YES. just yes. satisfying and heartwrenching all at once. herbert's vision finally made clear to those of us who couldn't really get it while reading the original. my second read was so much more satisfying than the first; previously, i'd probably give this a 4.
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lakrispastill rated A Dance With Dragons: 5 stars
lakrispastill rated A Feast for Crows : A Song of Ice and Fire: 4 stars
lakrispastill rated Wicked + the Divine Vol. 1: 4 stars
lakrispastill rated Joe Hill's Rain: 4 stars
lakrispastill rated A Storm of Swords Song of Ice and Fire Audio: 5 stars
A Storm of Swords Song of Ice and Fire Audio by George R. R. Martin
Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones …
lakrispastill rated A Memory Called Empire: 4 stars
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, Amy Landon
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous …
lakrispastill rated Children of Dune: 5 stars
lakrispastill reviewed Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (Dune Chronicles, #2)
The extraordinary sequel to Dune, the greatest science fiction novel of all time. Twelve years …
Review of 'Dune Messiah' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
YES. just yes. satisfying and heartwrenching all at once. herbert's vision finally made clear to those of us who couldn't really get it while reading the original. my second read was so much more satisfying than the first; previously, i'd probably give this a 4.
lakrispastill reviewed Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune Chronicles, #1)
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, …
Review of 'Dune' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
a masterpiece. problem is, you can't just read this book, or you'll miss the whole point herbert is trying to make. do yourself a favour and pick up book 2 and 3 too.
a masterpiece. problem is, you can't just read this book, or you'll miss the whole point herbert is trying to make. do yourself a favour and pick up book 2 and 3 too.
Un livre intitulé : « LES ATOUTS DU COOPERATISME AFRICAIN : Etude prospective de la …
Review of 'Les atouts du coopératisme africain' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
this was pitched to me as a song of ice and fire with lesbians. it absolutely wasn't. the worldbuilding is decent, and some characters do have personalities. having read - and loved - asoiaf, i expected to be absolutely immersed in a diverse and fascinating fantasy world, with all the politics and intrigue one would expect. not to mention a huge and diverse cast of characters whose stories occasionally intersect. i was really disappointed. this book tries hard, and the world would be very interesting if fleshed out more, but by the end i was not just increasingly disappointed with the lack of development but in some regards the active devolution of the concepts so beautifully presented in the first third or so of the book. it had a lot of potential and lived up to none of them for me. but, i gotta give it 2 stars for a …
this was pitched to me as a song of ice and fire with lesbians. it absolutely wasn't. the worldbuilding is decent, and some characters do have personalities. having read - and loved - asoiaf, i expected to be absolutely immersed in a diverse and fascinating fantasy world, with all the politics and intrigue one would expect. not to mention a huge and diverse cast of characters whose stories occasionally intersect. i was really disappointed. this book tries hard, and the world would be very interesting if fleshed out more, but by the end i was not just increasingly disappointed with the lack of development but in some regards the active *devolution* of the concepts so beautifully presented in the first third or so of the book. it had a lot of potential and lived up to none of them for me. but, i gotta give it 2 stars for a really good start. i was really hooked while it lasted.
lakrispastill reviewed Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Review of 'Black Sun' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
a little cheesy at times, but I liked it. realized I have A Thing for pirate ladies. 😇
a little cheesy at times, but I liked it. realized I have A Thing for pirate ladies. 😇
lakrispastill reviewed Goldilocks by Laura Lam
Review of 'Goldilocks' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
DNF @ 62%. I love troubleshoot space divas-type stuff and this just wasn't the type of troubleshooting space divas-type stuff I expected. Idk. Just read A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet instead tbh.
DNF @ 62%. I love troubleshoot space divas-type stuff and this just wasn't the type of troubleshooting space divas-type stuff I expected. Idk. Just read A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet instead tbh.
lakrispastill reviewed Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin
"Fifteenth-century Russia: It is a time of plague and pestilence, and a young healer, skilled …
Review of 'Laurus' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Ended up reading this just for one character that sticks around for maybe 1/5th of the book or less. Totally worth it. The book feels stuck at times, especially in the last part, but generally the plot moves pretty fast. I loved the side characters, and got the feeling I was really immersed in medieval Europe. The dated misconception that medieval folks thought the world was flat was easy enough to forgive when the rest of the world felt so authentic.
Ended up reading this just for one character that sticks around for maybe 1/5th of the book or less. Totally worth it. The book feels stuck at times, especially in the last part, but generally the plot moves pretty fast. I loved the side characters, and got the feeling I was really immersed in medieval Europe. The dated misconception that medieval folks thought the world was flat was easy enough to forgive when the rest of the world felt so authentic.
lakrispastill reviewed Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente (duplicate) (Space Opera, #1)
"Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny. They must sing. A century ago, …
Review of 'Space Opera' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
DNF at 58%. Might read later idk.
DNF at 58%. Might read later idk.