- “‘Pokémon Legends Arceus’ Is Nearly the Game I’ve Dreamed About Since 1998” by Ricardo Contreras for Waypoint
- ‘Joe “just conversations” Rogan defends misinformation like a classic grifter’ by Beth Mole for Ars Technica
- ‘Software Paper Cuts’ by Matthew Bischoff
- ‘Halting Progress and Happy Accidents: How mRNA Vaccines Were Made’ by Gina Kolata and Benjamin Mueller for The New York Times
- ‘The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon’ by Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti for The New York Times
packetcat reads 2022 Week 4 – Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Pages: 326
Purchased from: Kobo
I read the first book in this series a long time ago, I am not sure why I didn’t get around to reading the second book but boy howdy am I glad I finally did.
This is a wonderful little story about friendship and found family. Also there is a immortal (?) cat. I honestly don’t remember the contents of the first book but I didn’t need to. I am quickly becoming a Rebecca Roanhorse fan, especially after reading Black Sun.
Looking forward to reading the second book in that particular series when it comes out in April 2022!
packetcat reads 2022 Week 3 – Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
Pages: 229
Purchased from: Kobo
A wonderful trip through sci-fi Nigeria with a tale about transhumanism, corporate malfeasance, living through turbulent climates (quite literally) and last but not least of all, a story about finding your own power and using it to enact positive change in the world.
Fantastic, I am looking forward to reading more by Nnedi Okorafor in the future!
What I’ve Read This Week (January 17 2022 to January 23 2022)
- ‘“Magic” Might Just Be The Best Nas Album Of The Millennium‘ by Deen for Passion of the Weiss
- ‘Make the Internet Yours Again With an Instant Mesh Network’ by John Goerzen
- [PDF] ‘iCloud Private Relay Overview’ by Apple
- ‘The Assassination of Drakeo the Ruler’ by Jeff Weiss for LA Magazine
- ‘Hikaru Utada Returns, With ‘BAD Mode’ & A Better Sense of Self’ by Bradley Stern for Billboard
packetcat reads 2022 Week 2 – The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Pages: 381
Purchased from: Kobo
A lovely dark fairy tale set in the Russian wilderness. I love how the author borrows from Russian mythology and folk tales to weave a narrative that doesn’t feel like a well trodden path. It occasionally borrows tropes from the fairy tale genre but the book never relies on the tropes to carry the narrative.
I’ve added the sequel to my wishlist but I will save reading it for later!