Artificial Condition   Martha Wells

The second volume in the murderbot diaries series. While it takes a little while to get going, it is just as well-imagined and entertaining as All Systems Red. Murderbot is once again involved with a group of endearing and frustrating humans that it likes as it continues to develop as a persona. Really enjoyed it.

All Systems Red   Martha Wells

Short, surprising, and very entertaining novel about a Security Unit robot (actually a cyborg) that turns off its governor, and acts and thinks for itself. Good action, very interesting interactions with humans, and augmented humans, and its developing personality is delightful and hilarious. Really enjoyed it.

Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called “Alien”   Jeremy N. Smith

Non-fiction account of Elizabeth Tessman’s education and work as a “hacker.” Unfortunately, the book seems written for teenage girls, there is far more detail on her clothes, hairdos, and boyfriends than the work she does, which is fine if you are a teenage girl, which I’m not. Also, Smith repeatedly describes technical problems that Alien locates, but then provides no information on solving the problems. Disappointing, even frustrating read. Too bad.

A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition   Ernest Hemingway

I have read the original version of this book many times. The prose was exquisite, and I loved reading Hemingway’s first-hand accounts of this artistically crucial period of his life that were posthumously assembled by his last wife Mary. This new edition includes a number of unfinished, never-before-published sketches revealing experiences that Hemingway had with his son, Jack, and his first wife Hadley. I found it less readable, and less powerful, but no regrets reading it.