took an entire month to read this because i knew that once it was over, it was over, and i just couldn’t handle that. this duology is just so unbelievtook an entire month to read this because i knew that once it was over, it was over, and i just couldn’t handle that. this duology is just so unbelievably good. i feel like parts of this were written for me specifically to hold and cherish in my brain forever. this is everything i want out of the fantasy genre and more.
if you are a character-driven fantasy fan you need to read this — you WILL like it. take my hand and trust me on this....more
the author really said but what if someone was kind to the Omelas child. and i said stop it i’m already crying !!!!
the perfect science fiction story. the author really said but what if someone was kind to the Omelas child. and i said stop it i’m already crying !!!!
the perfect science fiction story. i see Ursula K Le Guin everywhere in this book, her fingerprints indelible but the story absolutely unique. i will read whatever Simon Jimenez writes for the rest of time. ...more
kaleidoscope metaphor took me out instantly and i spent the rest of the novella trying not to cry about it. soulmat1/6 reread: FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK
kaleidoscope metaphor took me out instantly and i spent the rest of the novella trying not to cry about it. soulmates, but what if they were a man trapped in a cage and the key. two halves of a split obsidian rock. a boat rigger and a sail. a fire and a hearth. etc. AUGHHHHHHHH...more
was so enamored by this i forgot about goodreads? anyways. truly made for me in so many ways. the dialogue was so funny and charming and i fell for thwas so enamored by this i forgot about goodreads? anyways. truly made for me in so many ways. the dialogue was so funny and charming and i fell for the characters immediately. The language is anachronistic with the time period, but it didn’t take me out of it and felt like a really good decision to prioritize humor and the audience over the setting. There’s only one really jarring use of meme-age, but it’s at the beginning. I suck, so I did laugh really hard, but obviously that could be odd putting for fellow grumpy adults.
It’s not a retelling, but obviously it’s arthuriana, and the little in-jokes and references to the greater arthurian canon really made my lil heart sing. Shoutout to both Gawain and Elaine for their appearances making me yell out loud, love those kids.
I can’t promise you will also enjoy this as much as I did, because it was Built For Me (okay, for gay teens, but hello, i am here also). It was so earnest, funny, full of friendship and kindness and dunking on heteronormativity. I think it’s well worth your time. ...more
8/9 reread: AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH *hits you on the head with this book repeatedly, giving you a concussion* AAHHHHHHHH
nothing happened and i loved every si8/9 reread: AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH *hits you on the head with this book repeatedly, giving you a concussion* AAHHHHHHHH
nothing happened and i loved every single minute of it. i’ve fallen head-first into this world and i am so thankful there’s a sequel, because more books like this should exist and i want to read them forever.
(please address your applications to the Kip Mdang Fan Club to Anna or to me, we’ll get back to you in 5-7 business days)...more
GODDAMN THAT WAS SO GOOD every character is a delight, the pairings are perfect, and the worldbuilding is so well-done and interesting. perfect book iGODDAMN THAT WAS SO GOOD every character is a delight, the pairings are perfect, and the worldbuilding is so well-done and interesting. perfect book is perfect also oof ouch mommy issues ...more
12/2/23 finished this reread in November but forgot to log it. Moira Quirk’s P— voice is so bad man, many of the voices are just…wrong to me
12/30/22:12/2/23 finished this reread in November but forgot to log it. Moira Quirk’s P— voice is so bad man, many of the voices are just…wrong to me
12/30/22: 4.5, "children as fists! infants as gestures! yuck!! pfaugh!!"
8/27/22: 3.5, extemely boring except for the parts that were incredible. tightly plotted, witty, and full of bones, but if i had to read another dinner party scene or intentionally confusing second-person POV chapter without the promise of a good ending i would have DNFed it...more
not the most noteworthy part of this book but jeff vandermeer is so fuckin funny? “oh dope so you’re gonna keep the mouse in your attic” “………….yes. thnot the most noteworthy part of this book but jeff vandermeer is so fuckin funny? “oh dope so you’re gonna keep the mouse in your attic” “………….yes. the attic.” that shit was hilarious. on an unrelated note i haven’t stopped screaming ...more
nghi vo is a fucking literary genius full stop. never has a book made me want to scream so much in my whole life. the perfect jordan, the perfect nicknghi vo is a fucking literary genius full stop. never has a book made me want to scream so much in my whole life. the perfect jordan, the perfect nick, the perfect daisy, she fucking NAILED it with this one and i will not be thinking about anything else for a very long time ...more
slowest burn imaginable also this is what historical fiction is. reviving people. their lives. their love. not just birth and death dates with nothingslowest burn imaginable also this is what historical fiction is. reviving people. their lives. their love. not just birth and death dates with nothing in between. i’m sad now...more
4.5. normally, when i finish a book, i write a couple pithy sentences, rate it, shelve it, and put it away. books like human acts deserve more than th4.5. normally, when i finish a book, i write a couple pithy sentences, rate it, shelve it, and put it away. books like human acts deserve more than that.
when i was reading reviews of this before i decided to jump in, i saw a review say that it was "emotionally cold" and "distant," partly due to the writing style and partly due to the nature of a translated text. after finishing it, i don't know how we read the same text. han kang's human acts is an emotion — the grief of dong-ho's mother, the helplessness and anger of the prisoner, the fear of the former factory girl, the overwhelming love the characters have for one another, for their families and friends. especially dong-ho's mother, because christ, i needed to lie flat on the floor for her chapter.
the book really focuses on death, the concept of a soul and an "after," which i think like kang's prose in the vegetarian, elevates this into a text that will sit in my mind for the rest of my life. one chapter is told from the perspective of a soul trapped in a decaying body. another reckons with what a "good" death is. another with suicide. it's heavy. trigger warning for everything.
i have a lot of thoughts, but mostly i feel that this book is so valuable. I think it should be taught, or at least pushed at academics who like to study tragedies. fiction is so fucking important. i am a han kang devotee now ...more
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