Wednesday reading

[redbird]

One book finished in the past fortnight: Aftermarket Afterlife, by Seanan McGuire, the 14th volume in her InCryptid series of fantasy novels. I was disappointed by this one: there were too many ghosts and too few cryptids, and the ending seemed abrupt, even given that this is number 14 in a loose series. I'm not a big fan of ghosts, and the book is narrated by Aunt Mary, the Price family's ghost babysitter. The ebook also contains "Excerpt from Mourner's Waltz," about a bit of Verity's life, as the superintendent and only human resident of a Manhattan apartment building. The novel and short story both contain massive spoilers for at least the two previous books in the series.

I gave up on Twelve Trees (mentioned in the previous post) because the printing was hard on my eyes, and since it's a hardcover rather than an ebook, I can't change the font or print size, and I have to take it back to the library.

Comments

[ofearthandstars]

I frequently have this trouble with paper books now. I did buy a pair of OTC readers that has helped to resolve some of the difficulty, but I do struggle to understand why more print books are not in clearer fonts.

[redbird]

This is with my eyeglasses. It's possible I need a new prescription, though in 2024 the eye doctor said it hadn't changed, or it may be that the Fuchs dystrophy (thickening of the corneas) has gotten worse. I may also need a new pair of physical glasses, because these lenses have accumulated tiny scratches over the past few years.

[ofearthandstars]

Yeah, all of those things could be a factor - but I still notice a lot of books have very small print now, especially paperbacks. I purchased a copy of An Immense World by Ed Yong and I have put off trying to tackle it because even with the readers, it still causes eye strain. :/