Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson
A novella set in the Stormlight Archive universe.
I guess it’s a credit to Sanderson’s writing ability that I find the main character of this story so annoying. Immature, rash, flippant, lucky. But I suppose the point of the story was the character realizing many of these things by the end and begins to understand she’s going to have to take life more seriously in the future.
Perhaps the next time she shows up I’ll like her more.
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
The non-fiction, biographical narrative of Dr. Paul Farmer. Farmer came from poverty and dedicated his life to providing medical care for the impoverished–not just individually but at the public-health level too. Though “impoverished” isn’t quite the right word. The poor, the abandoned, the abused–les misérables. Those in the worst imaginable conditions throughout the world.
Fascinating story. Inspiring and humbling to consider how Farmer spent his life compared to what pretty much any the rest of us are doing to help our fellow beings.
Then I got bogged down starting Neal Stephenson’s massive Baroque Cycle. I might finish the first book in the trilogy within another week or two.