Finished Perdido Street Station by China Miéville last night. I enjoyed it a lot, but it was one of the most relentlessly miserable books I’ve read in a long time. Bad things happen, continue to happen, segue into more bad things, and then the book ends. Looking forward to the sequel…after a sufficiently long break to recover.
Just started Ancillary Sword by Anne Leckie. I enjoyed the first in the series (Ancillary Justice) and am hoping this one will manage to meet the same standards.
Also picked up False Value by Ben Aaronovitch, to start when I finish Ancillary Sword. The Peter Grant series is something that I’d hesitate to say is good, as such, but they’re enjoyable and a much needed palate cleanser before tackling something punchier again.
Finished Perdido Street Station by China Miéville last night. I enjoyed it a lot, but it was one of the most relentlessly miserable books I’ve read in a long time. Bad things happen, continue to happen, segue into more bad things, and then the book ends. Looking forward to the sequel…after a sufficiently long break to recover.
Just started Ancillary Sword by Anne Leckie. I enjoyed the first in the series (Ancillary Justice) and am hoping this one will manage to meet the same standards.
Also picked up False Value by Ben Aaronovitch, to start when I finish Ancillary Sword. The Peter Grant series is something that I’d hesitate to say is good, as such, but they’re enjoyable and a much needed palate cleanser before tackling something punchier again.