This or That Reading Challenge discussion

This: A middle-grade book
Or
That: A book set in the future.

THIS: For all the times I've seen the movie, I've never read Matilda until yesterday. Loved it!

For this month's challenge I went with That: A book set in the future, and read Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey. It's set place in the future where humans have colonized the solar system. It describes a series of events that leads to a galactic war between earth-humans, mars-humans, and "Belters" who are humans living on various moons and asteroids. I really liked it a lot. It featured great world-building, an interesting cast of characters, and some compelling themes, including a somewhat sad one that as advanced as our technology gets - some things (humans propensity for violence) still remain. It was the first in a series, and there's a TV adaptation ("The Expanse"), so I'll probably be investing more in both. 4 1/4 stars

I have been working on many challenges and just entering them into my Journal. I worked my way through either this or that for every month, I then found myself working through this AND that for every month.

May: Starfish (a novel written in prose, a great read for people of all ages) That: Sea of Tranquility.

That: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

As a gamer, this was awesome.
As a person, holy crap would that life ever be scary.

As both a gamer and a nerd, I loved this book. Very creatively done, and hit all the geeky buttons. 😂 I thought the sequel was pretty good (although not as good), and same with the film adaptation.