I finally got around to Haldeman’s The Forever War. I enjoyed it more than I expected to and have moved onto Forever Peace. It’s very, very different, but also great.
Before that, I read R.F. Kuang’s Poppy War trilogy and enjoyed it enough, though the pacing is a bit all-over-the-place.
Before that, I read Ann Leckie’s Ancillary books, and while I got through them, I consider them disappointing considering how much praise they received. The first is by-far the best of the three books and worth reading. The second and third mostly go nowhere and piss away all the goodwill the first book earned by the end. So. Much. Tea. Seriously. At first, I was like haha, they drink a lot of tea. By the end, I was fervently wishing for them to shut up about tea already and please do something to move the plot along.
And before that was The Expanse. I quit after book 3 the first time I tried to read them some years ago. I’m glad I tried again because this time I devoured them all. They’re not high literature, but they’re a good time. Some of the books are a bit of a slog, but it’s worth pushing through to get to the good bits. It ends on a very strong note.
Also in the past year: Hail Mary - mostly worthy of its zeitgeist. Very enjoyable competence porn. The Hunger Games trilogy - I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. They are much better than the movies which I watched afterwards to compare. Circular Motion - kinda silly, but I couldn’t put it down. There is No Anti-Memetics Division - surprisingly great considering the source material.
I read the Poppy Wars series a few years ago. I thought they were good but definitely dark. They were a little meandering as well but overall worth a read.
I did them after reading R.F Kuangs Babel which is awesome. I have read all of her work except her newest which is on my list
I finally got around to Haldeman’s The Forever War. I enjoyed it more than I expected to and have moved onto Forever Peace. It’s very, very different, but also great.
Before that, I read R.F. Kuang’s Poppy War trilogy and enjoyed it enough, though the pacing is a bit all-over-the-place.
Before that, I read Ann Leckie’s Ancillary books, and while I got through them, I consider them disappointing considering how much praise they received. The first is by-far the best of the three books and worth reading. The second and third mostly go nowhere and piss away all the goodwill the first book earned by the end. So. Much. Tea. Seriously. At first, I was like haha, they drink a lot of tea. By the end, I was fervently wishing for them to shut up about tea already and please do something to move the plot along.
And before that was The Expanse. I quit after book 3 the first time I tried to read them some years ago. I’m glad I tried again because this time I devoured them all. They’re not high literature, but they’re a good time. Some of the books are a bit of a slog, but it’s worth pushing through to get to the good bits. It ends on a very strong note.
Also in the past year: Hail Mary - mostly worthy of its zeitgeist. Very enjoyable competence porn. The Hunger Games trilogy - I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. They are much better than the movies which I watched afterwards to compare. Circular Motion - kinda silly, but I couldn’t put it down. There is No Anti-Memetics Division - surprisingly great considering the source material.
I read the Poppy Wars series a few years ago. I thought they were good but definitely dark. They were a little meandering as well but overall worth a read.
I did them after reading R.F Kuangs Babel which is awesome. I have read all of her work except her newest which is on my list