Natasha's Updates en-US Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:07:52 -0700 60 Natasha's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9279431802 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:07:52 -0700 <![CDATA[Natasha wants to read 'Playground']]> /review/show/7468286718 Playground by Richard Powers Natasha wants to read Playground by Richard Powers
]]> Review7460445093 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:19:56 -0700 <![CDATA[Natasha added 'Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory']]> /review/show/7460445093 Home by Martha Wells Natasha has read Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5) by Martha Wells
This short little piece was fine. Mostly notable because it was from a POV outside of Murderbot. ]]> ReadStatus9155525772 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:41:58 -0800 <![CDATA[Natasha wants to read 'Between Two Fires']]> /review/show/7381756454 Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman Natasha wants to read Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
]]> ReadStatus8988719430 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:46:59 -0800 <![CDATA[Natasha is currently reading 'If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler']]> /review/show/7264438165 If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino Natasha is currently reading If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
]]> UserChallenge60153650 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:16:47 -0800 <![CDATA[ Natasha has challenged herself to read 12 books in 2025. ]]> /user/show/7943946-natasha 11627
She has read 1 book toward her goal of 12 books.
 
1 of 12 (8%)
Create your own 2025 Reading Challenge » ]]> UserChallenge49268345 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:36:50 -0800 <![CDATA[ Natasha has challenged herself to read 24 books in 2024. ]]> /user/show/7943946-natasha 11634 Create your own 2024 Reading Challenge » ]]> Review1725982761 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:36:46 -0800 <![CDATA[Natasha added 'Tao Te Ching: A New English Version']]> /review/show/1725982761 Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu Natasha gave 5 stars to Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Paperback) by Lao Tzu
bookshelves: read-to-myself
I've probably read this translation like 10 times now. You should probably read it at least once.

Well, some annoying glitch won't let me show that this time (2/6/18) I read Ursula Le Guin's translation as opposed to the Mitchell one. It's possible this translation is my new favorite. I'll definitely be going back to it again. ]]> Review7129561955 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 10:46:09 -0800 <![CDATA[Natasha added 'Saga, Volume 11']]> /review/show/7129561955 Saga, Volume 11 by Brian K. Vaughan Natasha gave 4 stars to Saga, Volume 11 (ebook) by Brian K. Vaughan
I think I slowed down on this story for a while there. The creators took a break which meant I took a break and getting back into it was hard. This has been going on for a while and it's hard to remember all the pieces and characters involved every time I reenter the world. But! It's always worth the trouble of reacquainting myself with what's up. Or, rather, the time it takes to allow the memories to resurface. I don't want to look up who is who because I don't want to spoil myself. So I remember. Sometimes I'll go back and reread an issue.
This isn't a review as much as a meandering response to reacclimating myself to this series. I like it. I thought I wouldn't once [spoilers removed]
Anyway, I'm excited to read more. The question now is, do I read more now and force myself to wait that much longer before the following issues come out? Or do I try to pace myself to align more closely with how they're releasing them? ]]> Review7110601230 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:06:18 -0800 <![CDATA[Natasha added 'Click']]> /review/show/7110601230 Click by Kayla Miller Natasha gave 4 stars to Click (Novela gráfica) by Kayla Miller
Such a cute book! Am I biased because I read this after my kid did, making me feel particularly connected to it? Or because as a middle-aged Spanish learner, I was proud of myself for making it through this story in another language? Yes and yes!
But I also liked how it shows that sometimes you can have plenty of friends but still be left out of things. And as a performer I of course love to read about a young person finding that side of themselves. ]]> Review7074922496 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:01:20 -0800 <![CDATA[Natasha added 'The Story Until Now: A Great Big Book of Stories']]> /review/show/7074922496 The Story Until Now by Kit Reed Natasha marked as former-hopefuls The Story Until Now: A Great Big Book of Stories (Hardcover) by Kit Reed
bookshelves: former-hopefuls
I may come back to this. I read "Winter" as a recommendation found somewhere online, which I enjoyed. Then I decided to skip back to the first story, which may have been a mistake. "Denny" did not work for me at all. And I felt like the ending was kind of annoying and cheap.
So back to the library it goes. If I owned it I could see reading some more of these stories. So if a cheap copy presents itself one day, I might just pick it up. ]]>