{"id":21898,"date":"2025-09-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=21898"},"modified":"2025-09-01T13:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:04:55","slug":"august-reading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/august-reading-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"August reading recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not a ton of reading this month, since we were moving for most of it, but I still managed to finish (and DNF) a few books here and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books that I finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3VpZT2O\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41WuW+Ev8xL._SX342_SY445_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3VpZT2O\"><em>The Edible Ecosystem Solution<\/em> by Zach Locks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lWR0st\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41U7Qnpd1tL._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lWR0st\"><em>Life 3.0<\/em> by Max Tegmark<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45FRiPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41jYfNBxfPL.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45FRiPG\"><em>The Rustlers of West Fork<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46cIT6q\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81g7X9bFzlL._SY466_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46cIT6q\"><em>The Optimist<\/em> by Keach Hagey<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4n2DXGW\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41xXFyUZs8L._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4n2DXGW\"><em>Passin&#8217; Through<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4p7Eut2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71Gv9mDu0NL._SY466_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4p7Eut2\"><em>The Revolt of the Elites<\/em> by Christopher Lasch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books that I DNFed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The AI Mirror<\/em> by Shannon Vallor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Captain Vorpatril&#8217;s Alliance<\/em> by Lois McMaster Bujold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Science Fictions<\/em> by Ritchie Stuart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>In Covid&#8217;s Wake<\/em> by Stephen Macedo &amp; Frances Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Girl on Girl<\/em> by Sophie Gilbert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not a ton of reading this month, since we were moving for most of it, but I still managed to finish (and DNF) a few books here and there. 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