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luzulaA League of Dragons by Naomi Novik (the last Temeraire book)
...I seem to have come out of this book shipping Laurence/Napoleon. Why oh why did I not finish this two days earlier? Then I could've nominated/requested that for Yuletide. Augh. As it is, Laurence is obviously nominated but not Napoleon. And I really want post-series fic about them now. *goes to check the archive to see if there already is any fic*
Er, maybe I should also write a review of the book. I enjoyed it, obviously! Enough said.
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
What a wonderful surprise! Someone gave me this for Christmas, probably on the basis of it having mosses on the cover, and it felt vaguely like a chore to start it since I knew nothing at all about it. And then it was actually really good! Definitely going on my top ten of the year. It's about a 19th century woman who is a naturalist specializing in mosses, and it's just very engaging and well written. I want to talk about the ending, but I also don't want to spoil it.
...I seem to have come out of this book shipping Laurence/Napoleon. Why oh why did I not finish this two days earlier? Then I could've nominated/requested that for Yuletide. Augh. As it is, Laurence is obviously nominated but not Napoleon. And I really want post-series fic about them now. *goes to check the archive to see if there already is any fic*
Er, maybe I should also write a review of the book. I enjoyed it, obviously! Enough said.
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
What a wonderful surprise! Someone gave me this for Christmas, probably on the basis of it having mosses on the cover, and it felt vaguely like a chore to start it since I knew nothing at all about it. And then it was actually really good! Definitely going on my top ten of the year. It's about a 19th century woman who is a naturalist specializing in mosses, and it's just very engaging and well written. I want to talk about the ending, but I also don't want to spoil it.
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Date: 2016-09-22 07:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-09-22 08:25 pm (UTC)Oh wait, it actually has a major character who's asexual (at least I can't read him any other way).
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Date: 2016-09-23 05:24 am (UTC)Cool! That gave it an extra nudge up my list, but I am in a pretty good reading streak and I want to try to get to some of the books that have been on my list for years and years. (And I still haven't read Sylvia Townsend Warner, like you told me to.)
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Date: 2016-09-29 11:14 am (UTC)Sylvia Townsend Warner, though, you should definitely read her! I recommend starting with Lolly Willowes, it's a pretty short read, too.