luisl-heid.bsky.social
comparative literature student & sff nerd
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The pacing felt a bit off -- probably a consequence of constantly switching between narratives -- but the payoff of getting to know Zelu from 3 different angles was definitely worth it + I love nested stories and this definitely scratched that itch
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It's inspired by a couple of Ken Liu short stories (highly recommend). "The Gods Will Not Be Chained" and "Staying Behind"-- there might be some others I can't think of right now.
Yeah, they're great too but the show really just took those core ideas and ran a f*cking marathon
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Started the sequel today. I can already tell from the prelude that I'm gonna love the way she writes aliens
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+Mahit's complex love-hate relatioship with the all-consuming, self-projecting/replicating empire is weirdly relatable to me as a European who mainly studies contemporary US literature
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Now that I've had some time to sit with it, here's some well deserved praise:
Probably my favorite read of the year so far. Such a great character study with some really well-worked stylizations for Mahit's unique neurosituations
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What if you set up a tiny hall of mirrors? Or will the cat know?
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I get that. Reflecting while reading is a good skill to have, though -- be proud of it.
If I just have to get through sth for uni I've found that mixed media reading really helps -- when the audio/physical book gets too tiring (or I too ponderous) I just switch from one to the other
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It's either Parable of the Sower, Pratchett's Nation, Hyperion (the first novel NOT the series), or Dandelion Dynasty
In terms of stuff I think you'd have a great time covering, I agree with the comment recommending Locked Tomb. Solid and/or weird plots + fun characters + when it hits it goes hard
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This goes for all forms of genre-savviness. I'm just as lost when people expect me to pick up on stuff in their stuff
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Day 20 -- The Fifth Season.
Weird structure + great/brave narrative choices
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Day 19 -- Homage to Catalonia
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Day 18 -- The Goblin Emperor.
A treatise on doing good.
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Day 17 -- The Lord of the Rings
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Day 16 -- Giovanni's Room.
internalized homophobia, the novel
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Day 15
my favorite fairytale retelling:
@naominovik.bsky.social 's Spinning Silver
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Day 14 -- Elizabeth Bishop, Poems
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Day 13 -- Die 13 1/2 Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär (The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear)
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Day 12 -- Small Gods
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Day 11 -- Harrow the Ninth
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Day 10 -- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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20 books / 20 days
Day 9 -- The Lies of Locke Lamora
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Day 8 -- The Dandelion Dynasty
A more recent read but I don't think I'll forget Jia, Kuni & co. anytime soon
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Day 7 -- Das lyrische Stenogrammheft
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Day 6 -- Invisible Man
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Day 5 -- Nation
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a bunch of www.nathanburtondesign.com 's other covers have that cool old timey movie poster aesthetic too. @isawiitch.bsky.social has a great fan cover for Radiance btw: www.instagram.com/p/Ce6YvYZJzN...
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Day 4 -- @catvalente.bsky.social 's Radiance.
Gimme that weird, maximalist, pulpy, literary goodness.
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Day 3 -- Hyperion
Simmons is problematic af -- buy second-hand and don't read the sequels. They do their very best to ruin a masterpiece
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Day 2 -- Parable of the Sower
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