Series: 2022 Reads

Vermilion by Molly Tanzer

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This entry is part 46 of 56 in the series 2022 Reads

As with other posts in this series, these #booksread2022 posts get published with some lag. I’m trying to be more punctual, though, and this one’s very recent. Though I’ve never been much for Westerns, Vermilion: The Adventures of Lou Merriwether, Psychopomp was a fun ride. I mean that quite literally: the audiobook entertained me while cycling around Sejong City in the dark of night.  The story  is entertainingly creepy and weird, and I was surprised how recognizable Tanzer’s voice is here, given how different the book is from the other novel of hers that I’ve read. Some of that is …

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The Punch Line by Zzarchov Kowolski

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This entry is part 47 of 56 in the series 2022 Reads

As with other posts in this series, these #booksread2022 posts get published with some lag. I’m trying to be more punctual, though, and this one’s very recent. This is a very short old-school RPG adventure module. I’m tempted actually to call it an “adventure concept” because it’s very light on details, beyond statblocks, and designed to be something you can drop into your game easily. Aside from the NPCs, there’s some material about an insane clown cult (I was so tempted to say “posse”) operating in the area of the village where the adventure is sited (and NPC writeups/stats for …

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Embassytown by China Miéville

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This entry is part 48 of 56 in the series 2022 Reads

As with other posts in this series, these #booksread2022 posts get published with some lag. I’m trying to be more punctual, though, and this one’s very recent. I’ve had the audiobook for Embassytown in my Audible account for quite a long time now, but I’ve been off audiobooks for quite a long time. These days, I’ve driving more than I used to, so I’ve had the chance to listen to a few. I’m not sure this is the best medium for the novel—it has a lot of neologisms, and I didn’t catch the implied meaning of a few of them—but …

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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

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This entry is part 49 of 56 in the series 2022 Reads

As with other posts in this series, these #booksread2022 posts get published with some lag. I’m trying to be more punctual, though, and this one’s very recent. There’s a vogue these days for criticizing people who talk about parental failings as a root for one’s problems, and believe me, I get it. As a parent, you cannot be perfect, cannot always be present, and you’re going to screw up sometimes: either your patience wears out when it shouldn’t, or you say the wrong thing, or you can’t understand your kid’s behavior because you missed some context, or… well, there are …

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Gyo (Deluxe Edition) by Junji Ito

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This entry is part 50 of 56 in the series 2022 Reads

As with other posts in this series, these #booksread2022 posts get published with some lag. I’m trying to be more punctual, though, and this one’s very recent. This post includes a few horrifying images of body horror, death, and… other disturbing things from a horror comic. I actually went looking for a decent plugin I could use to blur images so people could avoid seeing them, but couldn’t find one I trusted enoough to install. So, well, I guess you’ve been warned.  I should say at the start that, despite the fact I’m reading more comics now—getting an iPad helped …

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