Sigrid Ellis

This is another one that I picked up due to its Hugo nomination. I was actually really excited to dig into it. As a (self-disclosure) queer who digs time lords myself, I expected to find myself immersed in this text and looking forward to turning every single page. I really, really wanted to love this book. But, sadly, I don't. It's largely a collection of (very short) random personal stories about Doctor Who with no real apparent grouping or theme or thread through the book. Because of the length of the pieces and the continuous shift in voice and perspective, it seemed a bit scattered. There were a few of the essays that really entertained me, but overall I just didn't 'dig' it...… (meer)

So far only listened to:

~ Pocosin by Ursula Vernon - 2*
Not my preference for reading and some of it didn't make sense to me but I admit I wasn't fully engaged.
A opossum crawls up under an old witch's house to die. I guess it's not his first time he's died. I guess he knows she'll leave him alone to die in peace. But other gods come to claim him but the witch won't let that happen or something. Why they want him I don't really understand and ytf does she call the death god "Granny"? Oh, later we learn that the death god is wearing the witch's granny's face. That shit just leaves me sitting in confusion. I rather know why up front. If you are calling a death god granny that makes you it's descendent and the story is only claiming she is a witch so I sat in confusion.… (meer)