aka @koosli@aus.social. I'm almost exclusively reading horror fiction, truly the greatest of genres.
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Stinkbug is a comedy about a horrible workplace and a horrible teambuilding retreat. It's funny, full of not very admirable characters, and a satisfying ending. I liked that it's not pandering to a non-antipodean audience.
They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success …
Still great. It has its weak points but the good bits are so good I don't care.
They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success …
Back on it
I've read this before, giving it another whirl
Leah is changed. Months earlier, she left for a routine expedition, only this time her …
Re-read and I loved this book even more
It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but …
Banger
I wonder what the 1990s occultists have to offer
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, …
What the doctor ordered
It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past …
Like the first one this is easy, guilty pleasure sci-fi and frankly just what is needed for me currently!
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, …
Let's see if the nerds are right
I don't think I'm going to finish this. I'll try again another time.
Strugatsky time! :D
Well that was very satisfying! I really enjoy the worlds that Miéville conjures, and I've already started making Besźel/Ul Qoma jokes in my everyday. The setting reminded me very much of Disco Elysium. The conspiracy rang true but I didn't guess in advance, which was nice. I can see myself reading this again knowing what I know now!
Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: …
I think we're at the point where US writers are just having a lacklustre wank and idly fantasising about the end of the world. Leave The World Behind sets itself up for some interpersonal drama mixed with race and class politics but then doesn't do much with it. It's mundane, what appears to be a deliberate choice, and with the barest of efforts concludes that society is a myth and having faith in institutions is naïve. So you better go fend for yourselves, kiddies.
I suppose in this sense this book is very much of its time, at least if you're from the US. So bored with being "the leader of the free world" or whatever nonsense and can't be stuffed trying anymore. May as well participate in (and let's be real, cause) an apocalyptic war?
Time to avoid US authors and eschatological themes for a while I reckon!
