log(book)
I'm currently behind on reviews, so don't be surprised if the recent reviews are a bit sparse.

Welcome to log(book)!

This is where I valiantly try to keep track of The data gets synced to Goodreads, but this site is the primary source. If you're really interested in what I'm reading, you can subscribe to the feed. Thanks for the content go to our civilisation and the preceding ones, to the people involved in the publishing industry – authors, editors, layouters, translators, printers, illustrators, agents, publicists, marketers, book sellers, antiquarians –, to my family for hooking me early and understanding that all a child needs to be happy are eighteen hours of uninterrupted reading per day, and to my friends for their consistently good-or-interesting recommendations and their patience with what they call my "reading habit".

Here are a few of the books I’ve read recently:

Cover of Yendi.

Yendi

by Steven Brust · published 1984 · read 2023-03-15
★★★★★
Prequel to the first book, showing Vlad's beginnings. I continue to be super into the series, and i already know I'll have to re-read it in the end to catch all the connections, the politics, the relationships. Also we see Vlad and Cawti get together here, which, man. All the love. Other than that: The phrasing, the matter-of-fact-ness, the honesty about tensions and things needing time and sheer terror before and after the fact. The friendship. The accounting. Man, I love it. And the relationship stuff is actually sweet, in the sense that Cawti has principles and won't back down just because Vlad is a bit of an idiot sometimes, and is generally cooler than he is without being a manic pixie dream girl. I love this whole book. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.
Cover of Tomorrow, the Killing.

Tomorrow, the Killing

by Daniel Polansky · published 2012 · read 2023-02-27
★★★★☆
The distance between the aristocrats and the lowest of the low is drawn fairly neatly, even though we only see the criminal underworld. As always, there are just a tad too many witticisms for my taste, but the story is decent, and, crucially, the author isn't pretending that his protagonist is actually cool-just-edgy for the most part (think Dresden Files). I liked that Rhaine was an ambiguous character, with both agency and stupidity, and was acknowledged as such. Also that there is no glorification of violence, no matter the amount going on. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.
Cover of The Blade Itself.

The Blade Itself

by Joe Abercrombie · published 2006 · read 2023-02-18
★★★☆☆
Like the last time, I just can't get into this book. I can appreciate the characters and the writing and the depth. I do think that the "Say one thing for Logen Ninefingers, say …" is funny. I can see how the grit and darkness can be enjoyed. But man, I just don't like it. It's not even the brutality, I think it's mostly the pacing and the sense of impending doom without any sort of hope for help. I absolutely believe Abercrombie will let all of this civilisation fall and make us watch, and like, I get enough of that IRL. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.
Cover of Rock Falls, Everybody Dies.

Rock Falls, Everybody Dies

by zechamp · published 2023 · read 2023-02-14
★★★☆☆
Isekai parody, making a rock go on a quest in a broken levelling system. Surprisingly cute for the genre-aware. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.
Cover placeholder for the grave of the saint.

the grave of the saint

by basketofnovas · published 2022 · read 2023-02-11
★★★☆☆
Difficult to tie off a series like this (and I'm perpetually grateful for the one-shots and shorts illuminating the time after the main plot's end). There is too much going on, but I found all the moving parts interesting in the end, and was not disappointed at all. Such a good series/universe. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.