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felt like this book was edging me... I kept reading one chapter more then one chapter more thinking that at any moment there would finally be aliens but then instead that chapter would go on a thoughtful and mysterious tangent I never would have imagined. Love this as a physicist and it really won me over in terms of politics as well.
In his afterword, Cixin Liu says he focuses on the science and doesn't mean anything about the politics but I seriously can't believe that. Girl you created a series that says so much about how powerful people would rather sacrifice humanity than for for self-improvement of society!! you can't just call that non-political lol
felt like this book was edging me... I kept reading one chapter more then one chapter more thinking that at any moment there would finally be aliens but then instead that chapter would go on a thoughtful and mysterious tangent I never would have imagined. Love this as a physicist and it really won me over in terms of politics as well.
In his afterword, Cixin Liu says he focuses on the science and doesn't mean anything about the politics but I seriously can't believe that. Girl you created a series that says so much about how powerful people would rather sacrifice humanity than for for self-improvement of society!! you can't just call that non-political lol
really sweet and pleasant read, perfect for someone like me who is obsessssssed with Jackie Tyler.
I didn't always feel like it had the most analysis but I did really love how it brought it together in the end, made me cry. everybody is special and everybody matters.
really sweet and pleasant read, perfect for someone like me who is obsessssssed with Jackie Tyler.
I didn't always feel like it had the most analysis but I did really love how it brought it together in the end, made me cry. everybody is special and everybody matters.
Got better and better as it went along. The last three stories were really great, I really love weird conceptual sci-fi like the last story. We read Day Trip to Durmitor and Carnivore for my book club and which I thought were pretty average for the collection (I like the former but could not understand what an earth a lot of it was meant to mean).
Abby was my favourite, I would also recommend The Guest, Heading West, and The Underworld.
Got better and better as it went along. The last three stories were really great, I really love weird conceptual sci-fi like the last story. We read Day Trip to Durmitor and Carnivore for my book club and which I thought were pretty average for the collection (I like the former but could not understand what an earth a lot of it was meant to mean).
Abby was my favourite, I would also recommend The Guest, Heading West, and The Underworld.
Got better and better as it went along. The last three stories were really great, I really love weird conceptual sci-fi like the last story. We read Day Trip to Durmitor and Carnivore for my book club and which I thought were pretty average for the collection (I like the former but could not understand what an earth a lot of it was meant to mean).
Abby was my favourite, I would also recommend The Guest, Heading West, and The Underworld.
Got better and better as it went along. The last three stories were really great, I really love weird conceptual sci-fi like the last story. We read Day Trip to Durmitor and Carnivore for my book club and which I thought were pretty average for the collection (I like the former but could not understand what an earth a lot of it was meant to mean).
Abby was my favourite, I would also recommend The Guest, Heading West, and The Underworld.
yesss I can really see the appeal now. once you start looking for what aspects of this are teen girl wish fulfillment it's soo full of it in a way that makes you go "good for her". We have: - Everyone being in love with Bella. seriously it's like 6-7 men. - power fantasy of being the only one who can influence a powerful man. - being extremely special and "not like other girls". Like literally being the only one who can't have her mind read. - being forcefemmed by Alice so that you can have a tasteful dress and curled hair without sullying your Not-Like-Other-Girls reputation
I love Alice so much in this. if I don't read all the other Twilight books I will at least read all the extracts about Alice and Rosalie's back stories.
The beginning in Forks where she's just vibing and it's raining and there's trees... kind of want a whole book of that.
yesss I can really see the appeal now. once you start looking for what aspects of this are teen girl wish fulfillment it's soo full of it in a way that makes you go "good for her". We have: - Everyone being in love with Bella. seriously it's like 6-7 men. - power fantasy of being the only one who can influence a powerful man. - being extremely special and "not like other girls". Like literally being the only one who can't have her mind read. - being forcefemmed by Alice so that you can have a tasteful dress and curled hair without sullying your Not-Like-Other-Girls reputation
I love Alice so much in this. if I don't read all the other Twilight books I will at least read all the extracts about Alice and Rosalie's back stories.
The beginning in Forks where she's just vibing and it's raining and there's trees... kind of want a whole book of that.
yesss I can really see the appeal now. once you start looking for what aspects of this are teen girl wish fulfillment it's soo full of it in a way that makes you go "good for her". We have: - Everyone being in love with Bella. seriously it's like 6-7 men. - power fantasy of being the only one who can influence a powerful man. - being extremely special and "not like other girls". Like literally being the only one who can't have her mind read. - being forcefemmed by Alice so that you can have a tasteful dress and curled hair without sullying your Not-Like-Other-Girls reputation
I love Alice so much in this. if I don't read all the other Twilight books I will at least read all the extracts about Alice and Rosalie's back stories.
The beginning in Forks where she's just vibing and it's raining and there's trees... kind of want a whole book of that.
yesss I can really see the appeal now. once you start looking for what aspects of this are teen girl wish fulfillment it's soo full of it in a way that makes you go "good for her". We have: - Everyone being in love with Bella. seriously it's like 6-7 men. - power fantasy of being the only one who can influence a powerful man. - being extremely special and "not like other girls". Like literally being the only one who can't have her mind read. - being forcefemmed by Alice so that you can have a tasteful dress and curled hair without sullying your Not-Like-Other-Girls reputation
I love Alice so much in this. if I don't read all the other Twilight books I will at least read all the extracts about Alice and Rosalie's back stories.
