Reads

It’s the holidays. Naturally, I was out shopping for others, but that doesn’t mean I can’t pick up something relatively cheap for myself. I picked up Ornithography for under $5. Bird lore and symbolism sounded interesting, and Ornithography hasn’t disappointed. Each bird entry includes an illustration of the bird, its scientific name, and a brief legend about it. To say Ornithography is a quick read is an understatement. Just look at this sample page.

I figured Orinithography would yield some writing ideas, and it has shaken some things loose there. The only issue I’ve found is that the bird write-ups can contradict each other. One culture may view a bird as lucky and another unlucky. But that’s part of the fun.

Keeping my trend of quick to read and illustrated alive, my next entry is Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style. At one point, I read The Elements of Style once a year. It’s a writing style handbook and well worth the read. We can’t depend on AI to catch every mistake. This past month marks the first time I’ve read The Elements of Style in over two years. Yikes! I may need to get back into the habit of reading this must-read for any writer.

Yes. Style has changed somewhat, but most of what Strunk and White (and that’s E.B. White, the author of Charlotte’s Web) holds up today. And I love the gentle humor the two manage to give the subject. Writing style books can be a chore to get through. Strunk and White make it enjoyable.

The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures makes one of these lists again. I won’t go into too much detail. As the title suggests, this encyclopedia chronicles magical and mythical creatures. Entries in this book mirror Ornithography’s. I had a book type this month.

That’s all I have for this month’s Watcha Reading. Let’s see what Season’s been reading.

Season’s Read

I participated in the Black Friday/Cyber Monday boycott this year, only purchasing essentials. This boycott also extended to streaming services. I rewatched my DVD box set of Death Note on my computer with a USB disc reader and remembered I’d picked up a copy of Death Note Short Stories. Death Note Short Stories is a collection written by the author of the main Death Note series (with the same artist), so I consider all of these stories canon.

I’m not a fan of the Taro Kagami story since it includes a “death eraser,” which brings people back to life if they haven’t been cremated. In Japan, there isn’t enough land mass to bury the dead, so people are cremated, with their crematory bits kept separate from their memorial site. I’d assume the same logic would apply to someone whose body is in pieces. That’d make for a weird zombie.

The first story was interesting. It’s set nine years after the end of Death Note, and features Donald Trump buying the “power of Kira (Death Note)” from a mysterious seller in Japan (Minoru Tanaka). Death Note is a fantastical series, but this is the most realistic story in the franchise. No notes.

The last couple of stories feature background information on L, such as his upbringing and daily life. This man tumbles in a human-sized washing machine every day as his “shower” because physically taking a shower is too bothersome. I mean, I don’t always want to shower, but a washing machine? That’s definitely a choice.

Hey, hey! Kyra Kyle here again. That’s all we have for Whatcha Reading this week. Let us know what you’ve been reading in the comments. Thank you for reading, and wherever you are, I hope you’re having a great day.

Whatcha Reading, Geekly? November 2025

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Happy Wednesday, Geekly Gang! Today, our writers share what they’ve been reading over the past month. Feel free to share what you’ve been reading, because you’re part of the Geekly Gang, too. I’ll start our monthly reading post.

Kyra’s Comics

I reread a favorite graphic novel this past month, Dick Tracy: The Complete True Hearts and Tommy Guns Trilogy. Dick Tracy is a classic 90s graphic novel. The 1990 Dick Tracy film could’ve been so much better had Warren Beatty decided to start with the first of these three stories. Yes. Dick Tracy: The Complete True Hearts and Tommy Guns Trilogy concludes with what we now know as the 1990 Dick Tracy movie. Movie audiences lost so much by only getting the third installment. The Dick Tracy screenwriters planned on Dick Tracy being a trilogy, beginning with the first installment in this collection. Fortunately, those same writers decided to release the whole trilogy as a graphic novel.

After reading a Variety article about how 1990’s Dick Tracy served as a cautionary tale for comic book movies (specifically MCU films), I was enticed to reread Dick Tracy: The Complete True Hearts and Tommy Guns Trilogy. Needless to say, the Variety article got it wrong. The article’s writer suggests that Dick Tracy failed despite having every advantage (money, a heap of stars, etc.). One must have a great story. The sad thing is 1990’s Dick Tracy had a great story. The creative team had pulled a DCEU. (Think Batman V Superman; we’re behind the MCU, so let’s make the second DCEU movie feature Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, and even Doomsday with some Darkseid and gang thrown in for funsies.) Back to Dick Tracy. TMNT and Batman had recently been released, so Dick Tracy skipped the first two parts of this great story to show the climactic end where everyone’s story converges.

