DMPL Book Chat discussion

See which books staff read for this challenge below. If you've completed this challenge, let us know which book you read and what you thought about it! Also, don't forget to register for the 2023 Reading Challenge at dmpl.org/readingchallenge.

I read Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon. There were parts of this book I really liked, and then the sci-fi bits would creep in and remind me that I'm just not much of a sci-fi fan. ‍

I read "Several People Are Typing" by Calvin Kasulke. This book had me laughing out loud, I found it absolutely hilarious. The entire book comprises several Slack group conversations between employees at a (fictional) PR firm. The premise is that an employee is inexplicably sucked into Slack (as in, leaves his body, his consciousness is bound to the platform), and it only gets weirder from there. Very quick read, and it has a quirky and satisfying ending. I highly recommend it, especially if you work in a corporate environment that utilizes Slack or some other teams messaging platform -- you'll relate in an uncanny and hilarious way!

I read The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc. It's a completely different parenting experience than mine—and the reason I read it.

An authentic and raw memoir about the language of parenthood—some that describes who Krys is, some that describes who Krys is becoming, and many of our standard phrases and boxes-to-check-on-a-form language that doesn't describe Krys at all.

I read "The Atmospherians" by Isle McElroy. It fell apart a little in the middle, but overall it was an interesting satire of influencer culture and toxic masculinity.