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Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection of rare books; books that …
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her …
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off …
Sometimes the book you need comes along unexpectedly. This one had been in my to-read list for quite a while, and so I finally decided to pick it up, knowing I love Kingfisher's writing but not knowing what to expect from this particular book.
I loved every moment of it, and already want to read it again. I heartily recommend it.
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off …
She wondered if all the old stories of heroes slaying monsters and maidens locked in towers had involved long, tedious stretches of trying to find the monsters or build the towers in the first place. Probably. No, almost certainly. Who wants to hear the dull practical bits?
— Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (Page 178)
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off …
Content warning Spoilers ahead!
"You wove a cloak of nettle thread," said the dust-wife, standing over her, "and built your own dog out of bones, and now you are concerned about what is impossible?"
— Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (Page 138)
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Content warning Books/Racism/AI
So... online bookseller Fable decided it would be fun to use AI to summarize people's reading habits and it went about as well as you'd expect.
More from Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/fable-controversy-ai-summaries/
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Book Review: Sorcery and Small Magics, by Maiga Doocy
A whimsical romp combining familiar tropes with inventive charm.
@ergative has our review at the NOAF blog
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/01/book-review-sorcery-and-small-magics-by.html
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off …
. . . the history of the world was written in women's wombs and women's blood and she would never be allowed to change it.
— Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (Page 58)
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off …
The love of a bone dog, she thought, bending her head over the paw again. All that I am worth these days.
Then again, few humans were worth the love of a living dog. Some gifts you could never deserve.
— Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (Page 5)
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her …
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Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have …
Starting my Discworld Readathon. I have read a bunch of Discworld novels in German when I was a teen, but that was... a while ago. So I'll try reading them all in the order in which they were published, this time in English.
