September 2023 in Retrospect: What I Read/Listened to/Wrote About

Yes, this is very late. I finished 28 titles (3 up from last month, 1 down from last September), with an equivalent of 7,740 pages or the equivalent (356ish up from last month), and gave them an average of 3.8 stars (.1 up from last month). I’m happy with what I read (but wouldn’t have minded finishing another title or two), I’m happy with what I got posted (but wouldn’t have minded another five or six things posted)–and loved the idea of a Guest Review. So basically, I’m happy with the month.

So, here’s what happened here in September.
Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to

Still Deciding
	??

Still Reading

Ratings

	3		0
	3		0
	10		0
	4		0
	8
		Average =	3.8

TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps

Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 19
Self-/Independent Published: 9

Review-ish Things Posted

• The Lemon Man by Keith Bruton: One (Hit) Man and a Baby
• God to Us: Covenant Theology in Scripture by Stephen G. Myers: A Great Introduction to This Vital Idea
• Proxies by James T. Lambert: The Marx Brothers, Interstellar Threats, a Meddling Mother—Proxies Has it All
• GUEST REVIEW: Mars G. Everson on The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
• Shadow Ranch by Rebecca Carey Lyles: One of the Vilest Villains You’ll Find This Year
• Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman, Lorenzo Mattotti (Illustrator): Bill McNeal Gave Us the Word “Adequacivity” for Books Like This
• Eclipse by Herman Steuernagel: A Promising Start
• What Did the Cross Achieve? by J.I. Packer: A Beginning of an Answer to a Vital Question
• Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn: A (Relatable) Revenge Fantasy Full of Heart and Panache
• Scareground by Angela Kecojevic: A Twisty and Fun Ride for the MG Crowd
• The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 33: Player 2 by R. T. Slaywood: From Strange to Stranger
• Farsickness by Joshua Mohr: A Surreal Pilgrimage
• The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 34: Three to Four Times The Charm by R. T. Slaywood: Annnnnnnd They’re Off!
• The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson: Old Crimes and New
• How to Stay Productive When the World Is Ending (Audiobook) by Reductress: Mara Wilson & Jay Aaseng: The “This is Fine” Meme, Expanded
• The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 35: Game Over by R. T. Slaywood: Well, THAT was Unexpected
• American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church by Andrew Whitehead
• Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama, Jeffrey Angles (Translator): Obliterating Everything, Incinerate a Renegade
• ‘Twas the Bite Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt: All Through the Courthouse, Andy Carpenter Was Stirring
• Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together
• Nasty, Brutish, and Short (Audiobook) by Scott Hershovitz: Who Needs Calvin and Hobbes When We Have Rex and Hank?
• Grandpappy’s Corner: Every Dreaming Creature by Brendan Wenzel: This Book Is So Soft and Comfy It Could Be a Pillow
• The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 36: Roadside Assistance by R. T. Slaywood: Don’t Make Him Angry, You Wouldn’t Like Him When He’s Angry
• Bone Carnival by Megan Lynch: Mysterious and Spooky, (Almost) Altogether Ooky

Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th), I also wrote (and/or posted):

• COVER REVEAL: The Fake Wife by Sharon Bolton
• 20 Books of Summer 2023: Wrap Up and Other Summer Reading
• A Few Quick Questions With…Rebecca Carey Lyles
• A Few Quick Questions With…Herman Steuernagel
• I’m Curious: I’d Like to Give Terry Pratchett Another Try and Could Use Some Guidance
• When Archie Met Lily
• Some of the Guidance I Received on Giving Terry Pratchett Another Try
• GUEST POST: Shaping Smiles with Kay-9 The Robot Dog by J.M. Gulmire
• COVER REVEAL: Harpyness is Only Skin Deep (Audiobook) by D.H. Willison
• WWW Wednesday for September 6, September 12, September 20, and September 27, 2023.
• The Friday 56 for 9/1/23 (A Sh*tload of Crazy Powers by Jackson Ford) and 9/8/23 (Eclipse by Herman Steuernagel).

Enough about me—how Was Your Month?