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What I Just Finished Reading
The Raven Tower – Ann Leckie
This is very much a novel that was written to build a catastrophic point, and when it arrives, it’s breathatking.
A Necessary Evil – Abir Mukherjee
There’s not a lot of depth to Mukherjee’s characters and an over-reliance on happy coincidence to drive the plot. That said, it’s a quick and entertaining read.
日出処の天子 ニ – 山岸凉子 (Hiidzurutokoro no Tenshi vol. 2 – Yamagishi Ryoko)
Yamagishi does eerie flashes of the supernatural very, very well.
What I Am Currently Reading
Japanese Grammar – Keiko Uesawa Chevray & Tomiko Kuwahira
This week I wrapped up the mega-chapter on verbs and moved on to interrogatives/
The Familiars – Stephanie Hall
The novel opens with the main character—a young woman in 17th century England learning she may be unable to give her aristocratic husband children—encountering a disquieting peasant woman on the woods of her manor. It’s well written, but for whatever reason not what I’m in the mood for right now.
Music of the Ghosts – Vaddey Ratner
Ratner’s first novel, In The Shadow Of The Banyan, is an excellent (and heartbreaking) story of life under the Khmer Rouge. This outing explores the reverberations of that period in modern Cambodia. The narrative sometimes strays toward info dumps, but the descriptive language is beautiful and the characters compelling and empathetic.
公爵様の羊飼い1 – 秋月こお (Koushaku-sama no Hitsujikai 1 – Akitsuki Koh)
Our protagonist is the third son of a duke, recently summoned home from the monastery where his father’s stored him for the past decade or so. Many Japanese authors who’ve tried their hand at medieval European settings fall flat for me, but Akitsuki nails it here.
What I'm Reading Next
I got my hands on a copy of Miriam Toews’ Women Talking and am excited to get started.
これで以上です。
The Raven Tower – Ann Leckie
This is very much a novel that was written to build a catastrophic point, and when it arrives, it’s breathatking.
A Necessary Evil – Abir Mukherjee
There’s not a lot of depth to Mukherjee’s characters and an over-reliance on happy coincidence to drive the plot. That said, it’s a quick and entertaining read.
日出処の天子 ニ – 山岸凉子 (Hiidzurutokoro no Tenshi vol. 2 – Yamagishi Ryoko)
Yamagishi does eerie flashes of the supernatural very, very well.
What I Am Currently Reading
Japanese Grammar – Keiko Uesawa Chevray & Tomiko Kuwahira
This week I wrapped up the mega-chapter on verbs and moved on to interrogatives/
The Familiars – Stephanie Hall
The novel opens with the main character—a young woman in 17th century England learning she may be unable to give her aristocratic husband children—encountering a disquieting peasant woman on the woods of her manor. It’s well written, but for whatever reason not what I’m in the mood for right now.
Music of the Ghosts – Vaddey Ratner
Ratner’s first novel, In The Shadow Of The Banyan, is an excellent (and heartbreaking) story of life under the Khmer Rouge. This outing explores the reverberations of that period in modern Cambodia. The narrative sometimes strays toward info dumps, but the descriptive language is beautiful and the characters compelling and empathetic.
公爵様の羊飼い1 – 秋月こお (Koushaku-sama no Hitsujikai 1 – Akitsuki Koh)
Our protagonist is the third son of a duke, recently summoned home from the monastery where his father’s stored him for the past decade or so. Many Japanese authors who’ve tried their hand at medieval European settings fall flat for me, but Akitsuki nails it here.
What I'm Reading Next
I got my hands on a copy of Miriam Toews’ Women Talking and am excited to get started.
これで以上です。
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