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53% complete! Phil in SF has read 16 of 30 books.
When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, …
The earth still breathed a comfortable warmth from the heat of the afternoon, and the stream purled softly in the stillness.
— Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) (17%)
new vocabulary: purl
(of a stream) Flow with a swirling motion and babbling sound
Phil in SF
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A remarkably inventive novel that explores what it means to live a life fully in …
Right away I realised that this was not my usual type of book, and if I'd actually read the entire jacket before before starting, I probably would not have given it a shot. But I'm glad I did.
The protagonist has all the hallmarks of being one of these unrelatable characters that has all these gifts (beauty, wealth, normativity) while still feeling sorry for themselves, but if I was ever annoyed at Oona it was because the writer wanted me to be, and even then it didn't last for long.
The characters are so fun and physically present. The chapters/sections are a nice, medium length. The plot moves along at a great pace, and each "leap" brings about an exciting paradigm shift that has you excited to keep reading.
I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but if the premise sounds tantalising to you, you should at least read until the …
Right away I realised that this was not my usual type of book, and if I'd actually read the entire jacket before before starting, I probably would not have given it a shot. But I'm glad I did.
The protagonist has all the hallmarks of being one of these unrelatable characters that has all these gifts (beauty, wealth, normativity) while still feeling sorry for themselves, but if I was ever annoyed at Oona it was because the writer wanted me to be, and even then it didn't last for long.
The characters are so fun and physically present. The chapters/sections are a nice, medium length. The plot moves along at a great pace, and each "leap" brings about an exciting paradigm shift that has you excited to keep reading.
I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but if the premise sounds tantalising to you, you should at least read until the second chapter.
Also the last lines of the book put forward a terse little thesis that would be the perfect thing for a book club to discuss.
When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, …
The forest mould pressed against Cordelia's cheek.
— Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) (3%)
new vocabulary: mould
When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, she is taken prisoner by …
Humans live deep within an apparently lifeless planet covered by massive ice sheets. Having to survive in confined spaces has …
Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography …
Bookwyrm now has a complete list of all Pulitzer Prize winners in Biography (so far) with the addition of this book. On SFBA.club, all the entries have descriptions & the best cover image I could find. Other servers don't always pick those up from here, so your mileage may vary.
@graue@bookwyrm.social It's solid so far. Very much in the "hard SF" category where natural science is featured.
Humans live deep within an apparently lifeless planet covered by massive ice sheets. Having to …
Bit of a scapegrace, I take it?
— Arkfall by Carolyn Ives Gilman (56%)
new vocabulary: scapegrace
a mischievous or wayward person, especially a young person or child; a rascal
Humans live deep within an apparently lifeless planet covered by massive ice sheets. Having to …
A line of porters stood by with electric carts in the hallway, so Osagi approached one, trying to conceal her diffidence.
— Arkfall by Carolyn Ives Gilman (7%)
new vocabulary: diffidence
modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence
I've read this word for literally decades and have always thought it meant ambivalence or indifference. tbh, the ability to get a definition at a long-hold in my Kobo is going .o really improve my vocabulary
Humans live deep within an apparently lifeless planet covered by massive ice sheets. Having to …
From a distance, they looked like a rain of photisms, those false lights that swim in darkened eyes.
— Arkfall by Carolyn Ives Gilman (2%)
new vocabulary: photism
a hallucinatory sensation or vision of light
Jon and Toku travel the universe suspended in Interdream, only waking up to check up on certain business ventures. Simple. …
Humans live deep within an apparently lifeless planet covered by massive ice sheets. Having to survive in confined spaces has …
Jon and Toku travel the universe suspended in Interdream, only waking up to check up on certain business ventures. Simple. …
‘Imagine a horizon.’
‘I can’t.’
Mithila’s world is bound by a Wall enclosing the city …
Meh. So around the city of Sumer for generations has existed the Wall. There's like 15 circles inside the wall, and the Elders and Shoortans and other groups have some sort of complicated ruling system. But noone is to go outside the Wall or even attempt it. This is, so far, the story of a group of young people who dream of leaving.
However, there's little in the story that makes me care if they succeed, nor can I bring myself to care that there's intrigue between the powerful groups.
Phil in SF
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An NPR “Book of the Day”
In this one-of-a-kind mystery with heart and humor, a …
This book is extremely white woman coded. A woman who calls her family poor after their bought her a pony? Yes, but does it also punch up? Also yes. This book ties a very amazing thread between prison cells, kill pens for animals, and how animals & humans ALL suffer through callous behavior of humans.
It is also written as a very entertaining mystery! I absolutely devoured it in my insomnia. The hater pony realizes he actually loves his human and did in fact run away abandoning her. He makes a long journey back to her. The end is very Hollywood-ish which is explained by the fact that the author says she wanted to write a movie first but turned it into a book. There is NO copaganda. There is plenty of stories of animal abuse though so be warned. There is sorta a romance but it is very light. …
This book is extremely white woman coded. A woman who calls her family poor after their bought her a pony? Yes, but does it also punch up? Also yes. This book ties a very amazing thread between prison cells, kill pens for animals, and how animals & humans ALL suffer through callous behavior of humans.
It is also written as a very entertaining mystery! I absolutely devoured it in my insomnia. The hater pony realizes he actually loves his human and did in fact run away abandoning her. He makes a long journey back to her. The end is very Hollywood-ish which is explained by the fact that the author says she wanted to write a movie first but turned it into a book. There is NO copaganda. There is plenty of stories of animal abuse though so be warned. There is sorta a romance but it is very light.
I cannot believe I am the first to import this book into the Bookwyrm verse! Go read!
