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computer scientist, mathematician, photographer, human. Debian Developer, Notmuch Maintainer, scuba diver
Much of my "reading" these days is actually audiobooks while walking.
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David Bremner finished reading The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
The Broken Kingdoms is a fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the second book of her Inheritance trilogy. …
David Bremner wants to read Situation Normal by Leonard Richardson
David Bremner started reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural …
David Bremner replied to reading tea's status
David Bremner started reading The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
The Broken Kingdoms is a fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the second book of her Inheritance trilogy. …
David Bremner reviewed The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
Will Hurley was an attractive, charming, and impressive student at Dublin's elite St. John's College--and …
Twisty plot, somewhat interesting viewpoint.
4 stars
The plot is very much a whodunnit (or whodunwhat), and keeps the reader guessing to the end.
The viewpoint of the protagonist, namely "serial killer's girlfriend" is unusual for a police procedural.
I wasn't completely convinced by the characters. At one point I found my self agreeing with the protagonist's mother that she should just get over her trauma. That's not fair of either of us, but I think the failure of empathy is not all mine.
The setting is modern Dublin, which feels a bit like any modern north-western european city: trendy cafes, expensive to live in.
David Bremner finished reading The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
Will Hurley was an attractive, charming, and impressive student at Dublin's elite St. John's College--and Ireland's most prolific serial killer. …
David Bremner finished reading Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
An utterly convincing and moving look at the beauty and perils of consciousness.
— I wonder, said Hermes, what it …
David Bremner commented on The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
Will Hurley was an attractive, charming, and impressive student at Dublin's elite St. John's College--and …
Are you OK Ireland? Why are all of your [*] crime novels about real estate?
[*] three that I read.
David Bremner started reading The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
Will Hurley was an attractive, charming, and impressive student at Dublin's elite St. John's College--and Ireland's most prolific serial killer. …
David Bremner reviewed Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor
From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had magic flowing in her blood, she sought …
The further adventures of Sunny Nwazue
4 stars
The book is an adventure story to be sure, but at some points I was really taken by the calmness / centeredness of the main characters.
I was a bit tripped up by my expectations. From the title I expected a more drastic coming of age aspect (I understand that was a foolish amount to read into one word, but here we are), but it's really more a gradual evolution of the characters. I also thought the blurb about "coming back a changed person" was a bit overstated. Both of those points are more warnings to ignore the blurb (always?) and enjoy the book.
Another aspect that really struck me as unique both in this book and in Akata Warrior, is the physicality of the heroine. It seems like some kind of nerdy double bluff that not only is Sunny smart and talented, she is phsyically strong (and fast) in …
The book is an adventure story to be sure, but at some points I was really taken by the calmness / centeredness of the main characters.
I was a bit tripped up by my expectations. From the title I expected a more drastic coming of age aspect (I understand that was a foolish amount to read into one word, but here we are), but it's really more a gradual evolution of the characters. I also thought the blurb about "coming back a changed person" was a bit overstated. Both of those points are more warnings to ignore the blurb (always?) and enjoy the book.
Another aspect that really struck me as unique both in this book and in Akata Warrior, is the physicality of the heroine. It seems like some kind of nerdy double bluff that not only is Sunny smart and talented, she is phsyically strong (and fast) in a way that I don't usually associate with female characters in YA fantasy.
David Bremner finished reading Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor
Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor
From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had magic flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her …
David Bremner quoted Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
An utterly convincing and moving look at the beauty and perils of consciousness.
— I …
When one thought about it, a dog had to take it on faith that humans possessed intelligence. They were expert makers of dens and food, however, and those were the things Benjy wanted from them.
— Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis (Page 58)
The first sentence alone gives a much folksier impression than the book deserves, but it did make me chortle.
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@mouse@bookwyrm.social everyone should be briefly a princess.