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“Beauty is terror. We want to be devoured by it, to hide ourselves in that fire which refines us.”

Don’t ask me anything about this book, because I literally remember nothing from when I read it as a teenager. I probably understood less than half of it then anyway…

Genuinely such a wonderful translation. Melodic, concise and beautifully written. I’m lost to the audiobook and it’s not hard to understand why the story lasted for hundreds of years through oration/song. Emily Wilson pack it up.

A world where 9/11 never happened because white Mayor Mamdani prevented it from happening…alright I can vibe

I’m such a fucking moron. How did I not figure out the villains, “The Four” were analogues for The Fantastic Four??? It was so obvious

“Betrayal only comes from those we trust. But so does friendship. You cannot have one without risking the other."

Tad just…he can’t miss

“We had found the stars, you and I. And this is given once only.” Oh okay. Right right right. Let’s all die

Found family, bisexual awakenings, bastard kings vying for the throne, old gods/magic, and a fantasy heist. That’s right Tad, show GRRM who runs this genre

T-MONEY ARC TIME BABY. #GOATBACK

An interesting time period to explore...Morrison’s prose is gorgeous as ever

Nadia and Arkady’s love story was so sweet. Until this point, I found Arkady to be a a selfish irritating anarchist who just wanted to disrupt the social fabric of this new society. And he still may be that. But through Nadia’s eyes, through the sieve of her love for him, I must admit he’s kind of charming…love when authors can’t write POV this well.

Oh, and it’s still FAWK MAYA

Maya…go straight to hell girl.

Adore the way Robinson plays with the unreliable narrator. When you’re in a character’s head what they do seems correct/normal. When you see them through the eyes of someone else, suddenly they’re fucking crazy and irritating—but even that may be POV bias. Masterful

You really do start to under why Stalin just shot people

Several false starts and a few years later, I’m finally here. What I thought would be a book about the colonization of mars, is that, but it’s more so about the clashing ideologies and psychologies of those who embark on that mission. Really love the political maneuvering and games being played here…

Augustus, literally: MOTHERFUCK THE BIG THREE ITS JUST BIG ME


THE GOATTTTTTT. FAWK.

Me realizing/remembering that Augustus was the first Emperor of Rome and that I’m reading about the Republic of Rome’s fall: So this is how democracy dies. With thunderous applause. (Me, I’m cheering…whoops!)

This game of thrones tea…