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Books of the moment

2025-11-21 23:27:57.883892+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

A few recent watches and reads:

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki — Wonderful cozy book about aliens and demons battling over the soul of a trans runaway, with bonus culture clash between modern and classical music. Hit me hard in the first few chapters. Didn't quite stick the landing, but I really enjoyed the ride.

The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling — I ended up reading through it, but... there's a certain sort of cruelty in an illogical world that just doesn't carry me. I ... kinda ... connected with the characters, but the universe wasn't something I could map cause and effect to, and the world was so cruel, that the last time I remember feeling this way about a book was China Miéville's Perdido Street Station. It just never clicked for me.

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