If you read Dick Tracy: The Complete True Hearts and Tommy Guns Trilogy in its entirety, you’ll cheer as Big Boy puts Lips in the bath. Without the context of the previous two stories, viewers are left wondering who Lips is. A bad man. Lips abused Big Boy. We spend two movie-length stories watching Big Boy claw his way to the top with his buddy, Flattop. Breathless Mahoney’s background gets fleshed out. BB Eyes and Pruneface actually have personalities. Even Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart’s relationship gets explored, so there’s more weight to them adopting The Kid. I highly recommend reading Dick Tracy: The Complete True Hearts and Tommy Guns Trilogy before watching–or rewatching–the 1990 film Dick Tracy. You’ll find a greater appreciation for what this film could’ve been.

Kyra’s Nonfiction

The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition is eye-opening. Prior to Prohibition, drinking was pervasive in the United States. Reading The Alcoholic Republic recontextualizes Prohibition. 1) Prohibition had to happen. Citizens of the United States drank far too much. We’re talking about a six-pack a day was considered extremely light. President Lincoln was assassinated because his guard was wasted. Vice President Johnson was spared because his would-be assassin had downed five bottles of whisky in one night. 2) Prohibition wasn’t a complete failure. I had been taught Prohibition failed on most–if not every–levels, but that may not be accurate. After Prohibition, most of the nation curtailed its drinking.

The Alcoholic Republic even explores gender roles. Men needed to work because if a man didn’t work, he’d drink himself stupid. This idea persisted decades after Prohibition. Even Ed Gein’s father was a drunken layabout. While I can’t say I “enjoyed” reading The Alcoholic Republic, I appreciated the history it told.

I’ve reread a handful of things–besides Dick Tracy: The Complete True Hearts and Tommy Guns Trilogy–over the past month, but let’s check in with Skye and see what she’s been reading.

Skye’s Fiction

I came across The Transit of Venus in Barnes & Noble a few months ago, but only now got around to reading it. So far, it’s proven to be a heavily layered story, which I love. The Transit of Venus follows the lives of two orphan sisters from Australia and the adventures they get into as they travel around the world. Considering the subject matter, The Transit of Venus can be depressing, but I keep reading in hopes that they overcome their struggles. After all, that’s what the title implies: all moments are fleeting, and time keeps ticking forward.

The Holy Bible

TL;DR: I was morbidly curious.

I’m intrigued by how each of the Bible’s stories fits together, since I’ve heard them referenced several times throughout my life but never read them. The biggest thing that stands out to me is the sheer number of names the Bible drops. For real, I’m only halfway through Genesis, and 50+ people have been named while only about 10 of them have done anything. Am I cramming for a test? I feel like God’s gonna give me a pop quiz at some point about who begets whom, and I’m gonna fail. I’m still reading.

No offense to God, but He should tighten His prose. There’s very little investment in these stories; they’re just dry. Surely the creation of man was more interesting.

Oh.

Kyra Kyle here again. I don’t know how to follow that. Lol

I’ve read the Bible multiple times growing up (my family was religious–pseudo Southern Baptist, as in they called themselves something else but behaved similarly to Southern Baptist), but I’ve never considered the Bible from a writing perspective. That piques my interest. 👀

Season is skipping Whatcha Reading this month. I’m sure she’ll return next month. Thank you for reading, and wherever you are, I hope you’re having a great day.

Whatcha Reading, Geekly? October 2025

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Happy Wednesday, Geekly Gang! Kyra Kyle here. Today, our writers will share what they’ve been reading over the past month. Feel free to share what you’ve been reading, because we’re all part of the Geekly Gang. I’ll kick off this post.

Kyra’s Reads

Kyra’s Comics

Returning to Saga was like reuniting with an old friend. For context, I read Saga in trades (graphic novel format), so I can go at least three months between reading volumes. I seldom need to reread previous volumes, even when Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples took more than a year hiatus from the series, and that’s a testament to Saga’s excellence.