The beginning in Forks where she's just vibing and it's raining and there's trees... kind of want a whole book of that.
Perfect October read! The art style is incredibly beautiful, I especially love all the little creeetures following them around everywhere.
*spoilers*
The end made me cryyyy
Perfect October read! The art style is incredibly beautiful, I especially love all the little creeetures following them around everywhere.
*spoilers*
The end made me cryyyy
Extremely slow and quite brilliant. The language used in this is so fantastically over-the-top in a way that made me realise how starved of description most modern books are.
Gormenghast is such a curious setting; it's stagnation captured as a character of its own. It reminds me of a potato that's been left in a cupboard too long, and so has grown it's own beard and it's own personality. I'm talking nonsense, of course. I am tired and in pain and trying to write in any kind of way that will do justice to how the book is written.
I can see why this is my mum's favourite book.
Extremely slow and quite brilliant. The language used in this is so fantastically over-the-top in a way that made me realise how starved of description most modern books are.
Gormenghast is such a curious setting; it's stagnation captured as a character of its own. It reminds me of a potato that's been left in a cupboard too long, and so has grown it's own beard and it's own personality. I'm talking nonsense, of course. I am tired and in pain and trying to write in any kind of way that will do justice to how the book is written.
I can see why this is my mum's favourite book.
I feel enriched reading this event though it's not very for me. I appreciate the way it's written rather than actually liking the way it's written - I'm currently trying to read some things with different narrative voices and this certainly delivered. I also like the little glimses at more mundane cause&effect. The description of the garden is almost very cool and out there but there's too much in the power structure that's familiar to real life for it to be revolatory to me.
makes me want to write books with my friends!!!
I feel enriched reading this event though it's not very for me. I appreciate the way it's written rather than actually liking the way it's written - I'm currently trying to read some things with different narrative voices and this certainly delivered. I also like the little glimses at more mundane cause&effect. The description of the garden is almost very cool and out there but there's too much in the power structure that's familiar to real life for it to be revolatory to me.
makes me want to write books with my friends!!!
god tier graphic novel. the fairytales are beautiful, as is the cultural connection, the queer story and story of immigration. so beautifully interwoven and drawn in such a delightful way.
god tier graphic novel. the fairytales are beautiful, as is the cultural connection, the queer story and story of immigration. so beautifully interwoven and drawn in such a delightful way.
Bechdels thinks so reflectively and so deeply, her work is so interesting and really gives some other perspectives by which to look at our own relationships.
this was a little less interesting than Fun Home but I feel like I've learnt so much about Virginia Woolf and Winniecot.
Bechdels thinks so reflectively and so deeply, her work is so interesting and really gives some other perspectives by which to look at our own relationships.
this was a little less interesting than Fun Home but I feel like I've learnt so much about Virginia Woolf and Winniecot.
I feel enriched reading this event though it's not very for me. I appreciate the way it's written rather than actually liking the way it's written - I'm currently trying to read some things with different narrative voices and this certainly delivered. I also like the little glimses at more mundane cause&effect. The description of the garden is almost very cool and out there but there's too much in the power structure that's familiar to real life for it to be revolatory to me.
makes me want to write books with my friends!!!
I feel enriched reading this event though it's not very for me. I appreciate the way it's written rather than actually liking the way it's written - I'm currently trying to read some things with different narrative voices and this certainly delivered. I also like the little glimses at more mundane cause&effect. The description of the garden is almost very cool and out there but there's too much in the power structure that's familiar to real life for it to be revolatory to me.
makes me want to write books with my friends!!!
Looove the time travel concept, love spotting all the different things around the house. both of Kwan's kids books are such rich and delightful reads.
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Looove the time travel concept, love spotting all the different things around the house. both of Kwan's kids books are such rich and delightful reads.
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probably the most interesting politically of the original trilogy, although it's so weird to have a book without a hunger game (games? What's the singular?) in it.
I could have even more of Katniss and Johanna queening out. that was awesome.
probably the most interesting politically of the original trilogy, although it's so weird to have a book without a hunger game (games? What's the singular?) in it.
I could have even more of Katniss and Johanna queening out. that was awesome.
super interesting collection. Some were definitely 5 star to me (straightening the shawl sticks in my mind) while other left no impression, or didn't deliver on what was set up.
the ones from cross-cultural perspectives, or from people who have unusual viewpoints (even in the gay community) really stood out. I was really thankful we saw the perspectives of Trans men in this.
super interesting collection. Some were definitely 5 star to me (straightening the shawl sticks in my mind) while other left no impression, or didn't deliver on what was set up.
the ones from cross-cultural perspectives, or from people who have unusual viewpoints (even in the gay community) really stood out. I was really thankful we saw the perspectives of Trans men in this.
no one does a story about memory quite like Ishiguro, he has that down. while this is definitely the least I've liked an Ishiguro book it's still a good read. I love the stuff about Britain's complacency, oppressive empire and general lack of regard for the life of Chinese people. Ishiguro is so good at writing people who at home with the British status quo and using their own perspectives to show them up.
*spoilers*
I thought the mystery was wrapped up in a satisfying way 💙
no one does a story about memory quite like Ishiguro, he has that down. while this is definitely the least I've liked an Ishiguro book it's still a good read. I love the stuff about Britain's complacency, oppressive empire and general lack of regard for the life of Chinese people. Ishiguro is so good at writing people who at home with the British status quo and using their own perspectives to show them up.
*spoilers*
I thought the mystery was wrapped up in a satisfying way 💙