Mostly (queer &c) fiction these days. Mid-era is mostly random "to read" rubbish from other platforms that I haven't cleared out yet. Younger-ish reads are still archived as handwritten lists in notebooks on my shelf.
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A thrilling, atmospheric debut with the intensive drive of The Martian and Gravity and the …
Mentioned by GabSmolders on Twitch. Can’t remember the description though. Randomly, I really like the word luminous. (Potential future word of the year?)
Mentioned by GabSmolders on Twitch
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This was a re-read; I think I’ve read it at least once before, many years ago.
"A thirtieth-century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red-haired fish girl, and a …
I didn’t know about this book, but it sounds interesting…or (who am I kidding?) perhaps more like a book I’ll mention to others as a possible book of interest.
Exiled from Melusine for the crime of heresy, the once powerful Cabaline wizard Felix Harrowgate …
Content warning (positive) comments on ending
What a delightful re-read! The book was exactly as I remembered, and also perfect to read alone rather than revisiting the series. It really wrapped things up so well, while leaving things open for the future of the characters. Definitely not a romance-ending; the sibling relationship really is the heart of the series and this book.
Exiled from Melusine for the crime of heresy, the once powerful Cabaline wizard Felix Harrowgate …
Content warning very mild spoilers for Melusine, The Virtue, The Mirador
I was wibbling about finally reading The Goblin Emperor, and after some discussion, decided to pull out this book again. Only a few pages of skimming in again, and I'm reminded of how much I like this author. However, I'm also reminded of how much I don't want to read the first three books in the series again (they are very good! but I like my stories mostly happy, not so varied) and rather coast by and enjoy the happiness of the series culmination (itself quite standalone in central plot, though of course there are also resolved throughlines). Maybe it's because I'm used to jumping into the middle of things, but even though I don't remember all the details, I pick up enough.
Anyway, plan to thoroughly enjoy this re-read (not even sure which one, perhaps the fifth or sixth?).
From the author of the “original and electric” Braised Pork (Time), An Yu’s enchanting and …
This sounds really intriguing.
I paused reading this several years ago, because I was worried about the ending, and I never managed to pick it up again (even after asking someone else if [something] would happen). Still planning to finish it someday, but by this point I'll have to reread the entire series.
Volume 1 of The Mirror Visitor Quartet
Winner of the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire
Where …
Read a very positive review, "classic".
The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of …
Read a very positive review of this, especially the underlying philosophy of storytelling itself.
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period …
I've had several people mention that this is very good.
Aidan Lockwood lives in a sleepy farming community known for its cattle ranches and not …
I really can’t remember when I read this, but I loved it a lot, the kind of enjoyment where I buy the paper book so I can lend it out and (make) encourage others to read it.
Lemony Snicket is always great and I read a great review of this so now I’m curious.
All Systems Red is a 2017 science fiction novella by American author Martha Wells. The …
I really need to get around to reading this.