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
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>
>
> -----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
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> http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda>
>