3 books and 2 movies

I read Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh for Hugo voting preparation and enjoyed it a lot. This is one of those books that I have so many messy thoughts about that it was very hard to start writing a review at all. I wrote some notes and stopped, and now a few weeks later when I sit down to finish I have predictably already forgotten some details.

( Incomplete notes )

Starter Villain by John Scalzi was very much the opposite kind of book, as in, it was an enjoyable read and didn't really leave any lasting impression. The talking cats and dolphins were fun, and I always appreciate richer-than-should-be-allowed people getting a comeuppance. It's a good novel for what it is, I definitely don't want to be the kind of snob that says books need to have some kind of deeper meaning or message or interesting idea, buuut I still expected more of a Hugo-nominated novel somehow *facepalm* even though we already know very well that the Hugos are nothing more than a popularity contest. Me being dumb.

I also read Godkiller by Hannah Kaner, who is nominated for the Astounding Award for best new writer. I'd misremembered and thought it was YA, so I was surprised that the main characters were two adults and a child (and a god), but I liked that. I'm always interested in worldbuilding with gods. I would have enjoyed it even more if one of the characters, Elo, hadn't seemed really flat to me for some reason, which made the climax less dramatic. Not a book that really stood out but I enjoyed it enough that I'm interested in where the story is going.

I'm currently reading "The Saint of Bright Doors" and after that I'll read "Translation State" and then I'll have at least read all the books from that one category. I'll see how much time I have after that. Having a hard time focusing on books atm.


I went to see Furiosa in the cinema with a friend last week. I expected a movie with cool action scenes with a plot/setting that is not so stupid that it detracts from that, and that's what I got. Not as big and dramatic as Fury Road, but e.g. the

spoiler

Bullet Farm escape

was cool.

And months ago (I think - time is weird) I went with friends to see The Boy and the Heron, which I also enjoyed a lot. It was gorgeous, I liked the worldbuilding with many fun elements that didn't need to be fully explained, and the atmosphere and story worked well for me.