Nice, -t! I hadn't heard of that one either -- look forward to hearing what you think.
Today is Ministry of Time reading day, and then I'm meeting friends for Sinners and dinner after. Laze and read day is progressing nicely!
It's all about the coat.
Host ,'Conviction (1)'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
JenP - May 11, 2025 7:53:53 am PDT #28282 of 28333
JenP - May 14, 2025 4:11:28 pm PDT #28283 of 28333
Finished Ministry of Time today. I really liked it, and also agree that the mix of sci-fi, romance, thriller were weighted sort of strangely... but I also cared enough about the characters that I was fine just riding the waves with them. I dont think I found the end confusing... would love to talk about that.
Now I need to figure out what's next... I couldn't get in to Ancillary Justice, so I'm going to return that one. I have The Three Body Problem, but I started watching the series at one point, so now I wonder whether I'll get impatient with the book. Eh, you know what, I'll give it a shot. Tomorrow, I'm returning everything else to the library and starting fresh!
I'll have to scroll back and make a list from recent recs.
-t - May 14, 2025 4:24:12 pm PDT #28284 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I couldn't get in to Ancillary Justice
Oh, really? I love those books so much, but I can't remember now if it took a while to get into them or not. I do remember that I didn't even pick them up for a long time because I somehow got them confused with Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson books but I'm pretty sure that's not your issue. Would really be something if it was!
Ministry of Time keeps getting bumped from the top of my TBR by library books because I own it so it's not on deadline. Weird little unintended consequence.
JenP - May 14, 2025 4:42:54 pm PDT #28285 of 28333
Hmm. OK, maybe I won't give up on it yet, then. God knows you all were right about not giving up on the Expanse series. (Still miss them!)
-t - May 14, 2025 7:25:08 pm PDT #28286 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
If you do decide Ancillary is not for you, maybe give The Raven Tower a try, that is my actual favorite Ann Leckie
Jessica - May 15, 2025 7:16:31 am PDT #28287 of 28333
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If you bounced off of Ancillary Justice, you may find Three Body Problem a similar challenge. I listened to them both on audio, which helped get me through the dense sci-fi politics. I have a feeling if I'd been reading with my eyeballs I would have skimmed too much and missed important things.
-t - May 15, 2025 2:38:46 pm PDT #28288 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
PSA: Chirp has a bunch of books on sale for $0.99-$1.99 right now
askye - May 16, 2025 3:03:06 pm PDT #28289 of 28333
Thrive to spite them
I liked Ancillary Justice series but somehow I got through the first book and didn't realize the gender issues until part way through the second and had to go back and reread it
Amy - May 17, 2025 10:03:40 am PDT #28290 of 28333
Because books.
Different type of book, but The Change by Kirsten Miller is so far a lot of fun. Three women undergoing the change, as expected, with very unexpected results.
Dana - May 17, 2025 1:47:35 pm PDT #28291 of 28333
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I enjoyed that.