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Jun. 4th, 2015 09:33 pmTreason's Shore by Sherwood Smith (#4 in the Inda series)
*happy sigh* Such a satisfying ending! Both action-wise (this series has never failed in the plotty action department) but also in the way the themes of the book come together in the decision Inda has to make. I also appreciated how we get a long epilogue telling us how the main characters grew old, although ( spoilers ). Anyway, I recommend this series, if you're in the mood for epic brick fantasy!
Black Flame by Michael Schmidt and Lucien van der Walt
Read for a study group in my syndicalist union. This book is a survey of the syndicalist and anarchist social movements and the ideas behind them, their history, and how opinions about strategy and tactics differ within the movement. What I really liked about this book is how the focus is on the whole world and not at all just on Western Europe and the US, and how grounded it is in the history of actual social movements. The history part ends in the '30:s, and there's supposed to be a second part continuing from there, which isn't out yet.
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
For my book club at work. This is not a Moomintroll book, but it's by the same author. It's a short book about a girl and her grandmother spending the summer on an island in the Finnish archipelago. I loved it! It has no plot, just a series of vignettes, but the language and descriptions are beautiful and interesting. Not in a sentimental way at all--both of them often act in ways that are not predictable and yet feel very right. I have no idea if it's as good in translation though. Also, now I want to reread the Moomin books.
*happy sigh* Such a satisfying ending! Both action-wise (this series has never failed in the plotty action department) but also in the way the themes of the book come together in the decision Inda has to make. I also appreciated how we get a long epilogue telling us how the main characters grew old, although ( spoilers ). Anyway, I recommend this series, if you're in the mood for epic brick fantasy!
Black Flame by Michael Schmidt and Lucien van der Walt
Read for a study group in my syndicalist union. This book is a survey of the syndicalist and anarchist social movements and the ideas behind them, their history, and how opinions about strategy and tactics differ within the movement. What I really liked about this book is how the focus is on the whole world and not at all just on Western Europe and the US, and how grounded it is in the history of actual social movements. The history part ends in the '30:s, and there's supposed to be a second part continuing from there, which isn't out yet.
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
For my book club at work. This is not a Moomintroll book, but it's by the same author. It's a short book about a girl and her grandmother spending the summer on an island in the Finnish archipelago. I loved it! It has no plot, just a series of vignettes, but the language and descriptions are beautiful and interesting. Not in a sentimental way at all--both of them often act in ways that are not predictable and yet feel very right. I have no idea if it's as good in translation though. Also, now I want to reread the Moomin books.
