I read a bit of everything, but mostly sci-fi. Me on Masto: social.coop/@anaulin
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Maia, the youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court …
Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, …
Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak …
Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she …
An entertaining enough read, but ultimately quite predictable and trope-y.
What's the harm in a pseudonym? New York Times bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, …
Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. …
This is a thoughtful work of sci-fi with the relationship between humans and their environment as a central theme. With a mystery at its center (or perhaps two or three mysteries, depending how you count), it was an exciting read, and also a moving and thought-provoking one, touching on themes what it means to be conscious, to communicate with other beings, to connect, to be a part / apart.
This was much "harder" on the science than most of what I've been reading recently, and certainly harder than the most of the recent Hugo and Nebula nominees and awards. I'm surprised I haven't seen more buzz about this book.
From New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, In the Lives of Puppets is a queer retelling of the Pinocchio …
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that …
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged …
I can see why for many this is a beloved book for some, but it didn't capture me.
The writing often felt plodding and overwrought, instead of evocative and touching. And this novel is all scene and style and very little story, so there was not much else to go on.
I found myself wishing this had been a short story instead of a novel.
A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.
Language …
I can see why for many this is a beloved book, but it didn't capture me in the same way.
The writing style often felt plodding and overwrought, instead of evocative and touching. And this novel is all scene and style and very little story, so there was not very much else to go on.
I found myself wishing this had been a short story instead of a novel.
After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter—has finally …
Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for …
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation …
High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention Worn out after decades of packing steel and …
A cute story with D&D-style characters. An amusing and quick read, but predictable and forgettable. I'm not quite sure why this made it to Hugo finalist, seems way too weak.