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landofnowhere) wrote2020-08-06 08:07 pm
landofnowhere) wrote2020-08-06 08:07 pm
a memory of reading thursday
(My Wednesdays are getting busier, so there may be more reading Thursdays going forward.)
By the Book: A Novel of Prose and Cons by Amanda Sellett: recommended byskygiants, I wanted something warm and fuzzy, and this worked. YA romance with a protagonist who has grown prematurely world-weary by reading too many nineteenth-century novels. It's a charming twist on the Northanger Abbey premise with lots of literary references. Would send back in time to my fifteen-year-old self.
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine: this has been on my to-read list for a year, it only took winning a Hugo to get me to read it :-D But it's good so far, and I'm looking forward to finding out what plot twists are in store. Feels like an Ann Leckie, but I find the prose more engaging, I think.
By the Book: A Novel of Prose and Cons by Amanda Sellett: recommended by
skygiants, I wanted something warm and fuzzy, and this worked. YA romance with a protagonist who has grown prematurely world-weary by reading too many nineteenth-century novels. It's a charming twist on the Northanger Abbey premise with lots of literary references. Would send back in time to my fifteen-year-old self.A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine: this has been on my to-read list for a year, it only took winning a Hugo to get me to read it :-D But it's good so far, and I'm looking forward to finding out what plot twists are in store. Feels like an Ann Leckie, but I find the prose more engaging, I think.
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Lollll at least you've got to A Memory Called Empire! I will one day...