Wednesday reading meme for August 7 2024
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kitewithfishWhat I've read
I'm writing this from my phone and the format is fighting me, so I'll just do what I've finished reading for the week.
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera - Hugo's best novel nominee- this book was wild in a lot of ways! Really interesting world, which I think pulls more from the authors Sri Lankan cultural milieu then from European fantasy contacts. I really liked how mundane and super mundane elements existed side by side, bouncing off each other, but not feeling like they were separate domains. The main character is floundering a bit, but in a context that is so awful and so moving that I do not begrudge him. The conclusion was both stranger and more inevitable then I could have expected.
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle - this is a solid Horror Story. I liked elements that evoked fandoms online and I thought that the main character, Misha, was personally interesting and engaging. The triumphant ending worked pretty well for me in terms of message. However, the book just didn't really hook me- no fault of Chuck Tingle, of course, just this one didn't engage me as much as Camp Damascus.
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera - Hugo's best novel nominee- this book was wild in a lot of ways! Really interesting world, which I think pulls more from the authors Sri Lankan cultural milieu then from European fantasy contacts. I really liked how mundane and super mundane elements existed side by side, bouncing off each other, but not feeling like they were separate domains. The main character is floundering a bit, but in a context that is so awful and so moving that I do not begrudge him. The conclusion was both stranger and more inevitable then I could have expected.
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle - this is a solid Horror Story. I liked elements that evoked fandoms online and I thought that the main character, Misha, was personally interesting and engaging. The triumphant ending worked pretty well for me in terms of message. However, the book just didn't really hook me- no fault of Chuck Tingle, of course, just this one didn't engage me as much as Camp Damascus.
