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The Mad Codger

TheMadCodger@books.theunseen.city

Joined 3 years, 1 month ago

Un Dorian Gray sin pasado, ni patria ni bandera.

I'm just a guy who likes to go on adventures, literary or otherwise. I mostly read fantasy, sci-fi, and/or litrpg.

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2025 Reading Goal

86% complete! The Mad Codger has read 13 of 15 books.

Peter S. Beagle: I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons (Hardcover, 2024, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers)

Dragons are common in the backwater kingdom of Bellemontagne, coming in sizes from mouselike vermin …

I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

The story itself was nothing remarkable, though still enjoyable. What really stood out for me though was the style he wrote in. I don't want to say it was poetical per say, but he definitely has a way with words that I appreciated.

TJ Klune: Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Paperback, 2024, Tor Publishing Group)

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in …

Not quite the first

The first in this series really was amazing; I call it a warm hug. The sequel, while good, wasn't as good as the first. I still enjoyed it, but it didn't quite have the magic the first did. The ending also was a bit anticlimactic in that it seemed they were gearing for something much bigger, and then it just went away.

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