And there happens to be time hops between volumes. That helps. Hazel, Alana, and Squire continue their interstellar circus/casino odyssey. The two children (Hazel and Squire) have hit puberty, and this volume explores the difficulties of being a teen while also on the run from numerous entities. I love Saga and highly recommend it. There’s a reason it’s been nominated and won numerous Hugo Awards. But beware of the ninth volume, the one just before Saga’s extended hiatus. Volume Nine ends with what may be one of Sci-Fi’s greatest gut punches.

That last statement wasn’t even close to hyperbole.

Kyra’s Fiction

Kimberly Lemming’s I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com is the first monster romance I’ve read. Heck, it’s the first romantasy I’ve read. While I may not be I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com’s target audience, I can see why novels like this are swoon-worthy. I wish I could write scenes as steamy as the ones you can find in I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com.

The book’s title says all you need to know about the novel’s premise. The tagline elaborates further. (Talking) Lions and Dinosaurs and sexy Aliens, oh my! Outside the scenes that led to cold showers, Lemming has a knack for comedic timing. I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com delivers.

I’m listening to Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings in audiobook format. I find audiobooks a great way of reading an extra book or two. My two favorite streaming (does it count as streaming?) sites are Libby and Hoopla. All you need is a library card (from a participating library) for both, and you can check out audiobooks, e-books, and other digital content.

Audiobooks totally count for read books for the month. I’m counting The Way of Kings. Audiobooks make for more interesting walks. It only takes almost getting run over twice while reading a physical book and walking at the same time to get you to switch to audiobooks. Anyway, I love how Sanderson introduces the hard magic system in The Stormlight Archive. Sanderson dips just enough information about how magic works for the reader to follow along, while avoiding massive walls of expository text. The Way of Kings is a fun read. And you should check out Libby and Hoopla.

Those are all the books I’ve read over the past month, and it looks as if I’m the only one of our writers with entries. Season began a new job and hasn’t read much beyond instruction booklets. Skye’s rereading a handful of books. Perhaps she’ll share some of those next month.

In the comments, let us know what you’ve been reading this past month and if you count audiobooks as books you’ve read. Thank you for reading, and wherever you are, I hope you’re having a great day.

Whatcha Reading, Geekly? September 2025

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Happy Wednesday, Geekly Gang! Today’s post is Whatcha Reading, where our writers share what they’ve been reading over the past month. Feel free to share what you’ve been reading, too, because we’re all part of the Geekly Gang.

Kyra’s Reads

Kyra’s Fiction

I heard about Dungeon Crawler Carl years ago and hadn’t had a chance to start the series. It’s fun. Short and sweet, Dungeon Crawler Carl is pure fun. Earth belongs to an intergalactic trade federation. It’s time to pay up with our natural resources, so aliens slurp the marrow from our planet, causing all buildings and cars to sink beneath the surface, instantly killing any beings inside the buildings and cars. Donning a jacket, boxers, and ill-fitting pink Crocs, our “hero” Carl survives because he’s retrieving his ex-girlfriend’s cat (Princess Donut Queen Anne the Chonk–Princess Donut for short) from a tree in the middle of winter. Dungeon Crawler Carl gets its title because the aliens play Dungeon Master for a Dungeon Crawl Carl must navigate.

If this sounds at all interesting, I suggest reading Dungeon Crawler Carl. It may not win any book of the year awards, but it’s a phenomenal premise for a television series. And hey, a Dungeon Crawler Carl television series was announced last week. Now may be the perfect time to read Dungeon Crawler Carl before it makes a splash on the small screen.

Thomas Ligotti produces modern cosmic horror classics. Songs of a Dead Dreamer is one of those cosmic horror classics. Ligotti takes Lovecraftian horror to new heights. Sometimes, Ligotti’s work leans into realism like Songs of a Dead Dreamer’s opening story, “The Frolic.” Other times, it fully embraces established tropes like “The Troubles of Dr. Thoss.” And I love Ligotti’s experimental “Notes on the Writing of Horror: A Story.” No matter which flavor of existential dread you prefer, Songs of a Dead Dreamer has you covered. If you like stories like Bird Box or anything by H.P. Lovecraft, you owe it to yourself to check out Songs of a Dead Dreamer.

Kyra’s Non-Fiction

The Writer’s Map: An Atlas of Imaginary Lands compiles maps–many hand-drawn by the original creators–of fantasy and science fiction worlds. From a writing perspective, there may not be much to glean from these maps, but it’s fun leafing through the pages of literary history. I never knew Neverland had a map. Fun.

