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Finished reading: The Life to Come by E. M. Forster 📚

E. M. Forster’s short stories about love between men sadly unpublished in his lifetime.

Finished reading: Faithbreaker (The Fallen Gods Trilogy, Book 3) by Hannah Kaner 📚

An absolute marvel. A fantastic ending to a gripping series. Godkiller, Sunbring, Faithbreaker. Exceptional.

Finished reading: The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison 📚

Excellent short story set in the world of “The Goblin Emperor”. Academic murder mystery.

Finished reading: The Life to Come by E.M. Forster 📚

Interesting collection of short stories by E.M. Forster only published after his death. Significant coded homoerotic themes.

Finished reading: The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison 📚🌈

I absolutely devoured this book. The latest (last?) book in the Cemeteries of Amalo series, brings a conclusion of sorts to the tale of Thara Celehar, a Witness for the Dead, and one of the most self-deprecating and adorable queer characters in fantasy for many years. Delightful and satisfying.

Finished reading: Mother and Sons, Inc. by Kathryn Reyerson 📚

Very interesting historical study of a medieval widow and her business and family interests in pre-Plague southern France.

Finished reading: Tournament by David Crouch 📚

Excellent history and resource for information on historical medieval tournaments.

Finished reading: The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera 📚

Not sure what I thought about this one. Much of it I enjoyed, but I felt the story was undermined but the ability of the central antagonist’s ability to completely alter reality, including unmaking the past - how can a coherent story be told in this way ?

Finished reading: All Systems Red by Martha Wells 📚

Excellent beginning to the Murderbot Diaries series. Creates an entire world and complex but alt-human character in a very short book. Excellently done.

Finished reading: Grave Empire by Richard Swan 📚

Excellent start to the second series of books on the Sovan Empire. This series jumps forwards hundreds of years from the first, shifting from a medieval to an early industrial period.

Finished reading: On James Baldwin by Colm Toibin 📚

Exquisite short overview of the writing of James Baldwin by one of our greatest living writers. Shares Baldwin’s exploration on our inner lives within the context of the damage that malignant concepts of race and masculinity inflict on us, regardless of our gender or race.

Finished listening to the audiobook of Poof by James Tolcher 📚

An incredible powerful, brutal and yet redemptive autobiographical novel. Reveals the deep scars in masculinity - both gay and straight - and the horrendous harm this continues to cause. Expertly written searing truth so vital it hurts.

Finished reading: Assassin’s Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3) by Robin Hobb 📚

Marvellous ending to the Farseer Trilogy. The pace and majesty of the tale took off in this book; highly recommend.

Finished reading: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 📚

So wonderfully down to earth and pragmatic. Also well written and funny.

Finished reading: Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch 📚

Wonderful pithy epigrams from David Lynch, one of the best creative people we were lucky to have.