Reading Plans for November 2018

Looking back at my kickoff post from October I see that I wanted to start up reading a self development or productivity book in November but I really haven’t figured out what I want to do in that area so I’m gonna wing it again…maybe December will see my first actual plan. In the meantime, I’ve got 5 books that I’m taking a look at in November and I think that’s plenty.

Here’s the start of October’s reading…

Book Clubs

Science and Inquiry Book Club: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker. I think the title says it all and explains why it’s the selection for the Science and Inquiry Book Club this month. For me, I’m interested since I fall into the category of someone who doesn’t get enough sleep…perhaps reading this book will help me understand how to get to sleep faster and deal with my desire to keep doing things (playing games, reading) when I really should be going to bed.

Mysterious Galaxy Book Club: All Systems Red by Martha Wells – This SciFi story kicks off the Murderbot Diaries which sounds like a humorous tale about security robot that dislikes humans and has reprogrammed itself. The idea has lots of interesting directions it can go so I’m looking forward to this one.

Sword & Laser Book Club: Zeroes by Chuck Wendig. A government agency has collected a group of hackers and basically told them – work for us or go to prison. So they take the job but since they’re hackers they don’t really like working for the man and soon they’re trying to figure out what’s really going on with the organization they’re working for. I just started this and it’s pretty fast paced and enjoyable so far.

SciFi & Fantasy Book Club: Rosewater by Tade Thompson. This first installment, in the Wormwood Trilogy, won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction in 2017 so I think this could be a good one. Set in Nigeria where an alien “biodome” is located, I’m not quite sure if this is an alien invasion story or just a powerful alien inadvertently starts killing people story, but I’m interested.

History Book Club: The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar. This book is about a son who heads to the country of his birth, Libya, in an attempt to find answers for his father’s disappearance. While I’m putting this book on my planned list but I’m not sure I’m gonna get to it – at this time, I’m not really in the mood for a book that’s emotionally draining and this looks like it could be difficult. I like the idea of learning more about Libya but I’m not sure I want to read about what I’m sure are the terrible actions an evil dictator.

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