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"It’s so slow but so gripping! The questions it asks as shown through its meticulously fleshed out characters are relevant now more than ever, and I feel like I’m living out my 19th century French fever dream." — Jul 13, 2026 02:57PM
"It’s so slow but so gripping! The questions it asks as shown through its meticulously fleshed out characters are relevant now more than ever, and I feel like I’m living out my 19th century French fever dream." — Jul 13, 2026 02:57PM
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"This somehow makes Covid feel like a historical event that happened in the remote past. The way she calls up the absurdity of what life was like then is really potent." — Jul 01, 2026 06:16AM
"This somehow makes Covid feel like a historical event that happened in the remote past. The way she calls up the absurdity of what life was like then is really potent." — Jul 01, 2026 06:16AM
The Nihil were bad, sure, but try managing a roomful of toddlers who’ve missed their nap and just figured out they can basically do magic.
“the galaxy didn’t care what you thought couldn’t be broken. It would break things just to show you it could.”
― Light of the Jedi
― Light of the Jedi
“Several minutes later she sat with her back against a cavern wall eating a spicy ocher meat patty. Grease dripped onto her sling as she fantasized about running, finding a ship in need of a half-competent mechanic, and signing on in return for passage.”
― Alphabet Squadron
― Alphabet Squadron
“Being a Jedi was not about saving oneself. It was about saving others.”
― Light of the Jedi
― Light of the Jedi
“Parting with people is a sadness; a place is only a place.”
― Dune
― Dune
“He’d read a few—they were all set at outposts on the far Republic frontiers, full of unrequited love and longing glances…the only action was the lightsaber battles that were clearly a substitute for what the characters really wanted to do.”
― Light of the Jedi
― Light of the Jedi
Abe Roisman’s 2025 Year in Books
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