My first reads for 2016 show that I’ve definitely got a geeky side.
I read Volume 1 (issues #1-5) of Ms. Marvel this weekend in another attempt to see if I like comics. I’m still not entirely sure they’re for me but this was an interesting read and I’ve already requested the next volume. I know Ms. Marvel is important since the Marvel universe isn’t exactly populated by female, non-white, Muslim superheroes. Kamala Kahn is a teenage girl in Jersey City trying to balance American high school and strict immigrant parents when she suddenly finds herself thrust into the superhero role. I felt for Kamala as she is figures out who she is and how she fits into the world although I am hoping for a bit more on the origin story – what actually gave her her powers?
I also finished Armada on audio today. Armada follows a teenage gamer drafted into real war as aliens invade the planet. Just like Ready Player One, Armada was a treat for my ears from start to finish. Wil Wheaton reading Ernest Cline is definitely one of my favorite narrator/author combinations. While Armada is not nearly as good as RPO, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve heard others were disappointed but I never wanted to stop listening.
What was your first book of 2016?
my books. my life. 
My first book of the year was The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. It was a good one to start the year. While I liked the first volume of Ms. Marvel, I really couldn’t get into the second and third one. I got lost, trying to keep track of the characters, or even knowing who they were within the Marvel Universe.
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I really need to get around to reading Armada. I somehow never acquired a copy.
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