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Replica

Replica@bookwyrm.social

Joined 6 months, 1 week ago

A digital artist and a very picky reader, eternally looking for the perfect book. I read mostly fiction (scifi, horror, fantasy...) and some non fiction occasionally. ESP/ENG

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reviewed A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, #2)

Robert Jackson Bennett: A Drop of Corruption (2025, Del Rey)

The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant …

A disappointment

I didn't finish it at 100 pages. I quite enjoyed the first book but this one felt strange, the protagonist (Din) turned into a promiscuous, bitter young man whose sexual exploits didn't interest me in the slightest. It was like I was reading about someone else. The case and the setting were interesting enough but couldn't save it, it felt kinda repetitive to be honest. All in all, it was an uncomfortable read for me.

finished reading The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)

Robert Jackson Bennett: The Tainted Cup (Hardcover, 2024, Random House Worlds)

In Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a …

An interesting mix of Sherlock Holmes, Pacific Rim and some serious lovecraftian vibes.

I loved the worldbulding and some of the characters. Now I just have to read the second book :D

reviewed Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach Series, #4)

Jeff VanderMeer: Absolution (Hardcover, MCD)

TOP SECRET: A clear and present threat exists. Open-ended. Existential. Confirmation via uncanny op. Nature …

My Absolution Review

I read half the book until the senseless swearing started and I just couldn't continue.

Cory Doctorow: Radicalized (EBook, 2019, Head of Zeus)

Told through one of the most on-pulse genre voices of our generation--New York Times bestselling …

I Think I've Seen All This Before

This book contains four separate novellas: - Unauthorized Bread (my favorite) - Model Minority - Radicalized - The Masque of Red Death

The stories started out very promising but they kind of deflated halfway through. They could have been shorter too (specially the first one), and there wasn't a lot more to tell. I expected more, to be honest. I feel it doesn't deliver anything new. For the most part I felt that each of them ended without providing a satisfying ending.

When this book was first published on 2019 I guess the themes and concepts within it would have been more impactful but right now, as I write this in 2025, reality has surpassed fiction in all fronts and few things surprise me anymore.

I give it 3 stars because they're well written pieces of fiction and I'm sure people getting started with science fiction or those who don't …