Jan. 6th, 2019

luzula: a Luzula pilosa, or hairy wood-rush (Default)
I am now "done" with Yuletide, in the sense that I've gone through all fandoms that I'm interested in and read everything shorter than 5K words and put the longer stuff on my ereader. So here are some more recs!

the leaning grasses and two lights above the sea by [personal profile] toft (Earthsea, with Ged, Tenar, and Seserakh)
This has Le Guin's appreciation of domestic daily life, and Seserakh is beautifully written, especially as seen through Tenar's eyes.

build a bridge to the stars by [archiveofourown.org profile] jediseagull (The Course of Honour, Jainan/Kiem)
I am a sucker for this pairing and how they support and complement each other.

The Theft and the Gift by [archiveofourown.org profile] dr_zook (Norse mythology, with Heimdall, Loki, Freya, Thor)
Vivid and interesting characterization, with an ending and a beginning that hang together ominously.

better cheated to the last by [archiveofourown.org profile] Damkianna (The Sting, Henry Gondorff/Johnny Hooker)
Aaah, I ship these two so hard, and this fic captured them perfectly, the way they can catch each other cues without speaking.

She Who Saw the Deep by [archiveofourown.org profile] lnhammer (Gilgamesh)
This is about Gilgamesh and Enkidu seen through the eyes of Shamhat, the woman who brings Enkidu into civilization by having sex with him. I really like how she's written as an interesting character in her own right.

The Business and Process of Writing by [archiveofourown.org profile] phnelt (Galaxy Quest, mostly gen)
Delightful ensemble fic set during the filming of a new Galaxy Quest series.

Csethiro Ceredin Speaks Her Mind by [archiveofourown.org profile] BeccaStareyes
Csethiro's view of Maia's proposal and the process of her learning more about Maia himself.

The Work of Feeding Humans by [archiveofourown.org profile] Miss_M (Robin McKinley's Sunshine, Constantine/Rae "Sunshine" Seddon)
Con helps Sunshine with the baking.

In which there are an Abundance of Wings by [archiveofourown.org profile] aedifica (Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle)
A short story with delightful living furniture.
luzula: a Luzula pilosa, or hairy wood-rush (Default)
I predict that this will probably be my favorite book of this year. I mean, I already love Mary Doria Russell's writing, especially her historical books, but that subject matter? It is basically designed to push all my buttons. I have been waiting for that book for years, ever since she first said on her blog that she was writing it.
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