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I'm not going to mention the bullshit that's happened here recently, other to say that there's an easy fucking thing this country could do to make sure this bullshit doesn't happen, and this country chooses not to do it. So.
Anyway, here's some stuff about books.
What I Finished Reading This Week
[ ] – [ ]
For reasons.
Rouge Street – Shuang Xuetao
The jacket copy compares Shuang to Ernest Hemingway and Murakami Haruki, but I find his writing most resembles that of Yoshimoto Banana. Which is a good thing. These three interrelated novellas are narrated in sparse, atmospheric prose that conveys the characters' hopes and disappointments through what remains unsaid. The realism and magical realism are both very well executed, as is Shuang's depiction of time, place, and the sweeping changes that have occurred in China in the last half-century or so. The quality of the English translation is also excellent. I very much recommend this book.
What I Am Currently Reading
Lucifer vol. 1 – Mike Carey et al.
I’ve finished two out of the thirteen issues collected in this volume, and so far they do a good job of pastiching vintage Sandman.
Upright Women Wanted – Sarah Gailey
Not much progress on this one this week
Seraphina – Rachel Hartman
I really like the worldbuilding. The mixture of Celtic and Italian personal names is a bit jarring.
Dracula – Bram Stoker
For Dracula Daily, now through November.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World – Jack Weatherford
Being a shelf-sitter I decided to start instead of rehoming. I started on Monday and am about a quarter of the way through. So far it’s what I expected: a breathless novelized fiction narrative voice and lots of internal inconsistencies.
What I’m Reading Next
I acquired no new books this week.
これで以上です。
Anyway, here's some stuff about books.
What I Finished Reading This Week
[ ] – [ ]
For reasons.
Rouge Street – Shuang Xuetao
The jacket copy compares Shuang to Ernest Hemingway and Murakami Haruki, but I find his writing most resembles that of Yoshimoto Banana. Which is a good thing. These three interrelated novellas are narrated in sparse, atmospheric prose that conveys the characters' hopes and disappointments through what remains unsaid. The realism and magical realism are both very well executed, as is Shuang's depiction of time, place, and the sweeping changes that have occurred in China in the last half-century or so. The quality of the English translation is also excellent. I very much recommend this book.
What I Am Currently Reading
Lucifer vol. 1 – Mike Carey et al.
I’ve finished two out of the thirteen issues collected in this volume, and so far they do a good job of pastiching vintage Sandman.
Upright Women Wanted – Sarah Gailey
Not much progress on this one this week
Seraphina – Rachel Hartman
I really like the worldbuilding. The mixture of Celtic and Italian personal names is a bit jarring.
Dracula – Bram Stoker
For Dracula Daily, now through November.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World – Jack Weatherford
Being a shelf-sitter I decided to start instead of rehoming. I started on Monday and am about a quarter of the way through. So far it’s what I expected: a breathless novelized fiction narrative voice and lots of internal inconsistencies.
What I’m Reading Next
I acquired no new books this week.
これで以上です。
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