Reading Wednesday Meme
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kitewithfishWhat I've Read:
Inspired by my mainlining of The Book of Boba Fett*, I have read a good chunk of Mandalorian fanfic this week, so this list will contain some fic recs! (I'd love more, I'm finding them very entertaining.)
Don't Let it in (With No Intention to Keep it) by Purplesauris - Mandalorian cottagecore, set after The Mandalorian season 2, Din Djarin/Boba Fett/Luke Skywalker - Luke makes a cottage for himself and Grogu to find some peace. Then Din shows up and Luke falls in love with him, slowly, and they make a home together. Then Din's boyfriend shows up.
tell me what the bees say by petraquince (incomplete) - Mandalorian cottagecore AU, set somewhere in New England, Din Djarin/Boba Fett/Luke Skywalker - "It’s been three years since Luke inherited his Uncle Ben’s old house and garden after his death and he still finds himself reeling from the loss sometimes. But he buries himself in his raised beds and becomes a staple at the local farmer’s market. Life is serene, but he still feels like something is missing — until his new neighbors move into the dilapidated cottage down the road. Passion sprouts and love blossoms as he finds himself inextricably bound to the family that he has always been searching for."
Why I love it: Luke is awkward and sweet and there are bees. This is more of a romance with a touch of star wars.
Separate Ways by PepperPrints - the OG Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker fic, posted before the end of season one, and full of delightful found family vibes. A re-read.
staring down the barrel of the hot sun by magneticwave - An AU where Anakin Skywalker never fell to the dark side, and where Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker will follow Obi-Wan Kenobi to broker a peaceful transition of power for the unknown Mandalorian who just won his rule by taking the Darksabre from an unjust king. Short and sweet, love the writing and the cultural exchange.
And one that's not like the others: Ad Augustana per Sciencia by Star_flaming (still reading this, actually, it's 150K) Hux/Kylo Ren, written for The Force Awakens and does not include The Last Jedi
Summary: Hux prided himself on being a man who managed to have interests outside of the military. His newest interest; history so old that many thought it useless in the modern age. And he could have been quite content, reading articles and books on ancient cultures if it wasn't for Kylo Ren, who seemed to have made it his goal to inject himself into Hux's academic pursuits when he wasn't destroying the ship through his apparent self-destructive tendencies. Or: Academia brings two idiots together and builds a new regime"
My notes: Look, I normally think that Hux is a fucking Nazi and pretty repellent. (Full credit to Domhnall Gleeson on that bit of acting.) But this is written with a different mindset for the character and I am kind of able to work with this divergent military history buff who worries about the stress tolerances on their version of the Death Star and also if Kylo Ren is eating enough. There are some excellent bits of "military person being competent" here and some excellent fake academia, which, well, I am a sucker for. I haven't finished this yet.
Side note: I started this post by writing the section below, "What I'm (still) Reading" and felt a bit sheepish that I hadn't finished any books this week and now, looking back on this batch of fic, I feel less inclined to say that I did no reading this week.
What I'm Reading:
Paladin's Grace, by T. Kingfisher - Carried over from last week, I'm slowing down as we get more plotty but I would like to persevere in the face of the slower pace.
The City We Became by NK Jemisin is having the absolute opposite problem - I have to stop because it's a book club read and if skip ahead I don't get to do the fun part where we make mid-point predictions about where the book is going to go. In this case, oh, god I have no idea how this will get resolved but I am having a blast. Manny and Brooklyn and Queen are just delightful - it's a fast paced read and I read the whole first half in roughly a day. (To the point where I felt disappointed that I'd ""done no reading this week""" before I realized, uh, no, I had just devoured that book) This book is an excellent but really distinct companion piece to Light from Uncommon Stars - both have a deeply rooted experience of being a particular person in a particular place - Asian in LA and Black in NYC - and love that experience and convey some facet of that to the reader very well.
Sabriel by Garth Nix Audio book - ongoing.
What I'll Read Next
Honestly I am just going to aim to finish the books I have got going
Books I bought and don't yet have a planned time to read but really want to?
Something Fabulous - Alexis Hall
The Devil of Dark Hollow
King's Dragon - Kate Elliot - I read a LOT of this series when I was in maybe middle school and I 100% did not understand that I was slashing Alain/Fifth Son and was angry that the book didn't carry that thru.
Peter Darling - Austing Chat - TRANS PETER PAN. He can't explain to his family why he can't stand being "Wendy" so he returns to Neverland as an adult and has an enemies to lovers relationship with Captain Hook - the rec was so compelling from an online friend I just went for it.
Victoria Goddard books - The Bride of the Blue Wind, Stargazy Pie
*(Was that show good? Probably not. It felt really kind of confused about why the story was being told. There was a kind of purposelessness to it? Nothing bad, just. Why is Boba Fett doing this particular thing here and now? Because it makes Disney money. )
Inspired by my mainlining of The Book of Boba Fett*, I have read a good chunk of Mandalorian fanfic this week, so this list will contain some fic recs! (I'd love more, I'm finding them very entertaining.)
