Recent reading
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luzulaThe Martians by Kim Stanley Robinson
Reread. Short story collection wherein KSR writes fanfic of his own books, including fork-in-the-road AU:s. Actually most of the stories here are AU:s, even those that don't actually need to be in order to tell the story they're telling. They're AU:s in subtle details that you might not even notice if you haven't read the books recently; in some stories characters from subtly different world backgrounds actually meet and talk past each other about something that's different. Huh. My take on this is maybe that he wants to show that the future is always in flux? Anyway, if you like the Mars books you're going to like this as well. I like the 100-page-long story about an expedition that climbs the wall of Olympus Mons; it is very KSR.
A Fashionable Indulgence by K J Charles
I venture into the world of published M/M. This is a regency romance about a guy whose dad is from the gentry but who was brought up among political radicals; he is called back to take a place in society by his grandfather who's lost his other grandsons. Then he's torn between different desires and loyalties. I do appreciate that there even is a political angle; it's a nice change from Heyer books which rather look down on the lower classes. I also like that there's a plot aside from the romance. On the whole, I enjoyed this but it didn't blow me away; might try more by the same author.
Reread. Short story collection wherein KSR writes fanfic of his own books, including fork-in-the-road AU:s. Actually most of the stories here are AU:s, even those that don't actually need to be in order to tell the story they're telling. They're AU:s in subtle details that you might not even notice if you haven't read the books recently; in some stories characters from subtly different world backgrounds actually meet and talk past each other about something that's different. Huh. My take on this is maybe that he wants to show that the future is always in flux? Anyway, if you like the Mars books you're going to like this as well. I like the 100-page-long story about an expedition that climbs the wall of Olympus Mons; it is very KSR.
A Fashionable Indulgence by K J Charles
I venture into the world of published M/M. This is a regency romance about a guy whose dad is from the gentry but who was brought up among political radicals; he is called back to take a place in society by his grandfather who's lost his other grandsons. Then he's torn between different desires and loyalties. I do appreciate that there even is a political angle; it's a nice change from Heyer books which rather look down on the lower classes. I also like that there's a plot aside from the romance. On the whole, I enjoyed this but it didn't blow me away; might try more by the same author.
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Date: 2017-08-14 08:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2017-08-15 07:11 am (UTC)Thank you, it's good to get more opinions! : )