JJ Arsenault
Currently reading... More to come later.
The footnotes are an odd injection of modern sentiments over a omniscient narrator. And they are many times wildly inaccurate. R.F. Kuang echoed the ridiculous 'European exceptionalism' argument in one of her footnotes that chattel slavery was a unique British/European institution. This is completely untrue. Just like every other abominal form of slavery, the chattel variety, has been practiced by so many numerous empires across every continent and time period that I couldn't list them all here.
Currently reading... More to come later.
The footnotes are an odd injection of modern sentiments over a omniscient narrator. And they are many times wildly inaccurate. R.F. Kuang echoed the ridiculous 'European exceptionalism' argument in one of her footnotes that chattel slavery was a unique British/European institution. This is completely untrue. Just like every other abominal form of slavery, the chattel variety, has been practiced by so many numerous empires across every continent and time period that I couldn't list them all here.
Not usually my genre but I really enjoyed this book.
It’s quirky and written in a simple style that repeats words and phrases like a children’s book. But still feels grown up.
It is tender and sweet but without being saccharine or annoying.
There is well structured foreshadowing and mirroring of storylines to appreciate in how she constructed this book.
Not usually my genre but I really enjoyed this book.
It’s quirky and written in a simple style that repeats words and phrases like a children’s book. But still feels grown up.
It is tender and sweet but without being saccharine or annoying.
There is well structured foreshadowing and mirroring of storylines to appreciate in how she constructed this book.
Intricate world building and excellent long form fantasy. I loved the story and his take on a martial arts culture.
I made the mistake however of starting this series without realizing it isn’t complete and might not be.
Intricate world building and excellent long form fantasy. I loved the story and his take on a martial arts culture.
I made the mistake however of starting this series without realizing it isn’t complete and might not be.
Corn syrup sweetened prose infect the narrative like a fungal bloom on dampened carpet in a dank guano covered cave.
Corn syrup sweetened prose infect the narrative like a fungal bloom on dampened carpet in a dank guano covered cave.
Intricate world building and excellent long form fantasy. I loved the story and his take on a martial arts culture.
I made the mistake however of starting this series without realizing it isn’t complete and suffers from George RR-itis and may never be done.
I’m sad to learn that and I hope it will be completed some day.
Intricate world building and excellent long form fantasy. I loved the story and his take on a martial arts culture.
I made the mistake however of starting this series without realizing it isn’t complete and suffers from George RR-itis and may never be done.
I’m sad to learn that and I hope it will be completed some day.
Incredibly boring start. Got 20% in and abandoned. If no gendered pronouns, crèche family pods, and a few meta humans was the most sci-fi concept going and the story went no where then I’m bored to tears.
Incredibly boring start. Got 20% in and abandoned. If no gendered pronouns, crèche family pods, and a few meta humans was the most sci-fi concept going and the story went no where then I’m bored to tears.
