Wednesday Reading

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Man, I have been reading so much Umbrella Academy fanfic this week and so little of it is actually satisfying. I know that sounds super harsh, but it's all either too focused on one character's angst at the expense of everyone, too perfect a fix-it, or too much a rehash of the show. I did find one, however, which really hit the spot: Oddities Observed, Vietnam 1968 by momebie . It's Klaus's time in Vietnam from Dave's POV and it's everything I didn't realize I wanted.

On to actual books!

Just finished:

We Are Robin Vol. 2 - Breaking up is hard to do, but a crisis brings the band back together. I really need to see if there is a trade version of the Robin Wars because the jump between this volume and the previous one doesn't make much sense without it. Still, I enjoyed the core team and am pretty sad only Duke moved on to prime time.

Currently Reading:

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie - I picked this up at last years library book sale and am only a few chapters into it. It's about a pair of teenage boys sent into a rural village for re-education during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The author has a real knack for setting and description

What's Next: Who knows?