It was lovely to read this after making attempts at books where it seemed like the prose was struggling to convey information, because the language really is a part of the story itself. I should probably read politically themed novels more often because every time I do I find it so refreshing.
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roadside picnic by arkady & boris strugatsky (trans. olena bormashenko)
It was lovely to read this after making attempts at books where it seemed like the prose was struggling to convey information, because the ...
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I understand that this is a thriller and that's why the story beats are the way they are, but I don't particularly like it. The epil...
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Very, very similar to The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe. Its major strength is that and its prose. This is the first book I've ...
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I thought it was effective social commentary "gothic" and most of the stories were individually very good - tight and suspenseful...