Joshua Glasgow’s Reviews > On the Calculation of Volume IV > Status Update

I’ve never been down on these books, per se, though initially it was my expectation that it would develop more, rather than actual interest, which kept me going. I liked the last book more than I had the earlier two, and I think I like this one better still. It’s expanding… the 18th is getting bigger. I’m enjoying the philosophical musings and eager to find out where the narrative could possibly go.

I wasn’t super enthused by the first 2 books in this 7-part series but kept with it thinking that it would get better as it went along. And because they’re short, so it doesn’t feel like a big ask. I liked the 3rd book more and so far I think I’m liking this one more, too. As things get a little more complicated, the intrigue of the series increases. And the author (or the translator) is a very good writer.

My hold on this came available from my library. Even though I’m in the middle of a different book, I’m eager to read this and I thought it would be good for the hotel this weekend when everybody else is asleep, since I can read it on my phone without needing a lamp. I did start it last night but got sleepy quite quickly myself, so I did not get very far into it before zonking out.