2022-03-27.
A love-letter to fanfic, to trans people, and to libraries. Confessional, epistolary, and magic realism. I like a good San Francisco novel.
Iâve stopped being grateful for the miracle of my survival, and just started living as best I can. I think itâs that way for everyone.
2022-03. Audiobook, narrated by Robertson Dean.
3rd or 4th read; 1st time audio. Good narration.
Gibsonâs Jackpot and Blue Ant series hold up as key, even crucial, ways to understand what is going on right now. Below the keenly-observed surface flows a tide of critical, and necessary, radicalism.
Heâs still hitting all the same plot and character points as all of his novels do, in their endless variations. But, it still works.
2022-03.
2nd or 3rd read. I had forgotten how extremely low-key the Culture-ness is in this novel. (No e.g. gravitas-minimal ship names.) Valuable as a way to observe Culture intervention from 1 non-Culture perspective.
2022-02. Audiobook, narrated by Lorelei King.
2nd read; 1st time audio. Narration is extremely good. San Francisco, with specific details and humor.
2022-01. Audiobook, narrated by Stephen Fry. Narration is ideal for the material.
I hadnât read this since probably middle school. This time around, the bromance aspect is clear to me in a way it wasnât then. Thatâs not a bad thing, at all, but Trillian is the lone non-broâââthis delightful classic doesnât even give itself a chance to fail the Bechdel test. These days I find that harder to ignore. Most (not all) of the jokes still work, and the cynical-but-loving worldview they evoke stills rings true.
2021-12-21.
Gc<T>
someday,
and perhaps an additional prelude, to make it more inviting for beginners. A
tangent...)unsafe
, you need a dedicated book (The Rustonomicon).