Kind of a short stack this month. I put a lot of effort into Christmas this year, and then fell down the Hades 2 hole. But I received over 30 books as gifts, so expect to have larger stacks in the coming months.
Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut - I found a collection of Vonnegut books in a little free library, and asked my dad if he had any interest in them. He's not much of a fiction reader, but is sometimes interested in books from years ago he hasn't read in a long time, or such things by similar authors, and he took up my offer. He started with Cat's Cradle, so I grabbed my copy for the novelty of reading a book at the same time as him. Once he got past the invented words he really enjoyed it. I still do too, for the most part - I think I read it for the first time in high school in the 90s, and I was surprised to notice how many little individual bits were still rattling around in my brain.
Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett - I read it every December. Total comfort read, which was nice, because there was some sickness in the house while I was reading it.
How to be a Praying Mom, by Jeannie St. John Taylor - Another little free library find. After finishing this, I remain a childless atheist, so instructions unclear. I did learn that some people apparently refer to God as "Abba Daddy" which... yikes.
Gunslinger, by Night Owl Workshop - A Kickstarter I forgot about and arrived as a present for me from me. Thanks, me! Our current D&D game is using a lot of Western tropes, and I followed the main author/designer's blog, and decided to back this project once he mentioned he was doing illustrations for every entry in the bestiary, and I love a bestiary. The game itself is a serviceable OSR hack. The tables look pilferable. I would have liked to see some of the weirdness fleshed out a little more, and I think it could have used a sensitivity read for something set in largely historical Texas. Overall it's a nice addition to my growing Weird West RPG collection.
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