What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? November 10
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Same boat. Also started & bounced off of The Left Hand of Darkness. Now I'm halfway through The Fifth Season (N.K. Jemisin).
I am thinking about doing a reread of The Fifth Season. I think k there’s something that will hit a bit differently now that I know Jemisin’s writing style.
Maybe it was because I listened to them instead of read them, but this series didn't click with me. It was almost like floating through a haze. I feel like I missed out, it seems like it's a well-liked series.
I was honestly expecting something meatier than it is, but it's definitely not bad. Fantasy EarthBenders living like singularly typed X-Men in an alternate semi-apocalyptic world is still pretty neat.
I enjoyed Left Hand of Darkness, but I do think it's showing its age. The themes were probably mind-blowing at the time, but reading it in the 2020s...idk, it doesn't feel so momentous.
OTOH, about 2/3 of the way through the book, it turned into a VERY different type of story than I'd been expecting, so that was fun.
That's good to know. I fully intend to go back to both when the time/mood strikes better.
Once you have more reading time, enjoy! LHOD is worth reading even if it's "merely good" instead of "mind-blowing" :)
And NK Jemisin is an amazing author. Her Inheritance trilogy was excellent. Hmm, I haven't actually read any of her newer books. I should change that!