# Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - June 2023 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [May 29, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751 "2023-05-29T20:42:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/21 "2023-06-04T02:48:40Z")
Yesterday, I read all the way through Grant Morrison’ _The Multiversity_. It was a reread for me, but it had been a couple years. Tonight, I started _Where You See Yourself_ by Claire Forrest. It’s a YA book that’s just recently been released and I’m looking forward to reading more. It’s about a senior in high school who is trying to both figure out how to deal with upcoming college, a boy she has a crush on, and the lack of working accommodations for her wheelchair. She has cerebal palsy, which adds a new layer of difficulty to all of the above. I’m interested to see if the main character finds her voice. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/22 "2023-06-04T19:25:15Z")
Finished _On a Red Station, Drifting_ by Aliette de Bodard, which was very good. Started _Tales from the Dugout: 1,001 Humorous, Inspirational, & Wild Anecdotes from Minor League Baseball_, by Tim Hagerty. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/23 "2023-06-04T21:45:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Have a great trip, **Siam\_Sam**! Thanks. Leaving in a couple of weeks. Back late next month. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/24 "2023-06-05T01:13:16Z")
Finished _Where You See Yourself_. It was a really good read. I’m going to have to recommend it to my middle school librarian friend. Next up will be the graphic novel _Bea Wolf_ by Zach Weinersmith. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/25 "2023-06-05T01:19:25Z")
I just finished Finley Donovan Is Killing It, which was a murder mystery/rom com. I didn’t love it. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/26 "2023-06-05T12:23:42Z")
Finished Every Day. It was enjoyable and interesting, but focused mainly on the romance part, and I really wanted to hear more about the “new body every day” part. Things don’t get solved in the end, but I think the story finished as well as it could have. I looked for the sequel, but it turns out to be a retelling of the same events from a different point of view, so I’ll just leave it at that. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/27 "2023-06-05T21:14:35Z")
Finished _Tales from the Dugout: 1,001 Humorous, Inspirational, & Wild Anecdotes from Minor League Baseball_, by Tim Hagerty, which I enjoyed. My favorite was the time an engineer in a train passing a stadium caught a foul ball. Now I’m reading _Freewater_, by Amina Luqman-Dawson. It’s this year’s Newbery Award winner. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/28 "2023-06-06T01:00:28Z")
Finished _Bea Wolf_ this evening. Quick and wonderful. Not sure which one will be up next, just that it will be with me at Firestone tomorrow while I wait on work for my van. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/29 "2023-06-06T13:01:59Z")
I finished _The Lies I Tell_ by Julie Clark last night. It’s a great thriller that was hard to put down. The general premise is that ten years ago, a journalist discovers a person who recently left town without a trace was a con-woman. In present day, the con-woman is back in town, and the journalist tries to get close to the con-woman to figure out what she’s up to. The bulk of the book is both women trying to (a) deliver a convincing cover story to the other person about who they are and what they’re trying to accomplish, and (b) try to find out all they can about the other person and their true agenda while concealing what they actually know and sticking to the cover story. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/30 "2023-06-06T15:10:26Z")
Started today on [The Ferryman](https://www.amazon.com/Ferryman-Novel-Justin-Cronin/dp/052561947X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1686063883&sr=8-1) by Justin Cronin. If you’ve seen Logan’s Run, it’s the same sort of idea: perfect society with people who have built-in energy meters, and when the meter runs low, they go to a special island to be renewed. Voluntarily? Well… ---
**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:** [June 6, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/31 "2023-06-06T15:27:29Z")
I may have read _Logan’s Run_ ages ago, I know I saw the movie, but honestly all I remember about it is Michael York’s chiseled jawline and how much 14-15 year old me wanted to gnaw on it. 😆 ---
**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:** [June 6, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/32 "2023-06-06T15:29:05Z")
I can see how that might ring a bell. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/33 "2023-06-06T17:19:55Z")
I read _Ay, Mija!_ by Christine Suggs while waiting for my van to get fixed. I love graphics because of how quick they are to read, especially when I’m waiting for an appointment or something like that. My heart-niece recommended it to me (she’s in the business so knows about all the good YA/Graphics/Etc coming out) and has another recommendation that’s coming out in a couple months time. As per usual, not sure what the next read is going to be. I’ve got a lot of library books still on my shelves… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/34 "2023-06-06T22:19:05Z")
Just started _Miskatonic_ by Mark Sable and Giorgio Pontrelli, a Lovecraftian graphic novel set in the early 1920s. The Bureau of Investigation (the FBI’s predecessor) under a young J. Edgar Hoover is looking into odd goings-on in the decaying Massachusetts coastal town of Innsmouth. The protagonist is one of the few female BI special agents at the time. I like it so far. ---
**Author:** ![lawf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@lawf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawf)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/35 "2023-06-07T09:02:19Z")
Just picked up Tommy Orange’s [There There](https://www.bartleby.com/lit/there-there) - a novel about identity, rather a novel that problematizes identity. More specifically, it focuses on what it means to be Native in the US today. Inevitably, therefore, it’s also an exploration of what it means to be modern and urban, which then becomes a critical exploration of what it means to a modern, urban Native. Extremely interesting book! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/36 "2023-06-07T17:14:41Z")
**The Hollow Places** by T. Kingfisher Meh, I was expecting it to be scarier and more gripping. It wasn’t. I was pretty disappointed. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Kind of like if they went to Narnia…then returned after 60% of the book and never went back. What? ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/37 "2023-06-07T17:44:33Z")
Aw, rats! I’m sorry it didn’t work for you. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/38 "2023-06-07T17:54:26Z")
That’s fine. I’m sure if I wrote it, I’d be so proud of it. I just, as a reader, didn’t get creeped out or scared by any of it. My two best books of the past 12 months remain: Piranesi Re-play ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/39 "2023-06-07T18:03:57Z")
Finished _Freewater_, by Amina Luqman-Dawson, which was okay. Now I’m reading _A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking_, by T. Kingfisher. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751/40 "2023-06-07T19:14:50Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Now I’m reading _A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking_, by T. Kingfisher. I enjoyed it. I hope you do too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2023-edition/984751.md?page=3)