Books read in April 2018

As per last month, by default I’m just stating whether I'd recommend the book (yes/maybe/no), whether I decided not to finish it (DNF), whether it's a re-read, and whether I can remember there being any content that needs to be warned for (cw). I’m happy to expand on the reasons for my opinions if anyone is interested though — just comment and ask.

Recommend:

• A Taste Of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson (cw: homophobia)
• The Second Mango, Climbing the Date Palm, A Harvest of Ripe Figs, The Olive Conspiracy, and Tales From Perach, Shira Glassman

Maybe recommend:

• The Tea Master And The Detective, Aliette De Bodard
• The Native Heath and The Mingham Air, Elizabeth Fair (cw: colonialism)
• Dichronauts, Greg Egan (re-read)

Wouldn’t recommend:

• Station Eleven, Emily St John Mandel (re-read) (cw: suicide)
• Thinking, Fast And Slow, Daniel Kahneman (DNF) (cw: food moralising)
• Cat Country, Lao She translated by William A Lyell (DNF) (cw: child abuse, sexism, rape)
• Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, Julie Dao (DNF)

What have you recently read and enjoyed? (Feel free to point towards posts on your own journal.)