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BOOKS
recently read [full list]
A Closed and Common Orbit - Becky Chambers
[Wayfarers #2]
June 2025
7/10, I was a bit worried that I wasn't going to like this one as much as its predecessor due to the change of cast, but I think I ended up finishing it even faster. Still don't think it hit me quite as hard, but absolutely a delightful little read.
[Wayfarers #2]
June 2025
7/10, I was a bit worried that I wasn't going to like this one as much as its predecessor due to the change of cast, but I think I ended up finishing it even faster. Still don't think it hit me quite as hard, but absolutely a delightful little read.
Conclave - Robert Harris
May 2025
7/10. Unsurprisingly, I read the book after watching the recent movie. It's a fairly direct adaptation, but the book does lack some of what makes the movie so great. (Specifically the grace of the last few scenes, striking visuals, focus on the work of the nuns, and unironically - the vape) Not to say that it is a bad book! It keeps pace pretty well while covering a lot of the minutiae of the conclave process, but the movie absolutely outshines it overall.
May 2025
7/10. Unsurprisingly, I read the book after watching the recent movie. It's a fairly direct adaptation, but the book does lack some of what makes the movie so great. (Specifically the grace of the last few scenes, striking visuals, focus on the work of the nuns, and unironically - the vape) Not to say that it is a bad book! It keeps pace pretty well while covering a lot of the minutiae of the conclave process, but the movie absolutely outshines it overall.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers
[Wayfarers #1]
April 2025
9/10 :) Stellar writing, fun worldbuilding, endearing characters. It is a pretty fluffy space opera, and the focus is far more on the characters than the plot itself, but that absolutely feels right for what the book is going for. I do have a favorite character. Sissix has my whole heart. Sissix deserves the world. I really want to read the rest of the books in this series, I will be attempting to get my hands on them as soon as possible!
[Wayfarers #1]
April 2025
9/10 :) Stellar writing, fun worldbuilding, endearing characters. It is a pretty fluffy space opera, and the focus is far more on the characters than the plot itself, but that absolutely feels right for what the book is going for. I do have a favorite character. Sissix has my whole heart. Sissix deserves the world. I really want to read the rest of the books in this series, I will be attempting to get my hands on them as soon as possible!
This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
April 2025
10/10. This is a re-read, the first time I read it was in November 2023. Both times I blew through it in about three days. Genuinely one of my favorite books and one of the only books ever. It's sweet and sad and very sincere. I'm also a total sucker for the format of sending letters back and forth.
April 2025
10/10. This is a re-read, the first time I read it was in November 2023. Both times I blew through it in about three days. Genuinely one of my favorite books and one of the only books ever. It's sweet and sad and very sincere. I'm also a total sucker for the format of sending letters back and forth.
Immodest Acts - Judith C. Brown
March-April 2025
3/10. The introduction of the book is a rather interesting look into how queer sexuality was seen and prosecuted in medieval Europe, but I really could have put it down after that. Absolutely a dry read, but I know that's my fault for picking up a academic work for fun lol.
March-April 2025
3/10. The introduction of the book is a rather interesting look into how queer sexuality was seen and prosecuted in medieval Europe, but I really could have put it down after that. Absolutely a dry read, but I know that's my fault for picking up a academic work for fun lol.
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking - Anya Von Bremzen
January-March 2025
10/10! What a book. Food is a such a human and intimate lens to talk about the USSR with, and the writing is engaging the whole way through. Hoping to make the borshch recipe :)
January-March 2025
10/10! What a book. Food is a such a human and intimate lens to talk about the USSR with, and the writing is engaging the whole way through. Hoping to make the borshch recipe :)