Don't Let it in (With No Intention to Keep it) by Purplesauris - Mandalorian cottagecore, set after The Mandalorian season 2, Din Djarin/Boba Fett/Luke Skywalker - Luke makes a cottage for himself and Grogu to find some peace. Then Din shows up and Luke falls in love with him, slowly, and they make a home together. Then Din's boyfriend shows up.
tell me what the bees say by petraquince (incomplete) - Mandalorian cottagecore AU, set somewhere in New England, Din Djarin/Boba Fett/Luke Skywalker - "It’s been three years since Luke inherited his Uncle Ben’s old house and garden after his death and he still finds himself reeling from the loss sometimes. But he buries himself in his raised beds and becomes a staple at the local farmer’s market. Life is serene, but he still feels like something is missing — until his new neighbors move into the dilapidated cottage down the road. Passion sprouts and love blossoms as he finds himself inextricably bound to the family that he has always been searching for."
Why I love it: Luke is awkward and sweet and there are bees. This is more of a romance with a touch of star wars.
Separate Ways by PepperPrints - the OG Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker fic, posted before the end of season one, and full of delightful found family vibes. A re-read.
staring down the barrel of the hot sun by magneticwave - An AU where Anakin Skywalker never fell to the dark side, and where Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker will follow Obi-Wan Kenobi to broker a peaceful transition of power for the unknown Mandalorian who just won his rule by taking the Darksabre from an unjust king. Short and sweet, love the writing and the cultural exchange.
And one that's not like the others: Ad Augustana per Sciencia by Star_flaming (still reading this, actually, it's 150K) Hux/Kylo Ren, written for The Force Awakens and does not include The Last Jedi
Summary: Hux prided himself on being a man who managed to have interests outside of the military. His newest interest; history so old that many thought it useless in the modern age. And he could have been quite content, reading articles and books on ancient cultures if it wasn't for Kylo Ren, who seemed to have made it his goal to inject himself into Hux's academic pursuits when he wasn't destroying the ship through his apparent self-destructive tendencies. Or: Academia brings two idiots together and builds a new regime"
My notes: Look, I normally think that Hux is a fucking Nazi and pretty repellent. (Full credit to Domhnall Gleeson on that bit of acting.) But this is written with a different mindset for the character and I am kind of able to work with this divergent military history buff who worries about the stress tolerances on their version of the Death Star and also if Kylo Ren is eating enough. There are some excellent bits of "military person being competent" here and some excellent fake academia, which, well, I am a sucker for. I haven't finished this yet.
Side note: I started this post by writing the section below, "What I'm (still) Reading" and felt a bit sheepish that I hadn't finished any books this week and now, looking back on this batch of fic, I feel less inclined to say that I did no reading this week.
What I'm Reading:
Paladin's Grace, by T. Kingfisher - Carried over from last week, I'm slowing down as we get more plotty but I would like to persevere in the face of the slower pace.
The City We Became by NK Jemisin is having the absolute opposite problem - I have to stop because it's a book club read and if skip ahead I don't get to do the fun part where we make mid-point predictions about where the book is going to go. In this case, oh, god I have no idea how this will get resolved but I am having a blast. Manny and Brooklyn and Queen are just delightful - it's a fast paced read and I read the whole first half in roughly a day. (To the point where I felt disappointed that I'd ""done no reading this week""" before I realized, uh, no, I had just devoured that book) This book is an excellent but really distinct companion piece to Light from Uncommon Stars - both have a deeply rooted experience of being a particular person in a particular place - Asian in LA and Black in NYC - and love that experience and convey some facet of that to the reader very well.
Sabriel by Garth Nix Audio book - ongoing.
What I'll Read Next
Honestly I am just going to aim to finish the books I have got going
Books I bought and don't yet have a planned time to read but really want to?
Something Fabulous - Alexis Hall
The Devil of Dark Hollow
King's Dragon - Kate Elliot - I read a LOT of this series when I was in maybe middle school and I 100% did not understand that I was slashing Alain/Fifth Son and was angry that the book didn't carry that thru.
Peter Darling - Austing Chat - TRANS PETER PAN. He can't explain to his family why he can't stand being "Wendy" so he returns to Neverland as an adult and has an enemies to lovers relationship with Captain Hook - the rec was so compelling from an online friend I just went for it.
Victoria Goddard books - The Bride of the Blue Wind, Stargazy Pie
*(Was that show good? Probably not. It felt really kind of confused about why the story was being told. There was a kind of purposelessness to it? Nothing bad, just. Why is Boba Fett doing this particular thing here and now? Because it makes Disney money. )
