Beautiful writing. I didn’t think it was connecting with me through the first two thirds, but the final act got me.
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Lucius finished reading Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Lucius finished reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Lucius finished reading The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials, #3)
Lucius commented on The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2) by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials (2))
Lucius finished reading We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
This was fine. A friend pitched it as the scariest book they’ve ever read. It was certainly creepy, but the concepts and themes it played with I’ve already experienced with more interesting execution through SCP Foundation, Control, and The Backrooms.
Lucius finished reading The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials, #1)
Lucius finished reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Lucius finished reading The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin
Lucius finished reading The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
Lucius finished reading Worlds Of Exile And Illusion by Ursula K. Le Guin
I love Le Guin’s fascination with how cultures and planets tell time. Such a foundational construct that touches every part of life. But the worlds shes conjures are mere artifice for the meat of her stories—embodied characters with absorbing emotional journeys. I’ve never felt so drawn into individuals’ internal landscapes.
Lucius finished reading Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer
Increasingly, I realize that Area X is an experience best visualized for me. VanderMeer uses so many words to describe the indescribable, with great skill, but it's all a rich loam begging to cultivate a visually stunning film experience. In prose alone, this ended as a ponderous exercise. I hope there's a future for movies based on this series beyond Annihilation.