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fluffypotamus's reviews
17 reviews
Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls
1.0
everyone's having affairs, yawn. one of the affairs is with a fishman. was hoping this would be more subversive or weird.
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
2.0
you can't end a book like that dan, you little fucker.
the canterbury tales format was fun but i didn't enjoy it enough to read the sequel where i assume there is some kind of resolution.
lost count of the number of times i read the word "scrotum"
the canterbury tales format was fun but i didn't enjoy it enough to read the sequel where i assume there is some kind of resolution.
lost count of the number of times i read the word "scrotum"
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
3.25
the concept is very neat. the writing didn't wow me, weak characters and dialogue, but this book is a real page turner so no need to dwell on that imo - popcorn lit has its place.
significant plot complaint:
the reveal that there are many "original jasons" trying to get back with the "original wife" was mind blowing in the moment, but led to some severe fridge logic the more i thought about it. there should be an "equally infinite" amount of "original wives" in their "original universes," with universes spinning off of the "original" constantly, including after the swap took place. so there's no reason for them all to have crowded into one universe. the ending kinda falls apart there i think.
significant plot complaint:
Ice by Anna Kavan
4.0
this book was a fever dream. loved the writing style. knowing some of the author's background really gives you another level of appreciation for what's going on here.
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
my favorite book. written like an epic, with minimal characterization, events flying by with little description, beautiful, simple. the "resolution" for the kargish siblings marooned on the island has stuck with me.
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
4.5
another collection of bangers by ted chiang. "alchemist's gate" and "anxiety is the dizziness of freedom" are standouts, but all are better than "understand" from stories of your life.
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
1.25
it's fitting that the characters' names are red and blue considering this book is packed with purple prose.
also hard to get invested in a romance that is
- entirely based on short notes the protags sneak to each other over decades (relative to them)
- between two immortal cyborg time travelers (one of whom lives an entire human lifespan, 60+ years iirc, married to a normie, as part of an undercover operation...how relatable!)
the time war concept with the butterfly effect is neat. i knew going in that this would not be the focus, so my disappointment is not due to failed expectations. it's entirely based on the characters and the prose.
also hard to get invested in a romance that is
- entirely based on short notes the protags sneak to each other over decades (relative to them)
- between two immortal cyborg time travelers (one of whom lives an entire human lifespan, 60+ years iirc, married to a normie, as part of an undercover operation...how relatable!)
the time war concept with the butterfly effect is neat. i knew going in that this would not be the focus, so my disappointment is not due to failed expectations. it's entirely based on the characters and the prose.
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
4.5
encanto with incest baby let's go
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Incest