How much attention to pay to the reader’s ease of pronouncing something?

I didn’t read about it but the preview ad didn’t suck me in.

I do agree those are beautiful latkes

Applesauce. Got to have applesauce.

That’s some good thinking

I dunno. There’s some good probability some of those are canceling each other out by going opposite directions.

3/3:
• A Prayer for The Crown-Shy (A Monk and Robot Book), Becky Chambers (2022)
• The Kingdom of Sweets, Erika Johansen (2023)
• Leviathan Falls (2023) and The Mercy of the Gods (2024), James S.A. Corey
• Starter Villain, John Scalzi (2024)
• Mistborn, Brandon Sanderson (2006)

2/3:
• Starling House, Alix E. Harrow (2023)
• Mal Goes to War, Edward Ashton (2024)
• The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo (2024)
• Space Opera, Catherine M. Valente (2018)
• The Bright Sword, Lev Grossman (2024)

They all count. Audio books, too.

Plus every sports team will you three different platforms, one for schedules, one for parent-coach, and another for coach-player. Plus an optional fourth, for parent manager/boosters-parents.

Computer repairman on the moon, or a Jedi. Maybe James Bond.

Movies have been rough since my kids were born bc so hard to stay awake!

*scanning my shelves, so many super talented authors i gobble up these days: Elizabeth Bear, “James Corey,” MR Kowal, Jemisin, Bardugo, Alix Harrow, Novik, O’Keefe, Moreno-Garcia, Scalzi, Martha Wells, and so many more

{🧚} • fav childhood book: Elfstones of Shannara
{⚔️} • fav teenage book: Moon is a Harsh Mistress, or Three Californias series
{📚} • current fav book: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau*
{📽️} • fav show of all time: Firefly or West Wing
{📺} • current fav show: British Bake Off
{🎬} • fav movie: ??**

I’m too old to get it but not my college kid

What’s your top 3 go-to and why?

It was a bit of a slow start, and there’s some time jumps that have left me a little confused about the trajectory, but those maybe this I can’t judge too harshly without knowing how it will turn out.