June 2024 Reading
I actually read some books this month. School finished a couple of weeks ago and I was able to devote more leisure time to finishing some books. All three were repeats this month, but they're some old favorites.
Dune - Frank Herbert
I went to see Dune Part 2 in May and that prompted me to re-read the book. It's not my favorite brand of science fiction, particularly the prescience stuff that really ramps up at the end. I found it hard to understand some of the prose describing Paul's spice dreams. The ending was also much more abrupt than I remember it being. I started Dune: Messiah right after finishing and I'm curious to see if a part three of the movie series gets made and how they tie the stories togther.
Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis
This is an old favorite and either my second or third time through the book in the last ten years. This time I listened to it while we drove from Michigan to New York. The audiobook is only a few hours long, so it's very accessible. The imagery of exploring another planet is fascinating and the interactions between the human characters, the Malachandrans, and the Eldils are always thought-provoking.
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness - Andrew Peterson
This is also my second time through this book, but this time it's as a read-aloud with my third daughter. She is generally aware of the story, but asked me to read it out loud each night before bed. This is another wonderful adventure and redemption story (over the course of four books) that challenges some of the traditional strutures of fantasy stories.
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