Monthly Archives: October 2022

Thoughts: The Obelisk Gate, by N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 26 October 2022 by Dove

It just gets better and better, there’s no other way to say it. There’s only one other trilogy that’s started out good and got better and better that sticks out in my mind, and that’s Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, translated by Archibald Colquhoun

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Dove

First off, let me take a moment to appreciate the names of both author and translator. Those are some good names. And The Leopard is a good book. I’m annoyed at myself for leaving it so long to review it, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Tomato Thief, by Ursula Vernon

Posted on 18 October 2022 by Dove

You can actually just read this one yourself if you want to, here!

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Thoughts: Yvain, le chevalier au lion, by Chrétien de Troyes, translated by Claude-Alan Chevallier

Posted on 15 October 2022 by Dove

Well, with a name like that how can you not go on to translate arthuriana from Old French into New French? Shame about every search engine’s autocorrect though, which insists that you must be mistaken and looking for a chevalier, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Every Heart A Doorway, by Seanan McGuire

Posted on 12 October 2022 by Dove

Oh boy. How can such a short book be so all over the place? I really wanted to love this one. I’m sorry. It just didn’t work for me. I’m also sorry because this post is about as long as … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: A Horse Walks Into A Bar, by David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohen

Posted on 11 October 2022 by Dove

You’re going to have to forgive me for this one – it’s been a long time since I read it, and my memory isn’t what it used to be. I liked it maybe more than I thought I would from … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Fifth Season, by N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 10 October 2022 by Dove

First of all, how dare she. OK, seriously though, surprise! The Fifth Season, volume one in the trilogy that won a Hugo for each instalment, is good! At the risk of becoming one of those recipe blogs that frontloads a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Citizen Clem, by John Bew

Posted on 7 October 2022 by Dove

The conclusion to my Indian independence trilogy! Some light holiday reading on our month-long trip home, and I read most of this biography of Clement Attlee while breastfeeding and contact napping, though that’s how I read pretty much everything these … Continue reading →

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