David Bremner veut lire The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar par Indra Das
Ru is a boy from nowhere. Though he lives somewhere—the city of Calcutta—his classmates in …
Another @jdnicoll@wandering.shop review
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Much of my "reading" these days is actually audiobooks while walking.
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David Bremner veut lire Shorefall
As a magical revolution remakes a city, an ancient evil is awakened in a brilliant …
Based on a review of the sequel by @jdnicoll@wandering.shop
David Bremner a commenté The found and the lost par Ursula K. Le Guin
[This book] represents the first time that all of Le Guin novellas have been collected …
Avertissement sur le contenu Mild spoiler about ending of one novella
Just finished "Fisherman of the Inland Sea". Why Ursula you old softie, I did not expect romantic redemption from you. Usually when UKLG characters make selfish / shortsighted decisions, that's it, deal with it.
David Bremner a commenté The found and the lost par Ursula K. Le Guin
[This book] represents the first time that all of Le Guin novellas have been collected …
The novella "Hernes" is enough to make this collection worthwhile. Also the voice acting by Alyssa Bresnahan is excellent in this audiobook version.
David Bremner veut lire The Book of Disappearance par Sinan Antoon
David Bremner a commenté Lonely Castle in the Mirror par Philip Gabriel
Seven students find unusual common ground in this warm, puzzle-like Japanese bestseller laced with gentle …
Socially anxious kids, represent!
David Bremner veut lire Whispers from the cotton tree root par Nalo Hopkinson
Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction is an anthology of speculative fiction …
recommended by @nadinestorying@zirk.us
David Bremner veut lire The Martian in the Wood par Stephen Baxter
In the aftermath of the First Martian War, in the interim between it and what …
Not sure about the longer book, but maybe this would help me decide.
David Bremner a commenté Master of Samar par Melissa Scott
Long form review, which I have not read yet: locusmag.com/2023/09/liz-bourke-reviews-the-master-of-samar-by-melissa-scott
EDIT: read the review, and it sounds intriguing, although the "mystery" aspect doesn't come through as strongly as my previous impression: more political intrigue than police procedural.
David Bremner veut lire Warped State par Jo Miles
David Bremner a publié une critique de Black Sun par Rebecca Roanhorse
A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun
In …
interesting worldbuilding, narrative structure, but definitely 1/3
4 étoiles
The Mesoamerican (?) world is interesting, and the explicit use of timestamps on each chapter (including foreshadowing, jumping back and forth) is somewhat unique, but the book definitely leaves the reader with that "Ooops I started a trilogy" feeling.
David Bremner a commenté The House in the Cerulean Sea par TJ Klune
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary …
On sale for CAD3.00 DRM Free various places (including ebooks.com and amazon)
David Bremner a commenté What Moves the Dead par T. Kingfisher
From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, …
On sale for CAD3.00 DRM Free various places (including ebooks.com and amazon)
David Bremner a publié une critique de Age of Ash par Daniel Abraham
From New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author Daniel Abraham, co-author of The Expanse …
Almost magical realism with some interesting twists
4 étoiles
This book shares with many fantasy novels a roughly early modern European setting and main characters who are poor, somewhat principled criminals living on the margins of that setting (the latter also reminds me a bit of the author's portrayal of the economically marginalized in the Expanse as well) . There is an aspect of systematic racism in the world, where the poor people just happen to be be one ethnic minority and live on one side of the river. By magical realism I mean that while magical elements are important, the plot is mainly about more mundane things that might get nudged one way or the other by magic (or by luck). All of this is well and good (if not especially unusual in contemporary fantasy), but what made the book a bit more interesting for me was the way it played with the ideas of hero/antihero/main-character/supporting-character in interesting …
This book shares with many fantasy novels a roughly early modern European setting and main characters who are poor, somewhat principled criminals living on the margins of that setting (the latter also reminds me a bit of the author's portrayal of the economically marginalized in the Expanse as well) . There is an aspect of systematic racism in the world, where the poor people just happen to be be one ethnic minority and live on one side of the river. By magical realism I mean that while magical elements are important, the plot is mainly about more mundane things that might get nudged one way or the other by magic (or by luck). All of this is well and good (if not especially unusual in contemporary fantasy), but what made the book a bit more interesting for me was the way it played with the ideas of hero/antihero/main-character/supporting-character in interesting ways.
David Bremner a publié une critique de Nettle & Bone par T. Kingfisher
After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the …
Like a fairy tale that characters in a T. Kingfisher novel might tell each other.
4 étoiles
That's it, that's the whole review.
If you like T. Kingfisher, you will like this book. It starts off a bit grim, but by the end it felt like a cozy tale of cold blooded vengeance.