Catship started reading Legendary Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud
Damn i forgot so much from the prequels
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But recently we just read a few randomly picked up mystery books in a row, in German, and we tend to review books in the language we read them in. That or similar may happen again, be warned.
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Catship wants to read Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear (duplicate)
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One thing about the kind of pain I have is that it is so amorphous—so unlocalized—that it’s hard to describe and easy to ignore. You don’t even necessarily notice that it hurts, when it hurts. You just notice that you’re crabby and out of sorts and everything seems harder than it should. Not being able to describe it also tends to make other people take it less seriously. Like family members, and sometimes doctors, too.
— Machine by Elizabeth Bear (duplicate) (11%)
Catship finished reading Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie …
I liked it. The plot is basically that an autistic-coded scholar goes to a remote village to research fairies, and learns a ton about them through a few medium-sized desasters while also getting unexpectedly comfy with the human locals. I liked how some of the locals learn to suggest ways of hanging out that work better for Emily than the tavern. There were some things though that made me really nervous because they reminded me of things I dislike about myself.
Catship finished reading Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher
"From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Hemlock & Silver, …
Liked it :) not as much as T. Kingfisher's other fairy tale stories that I've read so far, but there's sweet characters and the plot is fun. I especially enjoyed how all the disclaimers around Anja's healer title are handled.
Liked it :) not as much as T. Kingfisher's other fairy tale stories that I've read so far, but there's sweet characters and the plot is fun. I especially enjoyed how all the disclaimers around Anja's healer title are handled.
Eine erste Liebe zwischen Festhalten und Vernichten, Aussterben und Weiterleben
Es brennt. In den …
Also ich hab es vor allem wegen dem Titel lesen wollen. Es war dann aber schon ein bisschen überraschend. Es ist eine queere Klimakrisen-Story über das Internet, unter anderem. Eras Tante muss ungefähr so alt sein wie ich, sie kennt Foren und frische Zwiebeln und die Bananen, die es aktuell gibt, aber keine Modem-Töne. Zwischen Wetter-Extremen und Kapitalismus bleibt ein Wohnprojekt als Zuhause, das vor allem ein Gartenprojekt ist, und der Luxus essbarer frischer Pflanzen ist für Era und ihre Mutter aber durch die vielen, vielen Mitbewohnis und offenen Türen getrübt. Und dann ist die Geschichte nach ausgestorbenen Vögeln strukturiert, was mich an "Migrations" von Charlotte McConaghy erinntert hat, aber doch sehr anders ist. Insgesamt.... bisschen sperrig, bisschen langsam, bisschen das awkwarde Gefühl, mit der Autorin unbekannter Weise vor 15 Jahren in angrenzenden Twitter-Bubbles gewesen zu sein. Ich mag es.
Also ich hab es vor allem wegen dem Titel lesen wollen. Es war dann aber schon ein bisschen überraschend. Es ist eine queere Klimakrisen-Story über das Internet, unter anderem. Eras Tante muss ungefähr so alt sein wie ich, sie kennt Foren und frische Zwiebeln und die Bananen, die es aktuell gibt, aber keine Modem-Töne. Zwischen Wetter-Extremen und Kapitalismus bleibt ein Wohnprojekt als Zuhause, das vor allem ein Gartenprojekt ist, und der Luxus essbarer frischer Pflanzen ist für Era und ihre Mutter aber durch die vielen, vielen Mitbewohnis und offenen Türen getrübt. Und dann ist die Geschichte nach ausgestorbenen Vögeln strukturiert, was mich an "Migrations" von Charlotte McConaghy erinntert hat, aber doch sehr anders ist. Insgesamt.... bisschen sperrig, bisschen langsam, bisschen das awkwarde Gefühl, mit der Autorin unbekannter Weise vor 15 Jahren in angrenzenden Twitter-Bubbles gewesen zu sein. Ich mag es.
Catship wants to read Muskeln aus Plastik by Selma Kay Matter
Muskeln aus Plastik by Selma Kay Matter
„Dieses Buch zu lesen ist wie Herzrasen in Slow Motion. Es tut weh, und das ist schön.“ Fatma Aydemir Kay …
Catship finished reading Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change …
I listened to this while dozing so i missed most of the cool science. Still, i picked up a lot of fun facts, and the book was the opposite of dry... it was a bit squelchy, like something decomposing. Would definitely recommend.
