Reading Wednesday
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sabotabbyThe triumphant return of Reading Wednesday!
Just finished: City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I loved this one, more than the spider one even. It's very China Miéville-esque (complimentary), both in terms of style and theme, and a masterclass in why multi-POV stories are great, actually. It's like Tchaikovsky took all of my complaints about contemporary commercial fantasy and put it into a book that was like, "fuck all of that noise." No dumbing it down, no explaining the magic system, no overly tight POV, no generically relatable protagonist—he just throws the reader into a world of magic, turmoil, and revolution, and expects them to keep up, and it's glorious.
Currently reading: Herald Petrel by Strange Seawolf. This is by someone on Mastodon and it's delightful so far. It's about a newly appointed (and deeply traumatized) captain trying to manage a ship that's just been sabotaged in the middle of space, except the entire crew are company bureaucrats overly hellbent on following the rules, even if it gets them killed, and he doesn't have the relationship of trust necessary to get them to ignore their training.
Another War Is Possible by Thomas Rothaus. I technically haven't started this, but I have to blurb it, so. It's about the anti/alter-globalization movement and political violence, so it's definitely up my alley and I'm putting in on here as a reminder to myself to hurry up about it.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
Starbuck: Be sensible, Ahab. Do not do the thing.
Ahab: Hold my beer.
Just finished: City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I loved this one, more than the spider one even. It's very China Miéville-esque (complimentary), both in terms of style and theme, and a masterclass in why multi-POV stories are great, actually. It's like Tchaikovsky took all of my complaints about contemporary commercial fantasy and put it into a book that was like, "fuck all of that noise." No dumbing it down, no explaining the magic system, no overly tight POV, no generically relatable protagonist—he just throws the reader into a world of magic, turmoil, and revolution, and expects them to keep up, and it's glorious.
Currently reading: Herald Petrel by Strange Seawolf. This is by someone on Mastodon and it's delightful so far. It's about a newly appointed (and deeply traumatized) captain trying to manage a ship that's just been sabotaged in the middle of space, except the entire crew are company bureaucrats overly hellbent on following the rules, even if it gets them killed, and he doesn't have the relationship of trust necessary to get them to ignore their training.
Another War Is Possible by Thomas Rothaus. I technically haven't started this, but I have to blurb it, so. It's about the anti/alter-globalization movement and political violence, so it's definitely up my alley and I'm putting in on here as a reminder to myself to hurry up about it.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
Starbuck: Be sensible, Ahab. Do not do the thing.
Ahab: Hold my beer.
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Date: 2024-07-17 12:36 pm (UTC)Ahab: Hold my beer.
Does it involve death and resurrection?
Another War Is Possible by Thomas Rothaus. I technically haven't started this, but I have to blurb it, so. It's about the anti/alter-globalization
You'll have not seen my Hot Takes today (points at Taiwan)... but Z? Globalization?
I assumed Canadians would default to proper spelling. And I'm confused I've not noticed before.
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Date: 2024-07-17 12:38 pm (UTC)I think just death.
I assumed Canadians would default to proper spelling. And I'm confused I've not noticed before.
We do OU like the Brits and Zs like Americans.
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Date: 2024-07-17 12:43 pm (UTC)We do OU like the Brits and Zs like Americans.
When MAGA rides north... you'll be ... half ready?
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Date: 2024-07-19 12:50 am (UTC)o the second one is brilliant! very different. and just really fantastic, i love it. the third one jets off in yet a third direction and is worth reading, and honestly, i'd love to talk about it after you read it. :)
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