I may have just read this entire book in one sitting instead of writing my essays that are due tomorrow and the next day but you know what. Worth it. I may have just read this entire book in one sitting instead of writing my essays that are due tomorrow and the next day but you know what. Worth it. This was delightful, and I'm so sad the series is over now...more
I think this mighttt be my least favourite of the series so far, but I definitely loved it a lot still, and I might just need more time to sit with thI think this mighttt be my least favourite of the series so far, but I definitely loved it a lot still, and I might just need more time to sit with this one, I'm not sure. regardless, I still really enjoyed this and thought it was a great look at a different side of this world!!...more
overall really liked this, but the ending was a little too abrupt for my liking—I get why it ended there, but I personally would have liked a little moverall really liked this, but the ending was a little too abrupt for my liking—I get why it ended there, but I personally would have liked a little more resolve...more
this was a very well crafted book and apparently was a very important turning point in canadian literature and I can very much respect the importance this was a very well crafted book and apparently was a very important turning point in canadian literature and I can very much respect the importance of this story being told. but dear god it was a distressing read, I felt sick all day after finishing it...more
honestly this one did not vibe for me. i was bored. like it was interesting learning about it in class, and I think the story has some interesting rethonestly this one did not vibe for me. i was bored. like it was interesting learning about it in class, and I think the story has some interesting retelling potential, but the actual play? was really boring to me. definitely my least favourite play we read for my shakespeare class. i just found it really dense and I really just did not care...more
I actually really enjoyed this one—it's not necessarily my favourite shakespeare, but I ended up writing my final essay on it for my shakespeare classI actually really enjoyed this one—it's not necessarily my favourite shakespeare, but I ended up writing my final essay on it for my shakespeare class and it was actually really fascinating (and I wasn't sick of it by the time I turned in my essay, which is always a good sign)...more
this was very dense and i sorta skimmed the last act because i was in a hurry to finish it before my test, but it was fun and fairly enjoyable—definitthis was very dense and i sorta skimmed the last act because i was in a hurry to finish it before my test, but it was fun and fairly enjoyable—definitely not my least favourite shakespeare i read last term...more
becky chambers i will do anything for your writing <33
i was honestly skeptical going into this one because i loved the characters from the last book abecky chambers i will do anything for your writing <33
i was honestly skeptical going into this one because i loved the characters from the last book and was sad to realize the rest of the series followed different characters, and honestly I don't usually vibe with sentient ai povs, but oughhhh this was so good and i may have cried multiple times reading it because these characters are so good tooooo
i should be studying but instead i read this in two days and tbh. worth it...more
I've been vaguely meaning to read this book for many many years now, and it's been sitting on my shelf for at least a year, but I'm really kicking mysI've been vaguely meaning to read this book for many many years now, and it's been sitting on my shelf for at least a year, but I'm really kicking myself for not reading it sooner—it's an absolutely fantastic read, and I'm just completely in love with it
the characters are fantastic, but the world for me was the real star—it's so richly developed and this book felt like only a tiny little window into it in a way that speaks to very skilled world-building, and I'm just sort of stunned and in awe a little bit I think...more
I think I liked the first book like slightly more than this one, just because I enjoyed the cozier nature of the first book, and this one was a littleI think I liked the first book like slightly more than this one, just because I enjoyed the cozier nature of the first book, and this one was a little more action-packed, but I think the storytelling in this one was still really great, and I did really enjoy getting to see new parts of the world and explore some different characters alongside the ones I already knew and loved—overall, a solid book, and I'm very hooked on this series and excited for the next one to come out...more
my girlfriend got this for christmas and I promptly stole it and read it and it was just so fucking fun. like at times the writing was maybe a tad awkmy girlfriend got this for christmas and I promptly stole it and read it and it was just so fucking fun. like at times the writing was maybe a tad awkward, on a technical level, but the world and the characters and the storyline were just so delightful that I really could not bring myself to care about anything else. it was just a really really lovely read, and I immediately went out and bought the sequel, which is not generally a thing I do...more
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