Near the end at the part with the priest, I wonder if the point is to illustrate that choosing religion is to choose death over life? As in choosing to say that the end of your life is more important than how you live your life? 🤔
Assassin's apprentice at times had me on the edge of my seat wanting to know what would happen next, not an easy thing to do with a reader as jaded as me. 😁
It reminds me a bit of Game of Thrones but not as (grim) dark.
Still, I do think it could be 10% better if it was 10% shorter. That is the only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars.
This long book feel surprisingly short, which in itself is a certain kind of magic but not what these magicians would think of as "english magic".
As close to five stars as it you can come without going over 4,499.... 😁
"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide." May be the best opening line in any philosophical anything.
I always knew I was a bit absurd, but now I'm starting to think I am an amateur absurdist... 😂
Celebrating a paradoxical 11/10 rating of my story The Last Philosopher by Spookyspackles on RoyalRoad 🥳
But who knows what could have been if I had only given 120% instead of the standard 110% 😂
Anyway, the story is free to read, links can be found on my profile, thanks and sorry 😁
#JustFinished jPod
I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever worked in IT. Especially, executives and managers.
Also, to anyone who has parents that are incompetent mosters (Incompemonsters TM) and need YOU to fix THEIR problems 😂
In honor of #pinkfriday later this week my favorite Queer Dutch books.
-diepdiepblauw by Nikki Dekker a bi millenial struggles with her life mixed with facts about sea creatures.
-Een tevreden glimlach by Andreas Burnier a Queer story from the sixties.
-Buitenleven by Nina Polak two lesbians struggle with their new life in a rural area. #boeken#bookrecommendation@boeken#bookstodon#queerbooks#lhbti#rozevrijdag
Can someone recommend environmental and ecological #economics literature from the moral perspective that the only relevant metric is #WildAnimalWelfare? What economic policies would have the best impact in reducing wild animal suffering?
#JustFinished the third book in Tad Williams Otherland series, Mountain of Black Glass.
3/5 stars, I wish I could say they're getting better with each book. Don't get me wrong, they're still good, but the more I read the over descriptions of the virtual environments are getting to me 🤔
#JustFinished Elves, Trolls and Elemental Beings a collection of Icelandic folktales.
The stories were so so in quality even if I always find lore interesting.
But I found myself curious the theme of missing people? Was children and people going missing super common in these times? Because why else would it be such a common theme in the folktales?
It's been a long time since I have picked up a book that was not work related. I'm thinking it's time to start the first book of the year. Most years I would already have read probably 10 books so far. Any good recommendations that are recent releases?
Recently finished "Not A Good Fit At this Time" by Adam Hulse and had a blast with it. Check out my Goodreads review for details but fans of horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy should absolutely give it a read!
I started Katherine Addison (Sarah Monette)'s 'Melusine' yesterday, stayed up late reading, and got up early to finish it this morning. I was utterly engrossed. Enthralled. Captivated.
I also read several 1* reviews on Goodreads and, to be honest, I kind of agree with them all.
I still bought the other three in the series, though.
Happy 2nd day of #DecRecs to those who celebrate! Today's recommendation is 'Even Though I Knew The End', by C. L. Polk. A thoughtful, wistful Chicago noir about a supernatural detective making deals with demons to sell (or redeem) her soul. Wonderful setting, clothes, mood, vibes; and a bittersweet approach to demon bargains that feels more real, somehow, than more traditional tales of this nature.
Good morning, @bookstodon , just popping in to remind you that 'The Betrayals' by Bridget Collins is FUCKING BRILLIANT.
(Still only half done, but I have never resented needed to go to work as much as I do this morning.)
“This was fresh, rich, heavenly, succulent, soft, creamy, kiss-my-ass, cows-gotta-die-for-this, delightfully salty, moo-ass, good old white folks cheese, cheese to die for, cheese to make you happy, cheese to beat the cheese boss, cheese for the big cheese, cheese to end the world, cheese so good it inspired a line every first Saturday of the month”
A cheesy #SundaySentence from Deacon King Kong by James McBride