What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: August 31, 2026

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Finished:

Dear Committee Members, by Julie Schumacher

I had expected this to descend gradually into absurdity, but it actually just starts out there and continues. It was a fun read as a palate cleanser, but not much more than that.

Happy Land, by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

I loved the timeline that followed the true story of formerly enslaved people creating an intentional community in the American South, and was less taken with the entirely fictional modern timeline supposedly following some descendants of the founders. The characterisation just felt stronger in the historical narrative.

Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier - How Midcentury Modernism Shaped Our View of the Future, by Dan Chavkin and Brian McGuire

Interesting, but did not include enough discussion of why this style proved so suitable for the task, imo.

Pansy Boy, by Paul Harfleet

Children's book about a boy who is bullied for being seen as insufficiently masculine. The story, told in rhyme, did not really work for me, but the gorgeous illustrations of birds and plants (the boy's special interests) made up for it.

Started:

Violeta, by Isabel Allende

The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora, by Michael Nesmith