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Sax Russel

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Joined 1 year, 8 months ago

A nonbinary bookish nerd who needs help keeping track of what books they've read.

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63% complete! Sax Russel has read 23 of 36 books.

R.F. Kuang: Babel (2022, HarperCollins Publishers)

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History …

Amazing

A truly amazing book. The voice is powerful, the vibe immaculate. I hate to compare a wonderful work of fantasy to Harry Potter, but it scratches an itch to have a British magical school story that is so well written. Also of note is the way she writes the main characters friendships, it is the most wholesome display of platonic devotion I've ever read. Between that and her descriptions of life on campus I feel like I lived the life of an academic, and experienced things second hand that I've never gotten the chance to before.

Robin Hobb, Tommy Arnold: Wizard of the Pigeons (2020, Grim Oak Press)

A compelling start to urban fantasy

A very interesting read, as a precursor to the urban fantasy genre, an adventure where you don't quite know what magic is real, what rules it follows, even as you are told directly and not exactly what it is. A wonderful romp through the magical land of Seattle.