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Not finished yet, but easily the best book I've read this year.

Abandoning this one. A quarter of the way through, and it's just not grabbing me. Lots of lingo with no explanation, lots of nostalgia for a time that should be ancient history by the time the tale takes place.

Abandoning this book. I'm a quarter of the way through it and have yet to see a compelling narrative. It just reads like a series of essays from someone with an unhealthy obsession.

Okay, I know people who are into Dune are like REALLY INTO DUNE, but so far I'm not seeing it. Tropes galore, third-person omniscient voice defeats any pretense of suspense, villains that are gleefully and cartoonishly evil... I'm finding it really easy to put aside in favor of something more interesting.

It was like I both couldn't wait for Part 2 to end and wanted it to last forever. Brilliant stuff.

It's getting better. Inspiring nightmares.

Not sure if I like this yet... Starts decently, but I'm getting tired of the tropes. It's like the writing is good enough to look past the tropes, but they're still there...

Occasionally you'll come across a book that you know you'll love just from how it opens.

This is one of those books.

"Books ran when they grew restless, when they grew unruly, or when they grew real. Regardless of the reason, when books ran, it was a librarian's duty to catch them."

So far, it's Native American Ash vs the Evil Dead without the humor. That's not necessarily a bad thing, just the best analogy I've got at the moment.