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loving this, tbh. feels like galbraith when it was fun, before the hateful hag showed her colors.

i forgot how charming these are. and thanks to the show i have excellent casting to work with.

Probably not a great sign that I just want it to be done already and I’m dismayed to see 9 hours left. Having to put this down for a good long while I’m just burnt out on it.

The amount I don’t care anymore…. 12 hours left? Jesus why does everyone make every book in the series longer than the last.

I need to give these a break. Not enjoying it anymore, might come back

This is such an interesting glimpse into a cosy late-70s masculine empathy fantasy. Tonic masculinity. Where everybody knows your name, but with a splash of x-files. I don’t know how prevalent this mentality was at the time- enough in some circles to win the Hugo I guess. I haven’t run into anything problematic yet and hoping it stays that way, but I like it so far.

honestly this is the least engaging of them so far. not a fan of this floor design

Vibes, which I’ve struggled to pin down to this point. Red Mars in its humanism, 3 body/dark forest in its deus ex machina excuses to keep around the same characters on an abnormal time scale, bits of aniara. Some BDO going on but not explored archaeologically as I like. Sensing a solid 4 stars incoming