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tulkas

tulkas@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 8 months ago

I like mythology & world building. I try to read everyday but don't always succeed.

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Agustina Bazterrica, Sarah Moses: Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback, 2020, Pushkin Press, Limited) 4 stars

A society where cannibalism has been legalized because of an animal Virus, leaves the butcher …

Short and Tender

3 stars

This book is short. I think that is a good thing. What the book has to is interesting and valuable to think about but it says one thing well and even though the book was short it started to feel long. I was very happy that I finished the book and didn't set it down. I think this would be a good book club book ( with the right people ) or just a book to talk about -- the discussion of the book was better than the book , to me.

Sadegh Hedayat, D.P. Costello, Porochista Khakpour: The Blind Owl (Paperback, 2010, Grove Press) 4 stars

Hard to Follow but Oddly Compelling

3 stars

I struggled with this book. I am still not sure what happened. When I first finished it , I didn't think I liked it; however, I find myself continuing to think about the book. I started reading some lit analysis of the book and that has made it more and more interesting and added some shape to what I read. I would recommend reading this book but also finding some discussions about what the book is about and giving those a read to get a full experience.

Jacqueline Carey: Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) (2003) 4 stars

Kushiel's Dart is a fantasy novel by American writer Jacqueline Carey, the first book in …

This was a very interesting read for me -- It was epic / strategic fantasy with a heavy dose of the erotic. I enjoyed it , though it took me a long time to get through it as some parts were a bit slow. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book but for sure liked almost 80% of it. I am not sure if I will read the rest of them.

started reading Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)

Ann Leckie: Ancillary Justice (Paperback, 2013, Orbit Books) 4 stars

On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …

Grabbed an ebook copy of this. Just getting started. Enjoying the distance and discourse on gender / gender identity that scifi can provide. Looking forward to getting further along -- feels likely that I will read the entire series.

Cormac McCarthy: The Road (Paperback, 2010, Picador USA, imusti) 4 stars

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged …

A deeply human love story

4 stars

This book is powerful. Not a lot happens but I couldn't set it down.I don't understand the man's intentions on the surface. But, on some level I want to understand their actions. I was drawn to the characters and their relationship to each other. The love the man has is healthy in a dying world. The two face the world in stoic resistance. I will need to unpack this book over the next few days. This is a love story on a human level. I recommend reading it.

Cormac McCarthy: The Road (Paperback, 2010, Picador USA, imusti) 4 stars

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged …

This book is powerful. Not a lot happens but I couldn't set it down.I don't understand the man's intentions on the surface. But, on some level I want to understand their actions. I was drawn to the characters and their relationship to each other. The love the man has is healthy in a dying world. The two face the world in stoic resistance. I will need to unpack this book over the next few days. This is a love story on a human level. I recommend reading it.

Nan Shepherd: The Living Mountain (2011, Canongate) 5 stars

The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain: said a newspaper of …

I am excited about this book. I am always on the look out of a contemplation of nature and it has been a while since I've read one. This books comes highly recommended so fingers crossed that it is great. Going to drink tea and look out the window while I read this one.