Recent reading

[luzula]

Necessity by Jo Walton (#3 in the Thessaly series)
Oh, this was good. *happy sigh* I would have liked for there to have been more about the first contact with another branch of humanity in the future, but that would have been a much more conventional story than the one Walton wanted to tell, and it got sidelined. But unpredictability is part of what I like about Walton's books, and I am very happy with what I got! I like the characters a lot, and I like that they are good people trying to do the right thing and be the best self they can be (which doesn't mean that the story isn't complicated). And the ending put tears in my eyes, as I remember the first book's ending also did. This whole series much recommended!

Sally Heathcote: Suffragette by Mary and Bryan Talbot and Kate Charlesworth
Graphic novel about a working-class suffragette in England. I liked the art a lot, and the story, too. I never thought of this before, but I liked the way the art added to the historical setting, since you can see what they're wearing and where they're living and so on.

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks for the Walton rec. I've seen it on many lists, but have found some Walton hard to parse. (Brain rubbed smooth by fanfic, perhaps?) Given I don't have a good background in Greek/Roman philosophy, will I be able to get it?

The Sally Heathcote book looks swell & I just ordered it. As it happens, I'm just back from my comics club, and this month's theme was "History." I kvelled over A Chinese Life but nobody wanted to read it :(. OTOH, nobody wanted to read the Jacques Tardi's Goddman this War re: WWI, either.

[luzula]

I wouldn't say I have much background in Greek and Roman philosophy, either, but I still enjoyed it. But of course I can't guarantee that you will--I've read reviews by people who didn't like them.

Hope you enjoy the Sally Heathcote book!