Catship finished reading Good Things by Samin Nosrat
I love Samin Nosrat's other book, and the show, and the Home Cooking podcast, so I expected to love this too. I didn't. I think part of it was that it didn't work well for me as an audio book, at least not one to listen to while doing counting-heavy crochet. It would have needed more attention to get all the the cooking advice. But also.... I think the message of the book was supposed to be that food is an everyday thing and it's important to make food that works and is enjoyable for you. Instead, i kept wishing i was someone else. Someone who likes cilantro, for example, because Samin Nosrat likes cilantro and i want to share that joy! Oof. Maybe it wasn't the right moment for this book.
I love Samin Nosrat's other book, and the show, and the Home Cooking podcast, so I expected to love this too. I didn't. I think part of it was that it didn't work well for me as an audio book, at least not one to listen to while doing counting-heavy crochet. It would have needed more attention to get all the the cooking advice. But also.... I think the message of the book was supposed to be that food is an everyday thing and it's important to make food that works and is enjoyable for you. Instead, i kept wishing i was someone else. Someone who likes cilantro, for example, because Samin Nosrat likes cilantro and i want to share that joy! Oof. Maybe it wasn't the right moment for this book.
Catship finished reading What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher (Sworn Solider, #3)
The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton …
Knowing some of the authors other brilliant writing actually makes me like this series a little less. But it's still a really good story. How dare the monster.... ok that would be a spoiler. But.
Knowing some of the authors other brilliant writing actually makes me like this series a little less. But it's still a really good story. How dare the monster.... ok that would be a spoiler. But.
Catship finished reading Panda-Pand by Saša Stanišić
Super cute story about pandas who accidentally discover music. And eat flutes.
Catship finished reading The Bookshop Woman by Catriona Anderson
This is a pleasantly nerdy semi-autobiographical story about figuring out life and relationships by ways of books and weird social media. I especially liked the ways the author connects to people i think are utterly boring and annoying (the startup dudes).
Catship finished reading The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, #2)
Return to the Scholomance - and face an even deadlier graduation - in the stunning …
Ok ok yes I liked it. I liked the things that I liked about the first one, there were no/less things that annoyed me, and I really enjoyed the more hopeful and revolutionary twists. I know it doesn't sound like it the way I write about it, but I really have a soft spot for this series.
Ok ok yes I liked it. I liked the things that I liked about the first one, there were no/less things that annoyed me, and I really enjoyed the more hopeful and revolutionary twists. I know it doesn't sound like it the way I write about it, but I really have a soft spot for this series.
Catship finished reading Sankt Irgendwas by Tamara Bach
It's not my favourite Tamara Bach book, but I think it's a really nice one, about dealing with asshole authority figures.
It's not my favourite Tamara Bach book, but I think it's a really nice one, about dealing with asshole authority figures.
Catship finished reading A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, #1)
I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my …
Ooof. Hmmm. I liked it, mostly. The whole "literally everything in this place can kill you" thing got exhausting for a moment before the plot really got started. And the explanations of the social logics of this place were often lost on me. I do like the way the world gets revealed though, and this is an explanation for the existence of a dangerous magic school that I'm only slightly annoyed by. I like the characters and the little details and hm, well, I enjoyed reading this.
Edit: oh right, there's a mention of an Arabic worksheet that might be racist or might be Islamist or might be a comment on either, and it annoyed me so much not to know which.
Ooof. Hmmm. I liked it, mostly. The whole "literally everything in this place can kill you" thing got exhausting for a moment before the plot really got started. And the explanations of the social logics of this place were often lost on me. I do like the way the world gets revealed though, and this is an explanation for the existence of a dangerous magic school that I'm only slightly annoyed by. I like the characters and the little details and hm, well, I enjoyed reading this.
Edit: oh right, there's a mention of an Arabic worksheet that might be racist or might be Islamist or might be a comment on either, and it annoyed me so much not to know which.