Monday, April 27, 2026

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 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. 

the tyrant baru cormorant by seth dickinson

 Not really satisfying. The optimistic tone doesn't, in my opinion, serve the themes well, and it used an almost juvenile humor way too ...