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‘…the inconsiderate act of existing.’

‘So close is the sage grouse associated with sagebrush that one begins to wonder if they might not be same substance in different form.’

This thing is a monster. It’s fine. Unclear why so long though.

This thing is a monster. Not that excited about it.

Mmmmm…spoiled lamb tongue.

Power plant with batteries, circa 1940. Interesting.

I have no regard for you.

Heading to Cal campus. Go Bears.

‘…a refreshingly simple mass stabbing.’

“You run from clients? You flee ambulances?” Lol.

San Jose is mentioned.

Baby Igor, lol.

Unsurprisingly weird since Mieville. Switching from 3rd to 2nd person seems random...surely intentional but I have not figured out what the point of it is. If it's just to be weird I'm gonna be mad and dock it a star.

Decent backdrop but storylines are very weak. Hoping it gets better.

‘…the man-shaped tower of excrement that is yourself.’

Steamy the cauldron apparition, lol

There’s something beautiful about being lucky enough to witness a thing on its way out.

Flute air battle. Haven’t read that before.

Table saw

Worm farm

‘…thoughtfully probing the contents of a nostril…’

The people united can never be ignited!

‘…murmur very firmly…’

Love-in-a-canoe coffee.

Wait, Sword of Truth 5 years before Terry Goodkind? Goodkind was a rip off artist but did he really steal sword of truth from Pratchett?

A doctorate in invasive fuckery

Vinge references his own book, Fire Upon the Deep which also won a Hugo. That book is much better than this trash heap.

Increasingly unserious. Gibberish.

Pretty strange book. It’s currently 2/5 or so.

Very unfamiliar with the terrible dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Learning a lot.