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I finished reading The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden last night.
Wow.
I didn't know what to make of this book when I began reading it, because the writing style wasn't the usual style I'm used to reading. (This isn't a bad thing! I'm not used to following a child from birth to their teenage years, and was wondering what the point was of that journey. It made sense at the end.)
I've now ordered The Girl in the Tower and The Winter of the Witch as I want to dive back into this very rich world of magical creatures and mythology.
Spoilers ahead! ( ❄️❄️❄️ )
I really enjoyed this—and I really want to read fic now! (That's how much I enjoyed it!). I started this book on 1 March and finished it on 20 March. It was one of those books where I knew I liked it, and I'm certain I could've finished it earlier, but I also wanted to take my time.
It was nice reading a book set in Russia that had significant research/knowledge backing it. As much as I love the Gregverse, I really do wish it had more (slightly-more-accurate) Russian culture embedded in it. I'm not familiar/exposed to this culture, and I find it fascinating (I love Russian diminutives; it's one of my favourite things about the culture, and I liked learning about the names and different nicknames while reading this book, even if it took me a bit to understand who was who and how they were related because of the names/surnames).
I have a feeling the Winternight Trilogy will be a Yuletide request for me…
WHY AM I ME AND GET INTO THINGS YEARS AFTER IT WAS PUBLISHED/AIRED?
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I want to be like those of you who read a few books a month! Carving time out in my day to read has been fun when I've let myself do it (after work for workdays, sometime during the weekends), and I think with the weather starting to cool (boo!) it might give me a good excuse to go outside with the heater on and a cup of hot chocolate (and cats, of course) and read for a little bit.
Wow.
I didn't know what to make of this book when I began reading it, because the writing style wasn't the usual style I'm used to reading. (This isn't a bad thing! I'm not used to following a child from birth to their teenage years, and was wondering what the point was of that journey. It made sense at the end.)
I've now ordered The Girl in the Tower and The Winter of the Witch as I want to dive back into this very rich world of magical creatures and mythology.
Spoilers ahead! ( ❄️❄️❄️ )
I really enjoyed this—and I really want to read fic now! (That's how much I enjoyed it!). I started this book on 1 March and finished it on 20 March. It was one of those books where I knew I liked it, and I'm certain I could've finished it earlier, but I also wanted to take my time.
It was nice reading a book set in Russia that had significant research/knowledge backing it. As much as I love the Gregverse, I really do wish it had more (slightly-more-accurate) Russian culture embedded in it. I'm not familiar/exposed to this culture, and I find it fascinating (I love Russian diminutives; it's one of my favourite things about the culture, and I liked learning about the names and different nicknames while reading this book, even if it took me a bit to understand who was who and how they were related because of the names/surnames).
I have a feeling the Winternight Trilogy will be a Yuletide request for me…
WHY AM I ME AND GET INTO THINGS YEARS AFTER IT WAS PUBLISHED/AIRED?
*
I want to be like those of you who read a few books a month! Carving time out in my day to read has been fun when I've let myself do it (after work for workdays, sometime during the weekends), and I think with the weather starting to cool (boo!) it might give me a good excuse to go outside with the heater on and a cup of hot chocolate (and cats, of course) and read for a little bit.