# Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - July 2024 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [July 2, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626 "2024-07-02T12:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**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 24, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626/41 "2024-07-24T23:42:33Z")
Finished _Existence Is Elsewhen_, a science fiction story collection by John Gribbin and Rhys Hughes, et al. The best was “Jekking the Oofers” by Rhys Hughes, about how language might change in the future. It’s kind of like the story R. A. Lafferty used to write. Now I’m reading _Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood_, by Trevor Noah. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626/42 "2024-07-25T18:22:06Z")
**Into the Planet: My life as a cave diver** Jill Heinerth A very personal memoir of the author’s life as a SCUBA diver, exploring caves around the world, including diving into cave on the underside of an iceberg. She can’t be accused of sugarcoating things. She describes several deaths of friends in diving accidents, getting the bends, and her failed marriage in some detail. I enjoyed the book, but it could have used an editor and maybe some diagrams. I was occasionally confused by what exactly was happening during the dives, which is the most interesting part of the book. Still recommended **Antimatter Blues** Edward Ashton A sequel to Mickey7, about the struggles of a small human colony on a hostile planet. Lots of action and a good amount of humor. Recommended, but read Mickey7 first. You’ll be lost otherwise. ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626/43 "2024-07-26T17:35:38Z")
Finished _Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood_, by Trevor Noah, which was excellent. Now I’m reading _The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics_, by Daniel James Brown. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626/44 "2024-07-26T18:56:57Z")
I finished _Toxic Prey_ by John Sandford, both audio and book. This guy is certainly one of my top 5 authors of all time. This morning, after about a 90 day wait, I received, via Libby, _You Like It Darker_ by Stephen King. One hour in and I’m enjoying it immensely. ---
**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 29, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626/45 "2024-07-29T15:20:47Z")
Finished _The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics_, by Daniel James Brown, which was very good. Now I’m reading _The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History_, by Karen Valby. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626/46 "2024-07-29T15:38:37Z")
Started this morning on [The Dissonance](https://www.amazon.com/Dissonance-Novel-Shaun-Hamill/dp/0593317254) by Shaun Hamill, a novel about three people drawn back to their hometown, where they once practiced magic, in order to …well, I don’t know yet. I’m sure it’s something nice. ---
**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 29, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626/47 "2024-07-29T17:22:43Z")
New thread: [I’m ready for autumn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2024-edition/1004964/2) ---
**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, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626/48 "2024-07-31T18:49:08Z")
Finished _The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History_, by Karen Valby, which was okay. Next up: _Zeroglyph_, by Vivek Pravat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2024-edition/1003626.md?page=2)