Carried by brilliance of the central conceit (the idea of magic wrought in the space between language and meaning), but running somewhat out of steam once the idea has to actually act upon the world rather than observe it.
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philat0805 rated 우리가 빛의 속도로 갈 수 없다면: 5 stars
우리가 빛의 속도로 갈 수 없다면 by 김초엽
"우리 SF의 우아한 계보, 김초엽 첫 소설집" 2017년 <관내분실>로 제2회 한국과학문학상 중단편부문 대상을, <우리가 빛의 속도로 갈 수 없다면>으로 가작을 …
philat0805 rated The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: 5 stars
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Gosford Park meets Groundhog Day by way of Agatha Christie and Black Mirror – the most inventive story you'll read
…philat0805 rated Legends & Lattes: 3 stars
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes, #1)
Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life …
philat0805 rated The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: 5 stars
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous …
philat0805 rated 대도시의 사랑법: 4 stars
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History …
Babel
4 stars
philat0805 rated 지구 끝의 온실: 5 stars
philat0805 rated 상나라 정벌 (翦商): 5 stars
상나라 정벌 (翦商) by Li Shuo, 홍상훈
주나라 건국 이후 치밀하게 자행된 과거사 지우기는 문왕·강태공, 주공·공자의 허구적 이미지를 만들었고 복수의 책 『역易』을 지혜의 책 『주역周易』으로 변신시켰다. 그리고 …
philat0805 rated Iron Widow: 4 stars
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow, #1)
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the …
philat0805 rated The Priory of the Orange Tree: 5 stars
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys …
philat0805 rated She Who Became the Sun: 4 stars
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor.
To possess the …
philat0805 rated This Is How You Lose the Time War: 4 stars
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in …
philat0805 rated Small Things Like These: 4 stars
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize
"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, …
