Recent reading
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luzulaSpin State by Chris Moriarty
Reread. I remember the first time I read this--I was completely blown away and also really shipped the human/AI romance. You know, the kind of feeling where you don't want to start reading another book right away because you want to stay in this one. Well, I didn't quite recapture that, but I did still really enjoy it--I think the ending had more impact when I read it unspoiled, though. The worldbuilding is great, with its future that relies on control of a non-renewable resource which is not fossil fuel anymore, but the basis of FTL travel and communication. And the action scenes are so well written--that's not something I often read for, but these are great. The main character is a middle-aged soldier who's struggling to hide that she's actually a clone. Also she's bisexual. I do admit that I don't catch all the twists and turns of the plot and motivation of some of the characters, when they're murky and implied. Still, this is a really good SF book and I recommend it!
The sequels are good too--the first sequel is fascinating, with its take on the future Israel-Palestine conflict and also with the idealistic entomologist who is a clone (though there was also a spy plot I could never completely follow). But it didn't get to me emotionally like the first book did. The third book I remember as a bit confusing, with multiple copies of the characters. But I don't think I'll reread them now.
Skogslandskap farväl by lots of authors (Forest Landscape Farewell, only in Swedish)
Collection of essays and photos about Swedish forest conservation. Much of this was stuff I already knew, but there was some new stuff as well.
Reread. I remember the first time I read this--I was completely blown away and also really shipped the human/AI romance. You know, the kind of feeling where you don't want to start reading another book right away because you want to stay in this one. Well, I didn't quite recapture that, but I did still really enjoy it--I think the ending had more impact when I read it unspoiled, though. The worldbuilding is great, with its future that relies on control of a non-renewable resource which is not fossil fuel anymore, but the basis of FTL travel and communication. And the action scenes are so well written--that's not something I often read for, but these are great. The main character is a middle-aged soldier who's struggling to hide that she's actually a clone. Also she's bisexual. I do admit that I don't catch all the twists and turns of the plot and motivation of some of the characters, when they're murky and implied. Still, this is a really good SF book and I recommend it!
The sequels are good too--the first sequel is fascinating, with its take on the future Israel-Palestine conflict and also with the idealistic entomologist who is a clone (though there was also a spy plot I could never completely follow). But it didn't get to me emotionally like the first book did. The third book I remember as a bit confusing, with multiple copies of the characters. But I don't think I'll reread them now.
Skogslandskap farväl by lots of authors (Forest Landscape Farewell, only in Swedish)
Collection of essays and photos about Swedish forest conservation. Much of this was stuff I already knew, but there was some new stuff as well.
