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wednesday books
16 September 2020 21:48The Tyrant Baru Cormorant, Seth Dickinson. Finally finished this! That was a *lot* of book (especially since it's really a continuation of the previous volume), but it did have a satisfying ending (with some loose ends). I feel like Dickinson is unwilling to let his books just have endings -- this one had a satisfying ending chapter, and then he tacked on an extra chapter of teaser for what's coming next in the world.
The Memory of Souls, Jenn Lyons. Third in a series of books whose titles appear to be chosen by random fantasy generator. Though actually they're all named for in-world artifacts: which makes me wonder what "the memory of souls" does. Fun action fantasy with snarky footnotes! Also an apparent OT3 which the author appears to plan to milk for maximum drama before resolving. Set aside to read Piranesi, will get back to soon.
Piranesi, Susanna Clarke. New book by the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: if, like me, you're already sold by this description, go read it already! It's good and worth going into with minimal spoilage. But it's also not very much like Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, for one it's much shorter and faster-paced, so I expect some people who didn't like JS&MN would like this. It's very atmospheric, sometimes a little creepy but ultimately hopeful, and made me think.
The Memory of Souls, Jenn Lyons. Third in a series of books whose titles appear to be chosen by random fantasy generator. Though actually they're all named for in-world artifacts: which makes me wonder what "the memory of souls" does. Fun action fantasy with snarky footnotes! Also an apparent OT3 which the author appears to plan to milk for maximum drama before resolving. Set aside to read Piranesi, will get back to soon.
Piranesi, Susanna Clarke. New book by the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: if, like me, you're already sold by this description, go read it already! It's good and worth going into with minimal spoilage. But it's also not very much like Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, for one it's much shorter and faster-paced, so I expect some people who didn't like JS&MN would like this. It's very atmospheric, sometimes a little creepy but ultimately hopeful, and made me think.