A classic whodunit with more modern undertones, it was fast-paced, fun and queer. Precisely what was needed on a dark December evening.
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I read a lot of SFF, obscure LGBT, travel, photography theory and women authors, in French and English.
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2026 Reading Goal
25% complete! ju has read 13 of 52 books.
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ju reviewed Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood (Pentecost and Parker, #1)
A really pleasant read
4 stars
ju finished reading Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood (Pentecost and Parker, #1)
Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood (Pentecost and Parker, #1)
ju reviewed Trust by Hernan Diaz
Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard …
Elegant and thoughtful
4 stars
Superbly written (well, duh, Pulitzer winner and all), this is a story with multiple layers and voices, each different, each with a different aim, until the truth unfolds. It's a rare treat to read a book so well written, so thoughtfully constructed, and where nothing is evident or predictable. It is also a reflection on the stories we tell (ourselves and others) and how extreme wealth gives the power to shape them.
Superbly written (well, duh, Pulitzer winner and all), this is a story with multiple layers and voices, each different, each with a different aim, until the truth unfolds. It's a rare treat to read a book so well written, so thoughtfully constructed, and where nothing is evident or predictable. It is also a reflection on the stories we tell (ourselves and others) and how extreme wealth gives the power to shape them.
ju finished reading Trust by Hernan Diaz
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. …
ju reviewed Weather by Jenny Offill
Lizzie Benson slid into her job as a librarian without a traditional degree. But this …
Short and bittersweet
4 stars
A book built with vignettes that weaves the perceptions and thoughts of the narrator, navigating through the anguish of the climate catastrophe, her marriage, and her demanding brother. This could be quite grim quite fast, fortunately the author has the wit and dry humor to carry it through.
ju finished reading Weather by Jenny Offill
Weather by Jenny Offill
Lizzie Benson slid into her job as a librarian without a traditional degree. But this gives her a vantage point …
ju reviewed The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
“Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.”
In …
Short with a beautiful atmosphere
4 stars
I had high expectations after "This is how you lose the time war", and even though this is completely different, the writing is beautiful and poetic. The story is quite short, I wouldn't have minded if it had been a full novel actually.
I had high expectations after "This is how you lose the time war", and even though this is completely different, the writing is beautiful and poetic. The story is quite short, I wouldn't have minded if it had been a full novel actually.
ju rated La Folie Kennaway: 2 stars
ju finished reading La Folie Kennaway by Christian Lehmann
ju finished reading Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Death goes walk-about and tries everything, including joining the French Foreign Legion, to forget a tragic carriage accident at dead …
Unsure what to make of it
3 stars
I think I liked it? But maybe not all of the time? There are moments of sheer brilliance, but then there are moments when I was quite confused, wondering if I should push through. I'm glad I did, but I don't know what to make of it.
I think I liked it? But maybe not all of the time? There are moments of sheer brilliance, but then there are moments when I was quite confused, wondering if I should push through. I'm glad I did, but I don't know what to make of it.
ju reviewed The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (The Endsong, #1)
The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, …
Very original, raw and queer
4 stars
The Dawnhounds is full of things: magic, pirates, flawed characters, strange gods, mysterious voices, a good measure of horror, priests and cops, political intrigue... it does feel a bit much at times, yet it works and hopefully, more is explained in the #2 of the trilogy.
ju finished reading The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (The Endsong, #1)
The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (The Endsong, #1)
The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, after a devastating war and …