12 February 2025

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The Devil's Charter, Barnabe Barnes. Readaloud; thanks to [personal profile] a_t_rain for the rec! This is a revenge tragedy about the Borgia family that is not particularly faithful to history: that Rodrigo sold his soul to the Devil to become Pope Alexander VI is arguably one of the lesser divergences in this AU. It's not great literature nor does it have any psychological depth, but it is absolutely never boring. It's also light on misogyny/slut-shaming, especially compared to e.g. The Revenger's Tragedy, it only has two real female characters but both kick ass. It's exactly as anti-Catholic a play as you expect from the premise, and no more. A fun readaloud.

Rhythm of War, Brandon Sanderson. Halfway through the book: Stuff has happened, also the dramatic flashbacks have begun. And Navani is going to get to do science next!

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