# Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - July 2022 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [June 30, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2022-edition/967158 "2022-06-30T00:40:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2022-edition/967158/81 "2022-07-30T15:23:14Z")
Well, _The Romans in Scotland_ was somewhat interesting overall but definitely needed better maps. If anyone’s interested, he comes up with a site not far from Perth just south of Moncrieffe Hill for the battle. The Crowley book, _Flint and Mirror_, also went done; I ended up liking it a lot. The time covered is the [Nine Years War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Years%27_War) in Ireland as the English forces finally defeat an Irish attempt to regain control of the country. And now I’m reading something much lighter than either of these books, _The Rosetta Man_ by **Claire McCague**. A very special pest control expert is called in to a top secret project to communicate with two aliens who have just landed on Earth. Lots of cliches but good fun!. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2022-edition/967158/82 "2022-07-31T13:03:59Z")
Finished _See What I’m Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses_, by Lawrence D. Rosenblum, which was interesting. Now I’m reading _The Shadow of the Empire_ by Qiu Xiaolong. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2022-edition/967158/83 "2022-07-31T17:18:47Z")
I finished _What Moves the Dead_ by T. Kingfisher aaaaaaand yeah that was Ursula all the way. I do have to say I enjoyed it more than I did _Mexican Gothic_. I’m a bit sad that all the science stuff she hinted at in the Afterword didn’t get into the book, but I understand her reasoning. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2022-edition/967158/84 "2022-07-31T17:27:24Z")
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