 |
 |
While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The > Peripheral_. > > Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. > > Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: > http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk > Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's > also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A > Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read > but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. > > A.S. Galvan > Digital Reformatting Specialist > Head, Document Delivery > The Ohio State University > Health Sciences Library > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Andromeda Yelton > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? > > Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did > you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, > we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so > forth.) > > Mine: > http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) > - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* > I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. > > _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum > opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If > you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, > Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. > > _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and > Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the > theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest > throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. > > _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who > can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, > physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. > > -- > Andromeda Yelton > Board of Directors, Library & Information Technology Association: > http://www.lita.org > Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org > http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda < > http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda> >