susan’s Reviews > Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age > Status Update
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is 10% done
Well Ada Palmer's Terra Ignota series is one of my favourite pieces of fiction of all time but already I need her to publish a hundred pieces of nonfiction like this. I'm having so much FUN
— Apr 17, 2026 04:51AM
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susan
is 90% done
Ngl I've been a bit lost since the 75% mark, especially in the sauce of 'was Machiavelli an atheist?', a debate I did not know existed or was so emotional. Palmer is excellent at contextualising these historical, cultural debates until now. I suspect this is a very American thing, especially from Palmer's anecdote about people ranting to her about their evangelical families when they find out her field of study lol
— Jul 01, 2026 06:24AM