hexarchate started reading Nigerians in Space by Deji Bryce Olukotun
i'm starting to think this book isn't about nigerians in space
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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
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
hexarchate finished reading Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie
shrugs
hexarchate started reading Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie
i'm surprised none of the pov characters have a teen and a young child - or just a teen with a younger sibling pov. i feel like that's an obvious dynamic to explore
also interesting that joan and doug are both pov characters, but nadine hasn't gotten her own pov (yet at least)
hexarchate finished reading Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke
Rendezvous with Rama is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke first …
it was pretty good! i saw a reviewer mention the misogyny but honestly compared to philip k dick it hardly even registered. but what was with that captain cook apologia. i guess the comparison to earthly colonization is inevitable in sci-fi but between this and the sparrow i'm getting annoyed with the historical revisionism
hexarchate stopped reading A Long Way from Douala
ehh not feeling the prose
hexarchate finished reading Dragon's egg by Robert L. Forward
In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent …
pretty cute! i liked the concept. pretty funny that nobody at any point questions the ethics of just infodumping the entirety of human knowledge on a sentient alien species very early on in their society. prime directive??? never heard of it
hexarchate finished reading The Einstein intersection by Samuel R. Delany
The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, …
i have noooo idea what i just read. i liked it tho
hexarchate finished reading Horror noire by Robin R. Means Coleman
this was such a good book! i think even people who aren't fans of horror or movies in general should read it, it's very insightful. the choices made early in the history of movies have had lasting impact not just on movies but on all media going forward, an influences that continue to exist regardless of whether we know about or acknowledge them
as coleman says: "The impact of these racist scenes housed in one of America’s most technologically important films is a wicked bell that cannot be unrung"
hexarchate finished reading Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
One of Vonnegut's major works, a young writer decides to interview the children of a …
this was my least favorite vonnegut book i've read so far. i'm kind of surprised that this is the one that's been so heavily lauded
hexarchate finished reading One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve by M. Shaw
this was supposed to be horror but it was mostly just sad. not bad, though!
hexarchate finished reading Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson
The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one …
i'd tried to read rosewater before and didn't finish it. while i finished this one, i think i might just not be a particular fan of thompson's writing. some interesting concepts, though
hexarchate finished reading The ruins by Smith, Scott
Two American couples, just out of college, enjoy a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in …
forgot to mark as finished. anyway it sucked
hexarchate finished reading The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (The Sparrow, #1)
In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto …
i have a lot of MAJOR problems with this book (and the reader's guide at the end...eugh) but the parts that hit, hit hard. made me cry a lot