November 2021 Reading Wrap-Up

they are both stunning pieces of science fiction but they are very different kinds of sci-fi

ariadne is probably my favorite of all of them song of achilles thousand ships cersei the silence of the girls ariadne i love ariadne i really do it is a little more playful than the others somehow

brick makers is one of my favorite translated books of this year it's a real masterpiece

it's a really charming book it has a kind of a moby dick vibe where you get a lot of details about forestry and how it works and the kind of facts and details of it as the narrative goes but they're not dry and boring they genuinely help to reinforce the world building of this area

it really is a lovely book for teenage boys to read it's focused on helping people and being kind and how that kindness benefits society

volume 0 is really good

volume 1 is exactly the same as it is in the anime but so beautifully drawn

as a non-binary person i found that truly enrapturing and also it's truly enrapturing as a chinese epic as well

but the unconsoled is a very divisive kazoo ishiguro novel and it is really good in my opinion i adore it

to be taught if fortunate feels almost like hard sci-fi it is an exploration of what humanity can do what it should do morals and ethics and philosophy and the boundaries of science