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Jul. 25th, 2014 01:36 pmAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie
I am not sure what to say about this book. I admire a lot of what it's doing, but it doesn't quite reach my heart--I feel a bit distant from it. Of course, this could well be because of the nature of the AI narrator. I liked what it's doing with artificial intelligence and the impact this had on the plot, and also the slowly growing relationship in the book (though again, I didn't feel that relationship on a gut level).
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
At 500 pages, this was a long book, and it wasn't exactly a page-turner. But I'm glad I stuck with it. Nnnngh, the language alone is worth it: rather convoluted but with startling and vivid images and turns of phrase. It does have a plot, but the main attraction is atmosphere and setting: a castle steeped in ritual and with weird people entrenched in their age-old feudal purposes.
I am not sure what to say about this book. I admire a lot of what it's doing, but it doesn't quite reach my heart--I feel a bit distant from it. Of course, this could well be because of the nature of the AI narrator. I liked what it's doing with artificial intelligence and the impact this had on the plot, and also the slowly growing relationship in the book (though again, I didn't feel that relationship on a gut level).
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
At 500 pages, this was a long book, and it wasn't exactly a page-turner. But I'm glad I stuck with it. Nnnngh, the language alone is worth it: rather convoluted but with startling and vivid images and turns of phrase. It does have a plot, but the main attraction is atmosphere and setting: a castle steeped in ritual and with weird people entrenched in their age-old feudal purposes.
