And now for something completely different

Aug 10, 2014 20:20

My media consumption is up again, I can't imagine why.  Read three books this weekend, felt ambiguous about all of them.  Woo!

Spoiler-free reviews below (Spoiler hidden using rot13.com):

First, The Magicians by Lev Grossman.  A reconstruction of British boarding school fantasy and portal fantasy.  Well-written, but kind of strange:  I don't ( Read more... )

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tanac August 12 2014, 21:31:08 UTC
I made it all the way through the first ep before quitting. It was revolting, honestly.
Have you read the Martian yet? Really fun hard sf, very maker-porn.

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dragonpaws August 13 2014, 00:05:49 UTC
It's on my Kindle but I haven't gotten to it yet. Currently reading The Steerswoman

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