So, after a bit of a break, here we are. Another book, another slightly ranty blog post about said book. Beware: spoilers. I want to say I enjoyed this book as it had some lovely ideas and was all imaginative and shit but on balance, I only liked about 45% of it. Like Neal Stephenson, … Continue reading
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Book review: Final Empire
Oh gawd. So remember when I complained about Dragonflight‘s setting being a caricature of medieval times? This was like a caricature of the horrible setting of Dragonflight. Not only is everything fucking awful, it’s been that way for 1000 years, there are ashfalls – like ash falling from the sky ALL THE TIME, their ruler … Continue reading
Book review: A Spell for Chameleon
I don’t think I’ve ever read anything by Piers Anthony and based on A Spell for Chameleon I don’t think I ever will again. This was the most vile, misogynistic piece of shit disguised as a fantasy novel. It blows Dragonflight out of the water when it comes to the horrible portrayal of women. The … Continue reading
Book review: Dragonflight
Or how to make a book with dragons in it lame Oh my god. Why is this book on the list. WHY. In the land of subjective evaluation, I deem this book terrible. TERRIBLE. Plot: There’s this place and every so often, what seem to be interstellar spores rain from the sky and would devastate … Continue reading