That’s all I have for Whatcha Reading this month. Let’s see what Skye’s been reading.

Skye’s Reads

Skye’s Fiction

While it may seem like a self-help book, How to Walk Away is far from it. How to Walk Away is a novel focused on mental health. The main character, Maggie, survives a plane accident with her pilot fiancé, Chip. Sure, the story is mainly about Maggie’s hospital recovery afterward, but what keeps me reading is the mental battle taking place. Chip can’t forgive himself, and their future relationship is thrown into question. How to Walk Away is not about what happened. It’s about moving on.

Skye’s Non-Fiction

I’ve been dying to read a book like Black AF History. Thank you, Michael Harriot, for giving us an alternative perspective on American history. I found Black AF History at my local library. Support your local libraries. Anyway, Black AF History is the history I was never taught in school but always wanted to know. My favorite aspect of Black AF History is how it’s explained from the perspective of the people who’ve been subjugated by this country since the beginning. Michael Harriot is clear that no teaching of history will be completely unbiased. This is just the history White people never wanted to hear.

Hey, hey! Kyra Kyle again. That’s everything our writers have read over the past month. Thank you for reading, and wherever you are, I hope you’re having a great day.

Whatcha Reading, Geekly? August 2025

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Hey, hey, Geekly Gang! Kyra Kyle here. It’s Wednesday again, so we have another post from the Whatcha Reading series. Today, we’ll have our writers share what they’ve been reading over the past month. Feel free to share what you’ve been reading in the comments, because we’re all part of the Geekly Gang.

Kyra’s Reads

Kyra’s Comics

I picked up a handful of comic books and graphic novels at the recent Comic Con Nebraska. FairSquare Graphics’ stand stood out to me. Founded in 2019 by Fabrice Sapolsky (co-creator of Spider-Man Noir), Kristal Adams Sapolsky (consulting producer for various Hulu and Netflix shows), and Ethan Sapolsky, FairSquare’s mission is to produce comics for underrepresented groups. And they sure do deliver.

I love FairSquare Graphics’ production value. Each book (even the comic books) has a sturdy, soft finish. The art is stunning. But the stories. It’s all about the stories. 2024’s A Boy Named Rose was a finalist for an Eisner Award. I’m happy to see queer stories like A Boy Named Rose in comic books (or rather, a trade, graphic novel). There needs to be more, and that’s part of FairSquare’s mission. Set in 1920, A Boy Named Rose exists in an era where it was difficult for someone to express their gender and love freely. The title character, Rose, grew up in Le Jardin (The Garden) and has lived a life of greater self-expression. Rose has blossomed within Le Jardin’s protective walls. Rose’s coming-of-age gender fluid story touches numerous people who are stuck within the confines of a world not yet ready to accept them. A Boy Named Rose offers hope. And if you might be struggling with your identity or know someone who does, maybe even a hug.

Gaelle Geniller’s art elevates A Boy Named Rose’s narrative. I can’t imagine one without the other. I enjoyed all the gorgeous dance scenes. They were liberating. And as a gender non-confirming person who’s been interviewed, I felt every moment of Rose answering the reporter’s questions. I loved how the reporter’s cigarette smoke obscured what Rose was saying. That’s so relatable.

I love Black Girl Magik’s banter. It makes sense Black Girl Magik would sport excellent banter. Writer (and FairSquare Graphics’ cofounder) Kristal Adams Sapolsky is also a stand-up comedian. You can catch her on Season 2 of Laugh After Dark on Amazon Prime Video. Black Girl Magik has a hilarious premise. “Incel Whisperer,” Moriyah Pleasant, is helping one of her clients to score a date, when her client’s would-be date winds up being an Alchemist from another dimensional. Magical shenanigans ensue after the Alchemist passes, and her mystical and sentient tool (usually in the shape of a hammer) chooses Moriyah as its new Alchemist.

Holy Beyoncé, Black Girl Magik is a fun ride. I’m glad I picked up the first two issues (the only two available at the time of writing this post) and had the chance for Kirstal Adams Sapolsky to sign them. I highly recommend A Boy Named Rose and Black Girl Magik, and I’ll be checking out more of FairSquare Graphics’ titles. If you’re interested in FairSquare Graphics, check out their website.

