Book of the Month:
Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

I read five books during November, but I have to say, none of them would really be contenders for my top books of the year. But since I decided to pick one per month, this month I would go with Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse. It's a satisfying ending to the trilogy, and I was impressed that it really didn't go anywhere near where I thought it was going after the first book. I also read Fevered Star, the second book in the trilogy, and I suspect I might have enjoyed both more if I didn't wait two years between reading the first one and finishing the trilogy. I experimented with having AI summarize the original book's plot for me to prime me again, but I didn't find it effective—it covered the major plot points but not enough of the nuance.



I also read Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, The Final Game by Caimh McDonnell, and Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. I expected to adore Pale Blue Dot, and in a lot of ways I did, but it also was somewhat depressing in a lot of ways—it makes an impassioned plea for expanded support for human travel in space, and aside from the ISS, few of the initiatives it urged have taken place in the last 30 years.

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That's all for this month! As always, you can find more on my web site, including links to previous books, papers, courses, and my AI bot, DAI-vid. You can also find me on LinkedIn and on GoodReads. And if you want to leave me any feedback (about this newsletter or absolutely anything else), feel free to use my anonymous feedback form.