Magic for Liars is not at all a Western, I guess it'd be urban fantasy? Upright Women Wanted is maybe a Western somewhat like Firefly is, I suppose. I am bad at categorizing.
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
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-t - Aug 26, 2021 10:52:04 am PDT #26948 of 28078
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Aug 26, 2021 10:53:53 am PDT #26949 of 28078
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I haven't even read Jasmine Guillory's new book yet!
Oh, that is hard! I hope you can get to it soon.
DebetEsse - Aug 26, 2021 12:03:55 pm PDT #26950 of 28078
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I agree with -t's assessment. Part of what I find off-putting with westerns is how dude-a-riffic they are, and Upright Women definitely doesn't have that going on. I guess it depends on what part of Westerns you tend to dislike.
Magic for Liars is...like a CW show, but rewritten to focus on the grownups. I liked it pretty well.
EpicTangent - Aug 26, 2021 12:11:25 pm PDT #26951 of 28078
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Magic for Liars is...like a CW show, but rewritten to focus on the grownups. I liked it pretty well.
Now that is a review that I can work with!
Jessica - Aug 26, 2021 12:30:51 pm PDT #26952 of 28078
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I liked River of Teeth well enough,but I loved Magic for Liars
Yes to all of this.
dcp - Aug 26, 2021 3:48:17 pm PDT #26953 of 28078
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Clock Star Rose Spine got some nice blurbs, including one from Samuel R. Delany.
I just started reading. The line "Exact change is required" made me laugh.
sj - Aug 26, 2021 5:02:45 pm PDT #26954 of 28078
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I loved River of Teeth and pretty much everything I have read by Gailey.
bennett - Aug 27, 2021 8:28:25 am PDT #26955 of 28078
t-
Hee, I like World of the White Rat as a description! Possibly my favorite fictional religion. And I am a bit of connoisseur.
That's how they're grouped at GoodReads. And, indeed, one of things I like about the books is the importance of religion to some of the characters. Stephen's longing for the certainty the he lost with the death of the Saint of Steel, Caliban's need to be a true Paladin again make the characters real to me. This is something I love from Bujold's World of the Five Goods books as well.
So many other books do not include religion at all or only in a superficial way. Or go to the other extreme and are just preachy.
-t - Aug 27, 2021 9:29:24 am PDT #26956 of 28078
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, yes, the Five Gods are another favorite.
I forget how I have seen the Kingfisher books grouped - Clocktaur War, Saint of Steel and I guess it is just Swordheart but she did say she was going to write the other sword's stories - although they are all the same world so grouping them together makes sense. And World of the White Rat delights me as a term of art. Good job, Goodreads.
Toddson - Aug 27, 2021 9:49:38 am PDT #26957 of 28078
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I really liked the White Rat ... clerics? is that the right word? ... they seem to be intelligent and pragmatic and work to actually help people. I hadn't made the connection with Bujold's Five Gods world, but I could see the White Rat and the Bastard (one of whose symbols is a white rat) getting on well. (If this inspires any fanfic, please let me know.)