Kyra’s Poetry

I often revisit poetry collections. You never know what you’ll find during a subsequent read after several years. I first read Miles Waggener’s Afterlives almost a decade ago; it’s time for a reread. Waggener has amazing command over diction and enjambment. Afterlives offers vivid imagery and poems that change gears, both metaphorically and with speed. These poems flow. I love it. The pictures Waggener paints vacillate from brutal to gorgeous, but they always feel lived in and human.

I’ll share I quick snippet of “Grooming” from Afterlives.

Well into the hairdresser’s
nervous breakdown, she snapped
the smock around my neck, and in
locks and curls, the hair, more hair
than I have grown in many lifetimes,
fell onto the tiles, and I grew thin
in the oily hum of the clippers,
in the perfume of tattooed Carlotta.

I love how you can read the above in its entirety and gain one message, and then read each line as a separate entity. The language used here reflects what you may find in Afterlives. If you can find a copy of Afterlives, you should give it a try. Phoenix Suites and Sky Harbor by Miles Waggener may be easier to find, and also well worth the read.

Kyra’s Non-Fiction

Ah, Jeff Vandermeer’s Wonderbook is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to write a science fiction or fantasy novel. Wonderbook provides thought-provoking images and writing prompts/exercises, while giving the reader numerous ways of looking at the writing craft. Wonderbook gives me the vibe of a writer’s companion for the Codex Seraphinianus, only you’re supposed to understand what you’re reading. Lol

Loaded with graphs/charts, art, and writing advice from dozens of popular speculative fiction authors, Wonderbook offers a little bit of everything. No matter how you learn, Wonderbook has you covered. And Wonderbook is a living document. Vandermeer and company update Wonderbook’s online companion page. If you’ve ever wanted to write speculative fiction, you should check out Wonderbook.

That’s all I have for this month’s Whatcha Reading. Let’s see what Season’s been reading.

Season’s Reads

season’s comics

I decided to switch things up this month. Normally, I’m down for a good romance story. Is Love the Answer? scratched that itch differently. Chika is asexual, and all of her friends go on dates. But she doesn’t want to go on dates. She thinks there’s something wrong with her, so she studies psychology to figure out why she doesn’t want to be involved with anyone romantically. She discovers much about herself, but none of it is clear-cut.

Is Love the Answer? felt realistic. I appreciated the ambiguity of how Chika expresses herself. She didn’t know who she was, which is relatable to most audiences.

Hey, hey! Kyra Kyle here again. That’s all our writers have for Whatcha Reading this month. Let us know what you’ve been reading. Thank you for reading, and wherever you are, I hope you’re having a great day.

Whatcha Reading, Geekly: June 2025

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June is in full swing, and it’s time for another Whatcha post. Hey, hey, Geekly Gang! Kyra Kyle here. Today, our writers will share what they read from the previous month. As always, feel free to share what you’ve been reading over the past month. You’re part of the Geekly Gang, too.

Kyra’s Reads

Kyra’s Fiction Reads

A Psalm for the Wild-Built is the first part of Becky Chambers’s Monk and Robot duology, and it’s a joy. I recommend A Psalm for the Wild-Built to anyone struggling to find their place in the world. Chambers’s novella reminds us to give ourselves time to find ourselves, and how you thought your life would go might not be where your journey will take you. A Psalm for the Wild-Built offers a deep cleansing breath.

Humans have ripped away the Earth’s natural resources, but A Psalm for the Wild-Built offers an optimistic spin on this post-apocalyptic world. Robots reject their human masters. The split between the two parties is amicable, with humans sticking to cities (and their surrounding suburbs) and robots claiming the open area outside cities. Without humans mucking up most of the world, Earth has a chance to heal. Humans and robots adapt to this new reality, and the story takes flight when a tea monk leaves human territory and stumbles on a wild-built robot.

I won’t spoil any more of A Psalm for the Wild-Built. It’s a must-read solarpunk novella. If you don’t know what solarpunk is, you’re in good company. I didn’t know what solarpunk was before reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built. Solarpunk is a relatively new fiction subgenre that offers optimistic outlooks on dystopias. Many of Hayao Miyazaki’s films have been retroactively called solarpunk. If you like stories like Spirited Away, A Psalm for the Wild-Built (and other solarpunk fiction) might be worth a read.

