The use of second person in the book is disorienting for a while, though eventually it makes sense. A lot of the first part of the book felt a bit plodding. But by the time I got to Act Four, things were pretty engaging. I'm glad I read the book. But now I kind of need to start the next book right away. Most of the stuff that came up in this book was resolved by the end, but it also left a lot of threads dangling just so the next book could do something with them.
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Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
Powers (2007) is the third book in the trilogy Annals of the Western Shore, sometimes called Chronicles of the Western …
Pip! Gold rated Harrow the Ninth: 5 stars
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #2)
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Pip! Gold rated Station Eleven: 4 stars
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Pip! Gold rated Saint Death's Daughter: 5 stars
Saint Death's Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney
Fun, froofy and glorious: a coming-of-age story in a new trilogy from World Fantasy Award-winning author C.S.E. Cooney.
Nothing complicates …
Pip! Gold rated The Lies of Locke Lamora: 4 stars
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, #1)
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Pip! Gold finished reading Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #2)
After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the …
Pip! Gold started reading Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #2)
After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the …
I finished reading Gideon the Ninth at summer camp last year, so it seemed fitting I should start this one at summer camp thus year.
Pip! Gold stopped reading Shardik by Richard Adams
The book just wasn't engaging enough for me. I ended up deciding it wasn't worth the effort to keep feeling like I was slogging through it.
Pip! Gold started reading Shardik by Richard Adams
I started this back in 2019, but I don't remember much, so I'm starting over from the beginning.
Pip! Gold rated Shady characters: 5 stars
Shady characters by Keith Houston
In Shady Characters, Keith Houston weaves a fascinating trail through the nooks and crannies of typographical history, from the …
Pip! Gold rated Earthsong (Native Tongue): 4 stars
Pip! Gold rated Because Internet: 5 stars
Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch
Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come …
Pip! Gold started reading Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch
Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message …
Been meaning to read this for a few years. It overlaps with my interests, but also quotes one of the scanned recipes from my mom's collection that I posted online.
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set …