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Other people reading that she went to the arctic circle (I assume): Wooooow the darkness, the wildness, soooo far north!
Norwegians reading that she went to the arctic circle: What? Why would she stop there? There's four days of travelling - by car! - to get to the northern shores of mainland Norway from there, what, this doesn't
(Really loving the book so far though, I'm only poking for the fun of this 😬😅)
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I see so much of myself in Dex, I love how Becky Chambers asks their reader to slow down, reflect, question themselves about what they truly want and aspire to. I love how the characters are written, how close I can feel to them.
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Men in power contemplating their power and the way this affects relationships with other people! This is how you know you're reading fiction.
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eivind1984 commented on eivind1984's review of This is How You Lose the Time War
Holy smokes. Where do I even begin? This book is about Red and Blue. But what does that even mean? Who are they, what are they, where are they, when are they?
This book is beautifully written, (almost) every sentence a work of intricate art, content dense, demanding attention and concentration. I read this book slower than other books I've read, but only because the writing itself was so thoroughly well done, so beautiful, and a big part of the reading experience in itself.
The way the book is written is in high contrast to most other modern fantasy books I've read, way more confusing, but still convincing, entertaining, dramatic and heart wrecking. And even though the plot and characters and the universe of the book is completely unfamiliar, and often impossible to understand or grasp, it still somehow makes sense.
Red and Blue are nothing like me, but somehow they still are. They don't belong in the groups they originated from, they don't belong in the world they inhabit. But perhaps they belong with each other?
I loved this book from first page on. And as everything twists and turns again and again and again until the final page was done, I liked it more and more and more. Where do I even begin.
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Holy smokes. Where do I even begin? This book is about Red and Blue. But what does that even mean? Who are they, what are they, where are they, when are they?
This book is beautifully written, (almost) every sentence a work of intricate art, content dense, demanding attention and concentration. I read this book slower than other books I've read, but only because the writing itself was so thoroughly well done, so beautiful, and a big part of the reading experience in itself.
The way the book is written is in high contrast to most other modern fantasy books I've read, way more confusing, but still convincing, entertaining, dramatic and heart wrecking. And even though the plot and characters and the universe of the book is completely unfamiliar, and often impossible to understand or grasp, it still somehow makes sense.
Red and Blue are nothing like me, but somehow they still are. They don't belong in the groups they originated from, they don't belong in the world they inhabit. But perhaps they belong with each other?
I loved this book from first page on. And as everything twists and turns again and again and again until the final page was done, I liked it more and more and more. Where do I even begin.
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that was so lovely, omg 🥺 I wish these books were longer, I would love to spend more time in this world!
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DrSoda completed their yearly reading goal of 40 books!







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This book is beautifully written, every word and sentence a melody of rythm and flow, and much of the plot merely suggestions of places, people and concepts it's hard to grasp.
Some times the wonderful wording and the artistry of the writing is distracting me from the plot and the actual content of the book. But I guess that's on me. And I don't think I understand everything I'm reading. But I guess that's part of the point of this book?
Regardless of everything, and most important, I really like it so far, at least.
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When you think the main character is a human but suddenly her sky-blue skin is mentioned...