[books 2017] The Janus Cycle
7. The Janus Cycle by Tej Turner
Also from January. I had a lot of thoughts about this at the time, too, but they're all gone.
The author read from his work in progress, which is the sequel to this, at the January BristolCon Fringe. It was very funny so most of us came away with a copy of the first book, which is made up of a series of interlinking short stories surrounding the young people who go to the Janus Club.
It reminded me a lot of people I knew in my late teens and early 20s - all the misfits with no family, adrift, not having found their place in the world yet. Only weird supernatural shit didn't happen to us. But the heartbreak and the shitty living conditions, that's all too real. There are gay characters, trans characters (so like any alternative scene), so if you feel that representation matters, this is the book for you.
It's very much a first book, but I enjoyed it a lot. A good reminder that being young sucks a lot of the time.
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Also from January. I had a lot of thoughts about this at the time, too, but they're all gone.
The author read from his work in progress, which is the sequel to this, at the January BristolCon Fringe. It was very funny so most of us came away with a copy of the first book, which is made up of a series of interlinking short stories surrounding the young people who go to the Janus Club.
It reminded me a lot of people I knew in my late teens and early 20s - all the misfits with no family, adrift, not having found their place in the world yet. Only weird supernatural shit didn't happen to us. But the heartbreak and the shitty living conditions, that's all too real. There are gay characters, trans characters (so like any alternative scene), so if you feel that representation matters, this is the book for you.
It's very much a first book, but I enjoyed it a lot. A good reminder that being young sucks a lot of the time.
Posted via m.livejournal.com.