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"Knitting socks was not a particularly glamorous hobby, but it filled the same mental need as the sword—careful work that held his attention and hopefully did not allow his mind to wander too far afield. Plus at the end, you got socks out of it, and no one appreciated good socks like a soldier."

the stars don't care, or the sun, or the sky

the tbr pile grows and grows. so many books, so little time :D

1st part reminded me of the vibe of The Goblin King and A Psalm for the Wild Built - soft, gentle and nurturing. 2nd part was like a myth of old ("History became legend. Legend became myth" - this book definitely takes inspiration from Middle-earth).
Recommended soundtrack: Malukah's songs in general. In particular: Beauty of Dawn, Sinking Ships, Reignite, The Dragonborn Comes.

Văn nghe hóm đáo để, nhiều chỗ dùng từ đặt câu nghe lạ lùng tréo ngoe kì khôi lạ.

Sao mới đọc mà đã thấy nghi nghi là sách này phô bày tâm lý ông tác giả hơn là dân tộc mình vậy ta ><

unplanned (but good) palate cleanser. after character- and plot-driven story, it's refreshing to read something from a pov so high and sedate.

These Gentlement Bastards aren't as clever as they think. I'm looking forward to the drop someone's going to have on them.

Why are Mary's chapters in first person's POV while the rest stay in third person? This might be the reason I dnf-ed this book the first time.

Note to self: Translation theories and footnotes in this book are appropriate for the time period. Science moved on though.

What does the "dark" in "dark academia" mean anyway?

Note to self: Translation theories and footnotes in this book are appropriate for the time period. Science moved on though.

What does the "dark" in "dark academia" mean anyway?

I bet the destructive translation match pair is a Chekhov bomb

"They’ll understand the brain damage and the speech apraxia, I think, but they will expect certain niceties in communication. Such as actual lowercase letters.”

Enga’s briefly-grateful gaze narrowed into a glare.

wORKinG oN iT sIr, she said before stalking off.

Enga is the most character!!!

There would be descriptions about a page long, each linked to dozens of similar pages for context and elaboration, mixing high and low-level content without any clear hierarchy. [...] More than once she’d gotten mixed up and lost on some tangent page, forgotten the way back, and had to step away from the console for a moment to control her frustration.

Sounds like wikipedia to me =))

did the author consult a thesaurus every page or is it just me?

I found the strawberries completely tasteless. I wondered whether it was because they fertilize them with some muck, or maybe because our taste buds have grown old, along with the rest of our bodies. And we shall never again taste the flavours of the past.

no idea where this is going, but I'm enjoying the ride

what a peculiar book

peculiar book

some passages feels ominous in light of recent events