Do it for Her (s.g demiciri). sassy reminded me to throw this to my kindle and reread 'the crowning of the lord tazamkhet, vulture god of the eye' nowDo it for Her (s.g demiciri). sassy reminded me to throw this to my kindle and reread 'the crowning of the lord tazamkhet, vulture god of the eye' now that part 2 is available. shit owns...more
rounding this one up, at first i missed the tight intimate focus from the first two books, of chih listening to mostly one storyteller, the clever wayrounding this one up, at first i missed the tight intimate focus from the first two books, of chih listening to mostly one storyteller, the clever way that story reveals itself. but this one adds something almost equally cool to this series: action with a long awaited wuxia element, and character movement for chih themself. felt appropriately like a fulcrum between the first half of the series and the remaining two installments, can't wait to see what's next....more
this was so perceptive and psychologically taut. it's not really reckoning with the ethics of passing but more focused on how it strains the relationsthis was so perceptive and psychologically taut. it's not really reckoning with the ethics of passing but more focused on how it strains the relationship between two women -- beyond that there's a very familiar consciousness that comes through in the way they think about each other and the confines of their marriages. it's also a story of a woman who is queer but who doesn't have the language to express it....more
this installment is about a 3.5, i don't think it's paced as well and the formula begins to wear thin of murderbot meeting a new assortment of humans/this installment is about a 3.5, i don't think it's paced as well and the formula begins to wear thin of murderbot meeting a new assortment of humans/machines who change their perspective before they end up alone again. which is why i'm VERY excited to read the next one, it's time to reconnect with the original crew hopefully. Still, it's super disarming whenever murderbot has a feeling.
“Or Miki was a bot who had never been abused or lied to or treated with anything but indulgent kindness. It really thought its humans were its friends, because that’s how they treated it. I signaled Miki I would be withdrawing for one minute. I needed to have an emotion in private.”
wonderful, wonderful in its simplicity. subtle fantasy and fairytale worldbuilding, two heroines of my dreams, and THAT ENDING. the way it peeled itsewonderful, wonderful in its simplicity. subtle fantasy and fairytale worldbuilding, two heroines of my dreams, and THAT ENDING. the way it peeled itself back. i'd read a whole ass epic in this universe....more
Loading...
