hexarchate finished reading The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch
Time-travel secret agent Shannon Moss visits future time periods for clues about a Navy SEAL …
really good but felt like it kinda lost the plot towards the end
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hexarchate finished reading Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong
Katrina Kim may be broke, the black sheep of her family, and slightly unhinged, but …
the twist is that her parents didn't even disown her she was just incredibly melodramatic for no reason. okay.
the twist is that her parents didn't even disown her she was just incredibly melodramatic for no reason. okay.
hexarchate started reading Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong
Katrina Kim may be broke, the black sheep of her family, and slightly unhinged, but …
katrina is one of the most insufferable protagonists i've ever experienced
according to her all of this is because her parents missed one music recital when she was an adult and now she refuses to function at all as a human being?? what, is the twist going to be that she killed someone as a kid or smth stupid and that's the real reason her parents disowned her? honestly i'm not even interested in continuing this book but i don't have anything better on hand rn
katrina is one of the most insufferable protagonists i've ever experienced
according to her all of this is because her parents missed one music recital when she was an adult and now she refuses to function at all as a human being?? what, is the twist going to be that she killed someone as a kid or smth stupid and that's the real reason her parents disowned her? honestly i'm not even interested in continuing this book but i don't have anything better on hand rn
hexarchate stopped reading Souls in the Great Machine by Mcmullen, Sean (The Greatwinter Trilogy)
1st printing (per number line) of first mass market edition.
man there was some interesting stuff here but the quality just keeps getting worse and worse to the point where i'm not even interested in finishing even though there's no wiki page that will tell me the rest of the story
man there was some interesting stuff here but the quality just keeps getting worse and worse to the point where i'm not even interested in finishing even though there's no wiki page that will tell me the rest of the story
hexarchate finished reading Marrow by Robert Reed (Great ship, #1)
The Ship has traveled the universe for longer than any of the near-immortal crew can …
there was a lot of fun body horror stuff even if the plot and characters were pretty mid. like a mediocre meal with inexplicably excellent garnishes
hexarchate started reading Marrow by Robert Reed (Great ship, #1)
The Ship has traveled the universe for longer than any of the near-immortal crew can …
there's some cool body horror and some interesting concepts but this man isn't half as good at writing characters cultures and plot twists as he thinks he is
hey though, for a sci-fi book in 2001 written by a man it's not anywhere near as misogynistic as it could've been! i mean, all the women are pretty heavily defined by the men in their lives but at least they. y'know. do stuff
there's some cool body horror and some interesting concepts but this man isn't half as good at writing characters cultures and plot twists as he thinks he is
hey though, for a sci-fi book in 2001 written by a man it's not anywhere near as misogynistic as it could've been! i mean, all the women are pretty heavily defined by the men in their lives but at least they. y'know. do stuff
hexarchate finished reading Survival by Julie E. Czerneda
Herself a biologist, Julie E. Czerneda has earned a reputation in science fiction circles for …
i was promised unique and interesting aliens and i guess that's what was delivered but my godddd the characters and more specifically their dialogue is so painful. also why does mac talk to herself out loud CONSTANTLY like she has a daily quota for saying pointless shit. also the plot is lackluster and predictable
this felt like half of a book. am i interested enough to read the second to see if the plot is actually going to do anything interesting at some point?? eh............
i was promised unique and interesting aliens and i guess that's what was delivered but my godddd the characters and more specifically their dialogue is so painful. also why does mac talk to herself out loud CONSTANTLY like she has a daily quota for saying pointless shit. also the plot is lackluster and predictable
this felt like half of a book. am i interested enough to read the second to see if the plot is actually going to do anything interesting at some point?? eh............
hexarchate rated Down in the Sea of Angels: 2 stars
hexarchate finished reading Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong
a mediocre nothingburger of a book. it feels like the target demographic are neoliberals who aren't really aware that structural inequality exists - like most of the cast of the book
a mediocre nothingburger of a book. it feels like the target demographic are neoliberals who aren't really aware that structural inequality exists - like most of the cast of the book
hexarchate finished reading The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
Eccentric genius Adam Bosch has cracked the multiverse and discovered a way to travel to …
well now i want to reread those beyond the wall again with the context from recently rereading this.........
hexarchate started reading The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (The Space Between Worlds, #1)
Eccentric genius Adam Bosch has cracked the multiverse and discovered a way to travel to …
so i've read this before, presumably back in 2020? regardless it's been years. after reading the sequel i wanted to go back and reread this one, wondering if maybe the major characters in the sequel were characters who were hinted at in the first book....and yeah no they're not just hinted they are very involved secondary characters who i just completely forgot about.
definitely as good as i remembered though
so i've read this before, presumably back in 2020? regardless it's been years. after reading the sequel i wanted to go back and reread this one, wondering if maybe the major characters in the sequel were characters who were hinted at in the first book....and yeah no they're not just hinted they are very involved secondary characters who i just completely forgot about.
definitely as good as i remembered though
hexarchate finished reading Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson (The Space Between Worlds, #2)
Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a …
soooo good. i read the original but it was years ago so as soon as i finished this i started a re-read of that
hexarchate started reading Nigerians in Space by Deji Bryce Olukotun
i'm starting to think this book isn't about nigerians in space
i'm starting to think this book isn't about nigerians in space
hexarchate started reading Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds (Poseidon's Children, #1)
BLUE REMEMBERED EARTH is the first volume in a monumental trilogy tracing the Akinya family …
for some reason i thought this book was a lot older than it actually is. i guess 'maestro of british sf' made it seem that way
for some reason i thought this book was a lot older than it actually is. i guess 'maestro of british sf' made it seem that way
hexarchate finished reading The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
This is the story of a serial killer. A stolen child. Revenge. Death. And an …
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i'm baffled by the (admittedly small amount of) people who said they preferred the initial concept of the book before the plot twist. really? you thought aw damn, i'm sad this isn't some ableist schlock depicting a mentally disabled man as a kidnapper and murderer for no reason? to me - not knowing the twist - it was ABUNDANTLY clear that ted as he was written did not seem remotely like the kind of person who would hurt or kill people. i did assume the author was making him a serial killer anyway because what else is new in ableist media
but ted isn't a cute little girl so ew gross no compassion for the abused child in this scenario i guess.
also i'm probably being too mean but if you didn't understand the author's note or whether he killed those women he tried to go on dates with (he obviously didn't the book made it abundantly clear what happened) you may in fact be a bit dense