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A sapphic doorstopper fantasy book. Standalone, too!

Quite enjoyed this. I thought the worldbuilding was well done and the characters interesting and memorable (I loved Ead and Loth). The plot felt very epic, too.

That said, I agree with another reviewer in that this felt like it could've been broken up into a trilogy. There's still so much going on, but then you realize there's only fifty pages left. This doesn't provide a real sense of urgency or depth, unlike the earlier parts.

Anyhow, I thought it lost a bit of steam near the middle, but picked up nicely near the end. However, like I mentioned, so much happened far too quickly towards the end. It almost felt like the author just wanted to end it, if that makes sense.

Regardless, I really enjoyed what I read.

A quite beautiful and perplexing exploration of love between two enemies.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I especially loved the letters between the two. It was very sweet to see them slowly open up w/ e/o and reveal their inner feelings, and the mess and complexities that brings.

I did have a bit of trouble following who was who at times.

But other than that, this was fantastic.

A short and simple, albeit slightly dated, introduction to some of the core tenets / ideas / theories behind anarchism. Also looks at these theories in practice and what caused them to fail or become corrupted.

I quite liked how Guérin had no issue criticizing and pointing out faults in prominent anarchists and their thought.

A fascinating and well-realized world with an exploration into gender, sexuality, politics, societal expectations, and so on.

The start is a bit hard to get into, but it picks up its pace nicely.

I really liked the chapters that expanded on the world of Winter and the Gethenians.

I would've liked a more thorough exploration into Genly and Estraven's relationship, however.

All in all, a very interesting read from a wonderfully imaginative author.

Just not clicking, unfortunately. Maybe I'll come back to this later.

This was a re-read for me.

Enjoyed it just as much the second time around.

This is a well sourced and written account of Sidney Gottlieb and his work on MK-ULTRA, the CIA's attempt to discover and harness mind control.

Quite eye-opening.