by Elizabeth Bear
An interesting start though the Valkyrie concept had me confused: many names and words to learn about before you leap in to this world. Possibly for another time. (Yes, but Kindle.)
Though much of this book is set during the end of the world, which makes it somewhat of a downer, the characters are so interesting that it's a fun book to read. The ending is not so much of a surprise as it is a perfectly fit glove for the earlier sections of the story. The emotional depth of the c...
Elizabeth Bear is one of my favourite authors these days, but I struggled with the start of All the Windwracked Stars. I don't mind being plunged in at the deep end and left to figure my own way out, but this world was so alien, built on such different assumptions that just a tiny bit more of a road...
I tried to listen to this while driving in the car and I just couldn't concentrate enough to make it a good listen. I really didn't like either reader so that didn't help. Maybe I'll try actually reading it next time. I loved the idea of it.
(review originally posted on my livejournal account: http://intoyourlungs.livejournal.com/15198.html)I read Bear's work back in January for the Women of Science Fiction book club (Dust) and to be completely honest, it left me reeling. I ended up liking it, but it was HARD book to read. I learned ver...
An ancient myth retold in a future desolated earth. Once again, totally enchanted with Bear's writing. It wicked and good, twisted and simplistically beautiful.
I am about to go into some extreme nerd territory here, but what All the Windwracked Stars reminded me of, more than anything else, was a video game. Final Fantasy VII to be exact. And while many people like to compare films or books to video games in some sort of derogatory way, I mean it in the ab...
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