Chris
the book is fine. Decidedly fine. It is inoffensive, quick reading and yet I couldn’t continue. Life is too short for “find” and especially given that I made it over 300 pages before giving up. But 1100 pages isn’t worth it for a shrug of a book, especially with how many wonderful books exist in the world waiting to be read!
the book is fine. Decidedly fine. It is inoffensive, quick reading and yet I couldn’t continue. Life is too short for “find” and especially given that I made it over 300 pages before giving up. But 1100 pages isn’t worth it for a shrug of a book, especially with how many wonderful books exist in the world waiting to be read!
Dungeon Crawler Carl continues to be a fun and satisfying romp. I liked this book more than the 2nd installment, and Dinneman has ways of planting plot devices long before they come in handy, which ultimately makes them much more satisfying. The cast of characters compliment each other well and the heart of the series, Carl not losing his humanity, keeps pulling me along book after book. Glurp on that, friends.
Dungeon Crawler Carl continues to be a fun and satisfying romp. I liked this book more than the 2nd installment, and Dinneman has ways of planting plot devices long before they come in handy, which ultimately makes them much more satisfying. The cast of characters compliment each other well and the heart of the series, Carl not losing his humanity, keeps pulling me along book after book. Glurp on that, friends.
Updated a reading goal:
Read 40 books by December 31, 2025
Progress so far: 25 / 40 63%
Amis combines an interesting literary style, telling the story of a life backwards, while grappling with the evil of the Holocaust. In doing so, he creates a sort of reflection of the holocaust being undone, beautiful in concept and even more heartbreaking knowing his tale is a fiction.
Amis combines an interesting literary style, telling the story of a life backwards, while grappling with the evil of the Holocaust. In doing so, he creates a sort of reflection of the holocaust being undone, beautiful in concept and even more heartbreaking knowing his tale is a fiction.
Vandermeer has such a way of writing nature that every time I open the book I feel humid heavy air around me, the mysteries of the natural world echoed through Area X. I don’t know if a resolution to this mystery can ever be satisfying but the journey certainly is, and Vandermeer’s exploration of who we are to ourselves and to others, that form a powerful through line through both Annihilation and this work.
Vandermeer has such a way of writing nature that every time I open the book I feel humid heavy air around me, the mysteries of the natural world echoed through Area X. I don’t know if a resolution to this mystery can ever be satisfying but the journey certainly is, and Vandermeer’s exploration of who we are to ourselves and to others, that form a powerful through line through both Annihilation and this work.