If you do decide Ancillary is not for you, maybe give The Raven Tower a try, that is my actual favorite Ann Leckie
Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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."
-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
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.
-t - May 17, 2025 4:01:36 pm PDT #28292 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds good, and my library has it immediately available. Big score because I have maxed out my holds…
JenP - May 17, 2025 6:33:16 pm PDT #28293 of 28333
OK! I have added several books to my hold list at the library from just a brief scroll-back here, thank you all very much. I also added three from roaming two bookstores with my aunt today (visiting her at the beach).
JenP - May 20, 2025 10:32:52 am PDT #28294 of 28333
I just picked up The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Crying of Lot 49, Watership Down (a weird, gaping hole in my history), and a Robertson Davies, because I love him and haven't read him in years. Yay, books. I still have The Three Body Problem, and so far, so good.
I think the rest will take a while to come in. I hope.
-t - May 20, 2025 10:36:12 am PDT #28295 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh, good choices.
I’m reading Asunder by Kerstin Hall, I’m not sure why I picked it up but I think it’s up for a Hugo. I’m 75% through it and it’s very good so far