This was surprisingly lighthearted for being about a lot of death gods. Fluffy but dark. Dark fluff? Anyway it was fun. I liked the descriptions of varThis was surprisingly lighthearted for being about a lot of death gods. Fluffy but dark. Dark fluff? Anyway it was fun. I liked the descriptions of various fancy and/or creepy things. Some of the language felt anachronistic, but who cares when it's the Jazz Age and everyone's a little drunk and/or not human? Right?...more
This feels like exactly the book for 2020—like, what if Hogwarts except SUPER EVIL?? There are unpleasant surprises hiding everywhere, and horrible grThis feels like exactly the book for 2020—like, what if Hogwarts except SUPER EVIL?? There are unpleasant surprises hiding everywhere, and horrible gross monsters waiting to kill you around every corner. Oh and let’s look at class and privilege a little more closely. But also it’s funny and human and full of enjoyable magical details! It hasn’t even been published yet and I’m already mad that I can’t read the sequel till next year....more
So, back in high school I desperately wanted to go to Yale but I didn't get accepted... and this book made me feel a LOT better about that. That being So, back in high school I desperately wanted to go to Yale but I didn't get accepted... and this book made me feel a LOT better about that. That being said, the book itself is super enjoyable. I was kind of ready to be mad at it for various reasons, like I didn't really want it to be a murder mystery, or the first in a series, or have upsetting scenes of sexual assault, but it handles all those things in such an organic way that I was completely won over....more
I normally am so not interested in short stories. Either they're boring, or if they're interesting, they're too short. But these were so enjoyable! CoI normally am so not interested in short stories. Either they're boring, or if they're interesting, they're too short. But these were so enjoyable! Cozy but not twee, smart but not smug, thoughtful but not preachy. ...more
Lots of lovely bits, like the very cozy ship and the gug and what happens when you switch to the waking world...basically this is the first third of aLots of lovely bits, like the very cozy ship and the gug and what happens when you switch to the waking world...basically this is the first third of a really amazing novel. Just wish there was more of it!...more
I came across this while straightening the shelves at the library and something about it caught my attention. I wished the prose had been a little morI came across this while straightening the shelves at the library and something about it caught my attention. I wished the prose had been a little more polished, but the story grabbed me and the people felt real and specific. Plus I now know about bands like Soda Stereo and Duncan Dhu! Worth it. ...more
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