Nathan > Recent Status Updates

im still having fun

contrived circumstances are justifiable if they’re fun, and that was fun

there’s some sort of twist coming, but I can’t tell exactly what it is

An investigator duo where one gets over stimulated easily and one can’t read, what the hell, sure

surprisingly, the actual murder mystery might be the weakest part so far? still really enjoying it though

also Ana is a bit closer to BBC Sherlock than OG Sherlock so far in terms of deduction, aka hand waived reasoning, but oh well

biggest plus so far is the dialogue, there’s a rhythm and a dance and an effortless rapport in every conversation

Din being illiterate and and Ana being blind most of the time is really funny

I’m guessing it’s a series about bureaucracy, but a little disappointed we’re already at “grand conspiracy”

I am in love with Ana

big fan of the world building so far, pushing a lot of murder mystery stuff in novel directions with a fantasy backdrop (+ the fantasy version of genetic engineering is interesting)

the mystery hasn’t picked up yet, but the quality so far makes me optimistic that it’s intentional

big Aureliano fan so far

let him cook

god I hope this book is somehow about Amory becoming a god at beer pong

originally gotten because the used bookstore did not have Gone Girl

well-written so far, just have a queasy feeling about where it’s going

writing a bunch of shitty short stories and then making a book about an author getting frustrated that he can only write shitty short stories, this feels like cheating

death of the author is impossible with this, holy shit