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haliphax

haliphax@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 years, 1 month ago

Enthusiastic about some things, but not others.

  • Hard/cerebral science fiction
  • Cosmic/supernatural horror
  • Gritty/offbeat fantasy

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stopped reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)

Patrick Rothfuss: The Name of the Wind (Paperback, 2008, DAW Books)

My name is Kvothe.

I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I …

Not sure if I'll pick it back up or not. 800 some pages of a dude humble bragging about himself.

Max Brooks: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2007)

“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie War

The Zombie War came unthinkably …

Very clever "collection of interviews" approach that allows Brooks to explore incredible breadth and depth without feeling disconnected