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conulyI'm going through my kindle books and reading all the ones I know I never finished (or, in some cases, started) because, when I got them, I settled down to re-read instead.
First up: The Goblin Emperor. Verdict? Not too bad, and I want a sequel, though I suspect, based on the title, that the upcoming second book is not going to feature the eponymous Emperor as a viewpoint character. Don't tackle if you can't stand a book full of archaisms - "an" instead of "as if", old fashioned t/v distinction in English, occasional old-fashioned verb endings. Also think carefully about starting it if you can't read stories with people setting an excessively high standard for themselves and then beating themselves up (in the voice of their old abuser) whenever they think they've fallen short, that is, all the time. (This is not a complaint, but if this is something you do for much the same reason it might be better not to immerse yourself in another person doing it. Then again, maybe you'd think you can relate.)
Anyway, I liked it so much I read it twice, which is just the same error that got me into this mess in the first place (especially when you consider that I only thought I had it in my library but it turns out I never bought it, so I had to buy it to start. But this time I'm going to read something legitimately in the backlog.)
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First up: The Goblin Emperor. Verdict? Not too bad, and I want a sequel, though I suspect, based on the title, that the upcoming second book is not going to feature the eponymous Emperor as a viewpoint character. Don't tackle if you can't stand a book full of archaisms - "an" instead of "as if", old fashioned t/v distinction in English, occasional old-fashioned verb endings. Also think carefully about starting it if you can't read stories with people setting an excessively high standard for themselves and then beating themselves up (in the voice of their old abuser) whenever they think they've fallen short, that is, all the time. (This is not a complaint, but if this is something you do for much the same reason it might be better not to immerse yourself in another person doing it. Then again, maybe you'd think you can relate.)
Anyway, I liked it so much I read it twice, which is just the same error that got me into this mess in the first place (especially when you consider that I only thought I had it in my library but it turns out I never bought it, so I had to buy it to start. But this time I'm going to read something legitimately in the backlog.)
15 Easily Overlooked Plaques You’ll Be Glad You Stopped to Read
Supercut of white boys winning board games in commercials (As noted in the text, the person who posted it has done no rigorous work to show that this is more common than commercials showing white boys losing to people who aren't white boys, but it's interesting to watch, like slideshows of women laughing while eating salad alone.)
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How New York’s Bail System Makes Innocent People Less Safe
The Constant Mistreatment of Women in GAME OF THRONES is Exhausting
Women are 30 percent less likely to be considered for a hiring process than men
Prosecutors drop all charges against Jussie Smollett
Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast (When I told my mother, a year or two ago, that Louisiana was losing a football field of land every day, she didn't believe me. She did believe me when I looked it up to confirm and found out I was wrong - it's every hour. She didn't want to believe me, but she had to. I didn't want to believe it either.)
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Date: 2019-03-27 06:41 pm (UTC)I totally understand, and very good point.