I finally finished Robert W. Chambers’s The King in Yellow. No. Robert Chambers isn’t related to Becky Chambers. I just happened to read two authors with the surname Chambers. Lol. The version of The King in Yellow I read only includes four stories: “The Repairer of Reputations,” “The Mask,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” and “The Yellow Sign.” Older editions of The King in Yellow may contain more stories, but the four in this collection are excellent.

I love “The Repairer of Reputations” use of an unreliable narrator. Hildred describes his diadem as being made of “heavy beaten gold,” and immediately after this description, his friend Louis calls it a “brass crown.” “The Repairer of Reputations” is a story of egotism. It feeds into the idea of The King in Yellow and serves as a phenomenal opening story. The titular King in Yellow is a play, and it’s not what the play has within its written pages but what those pages do to the people who read them. If this sounds like H.P. Lovecraft’s Necronomicon, it’s because The King in Yellow inspired the Cthulhu Mythos.

The other three stories in this most recent collection of The King in Yellow are stellar. “The Mask” is a trippy love triangle with a mystical element. A possessed organist chases a panicked victim in “In the Court of the Dragon.” And “The Yellow Sign” offers some great psychological horror. The King in Yellow paved the way for cosmic horror.

Kyra’s Poetry Reads

I read Ginny MacKenzie’s Skipstone a decade ago and decided to read it again this past month. I find poetry easy to reread after several years because I can find different things with each reading. MacKenzie does an excellent job of taking an object, like an artist painting the history of his house, or some other element, like a vacation in Maine, and allowing the speaker to reflect on the element until it becomes confessional. These elements are lenses with which to view life.

Skipstone, like Cat Dixon’s collection last month, What Happens in Nebraska, feature plenty of smaller, seemingly quiet moments. But these quiet moments can be loud, and moments that seem small grow to epic proportions. Some of Skipstone’s poems have tight stanzas with lengthy enjambment that move so fast one must catch their breath, while other poems stretch out with plenty of asides from the speaker that you feel like you’re in their head.

Skipstone tackles good and bad memories. Often, good and bad memories appear within the same poem. Memory works in mysterious ways. While one’s life experience may differ, Skipstone offers enough universal truths.

I read a few more books over the past month, but I may save those for the next entry in our Whatcha Reading series. Let’s see what Season and Skye have been reading.

Season’s Reads

season’s fiction reads

I haven’t gotten too far into Gu Byeong-mo’s Apartment Women, but from what I’ve read, I’m loving it. Apartment Women is set in the future on the outskirts of Seoul. There are four families living in an apartment complex, each with its own struggles. The newest resident, Yojin, must have two more kids with her husband over a decade if she wants to continue living there. The novel highlights the struggles of the women living in this apartment complex, which is interesting to me.

There’s a moment in the beginning with one of the husbands explaining his wife’s not being there because “she’s always busy.” Yojin sits on this for a minute, questioning the tone of his reply. This is the level of intimacy with the characters throughout the novel. I enjoy stories about women making the best out of their situation, and have been more interested in foreign novels lately. Geekly Gang, if any of you have recommendations, I’m always down to read something new. What’ve you been reading, Skye?

Skye’s Reads

Skye’s Nonfiction Reads

I bought 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die a while ago, but only now started reading. Since I’m always looking to expand my watch-list, I thought I could peruse 1001 Movies to get some ideas. My favorite thing about this book is the range of films it contains. Starting from the early days of film in the 1910s all the way to the present day, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die has defined my watchlist for a while. I don’t plan on dying any time soon, so I should have time to catch up on all these movies. 😉

Skye’s Fiction Reads

Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower is a new addition; I’m excited about this one. Other books I’ve gotten into lately have been more experimental. Since I have no prior knowledge about them, I haven’t had any expectations. For this one, I’m already familiar with the author, and the fact that I found it in the “Banned Books” section of my local Barnes & Noble is enticing.

After reading the first chapter (and the Foreword by LeVar Burton), it only strengthened my resolve to keep reading. How Burton tells it, I’m in for a poignant, dark, yet heartfelt and hopeful experience. Since Butler wrote Parable of the Sower in 1993 (and the novel takes place in 2024), I have a feeling that she wrote some eerily accurate predictions about where our society was headed. Hopefully, she included an instruction manual on how to survive the next four years. Fingers crossed.

Hey, hey! Kyra Kyle again. That’s all we have for our monthly reads. Make sure you let us know what you’ve been reading, Geekly Gang. Thank you for reading, and wherever you are, I hope you’re having a great day.