Recent Reading: Gideon the Ninth

With all my finals done and essays turned in I've finally had time to focus on some reading, which meant tackling Gideon the Ninth, which I bought over the summer and didn't have time for, being engaged in The Silmarillion. And I have to say, I see now why I've seen it kicked around on a number of queer book lists. I really enjoyed it! It's definitely fast-paced, but I didn't feel like it rushed through the story, and the world-building didn't try to paint an entire picture, but instead gave us enough very vivid abstract pieces for us to fill in gaps ourselves. I think there's a benefit to this as in some cases, less extensive world-building means it's harder to poke holes in the logic of the world the author is creating. I thought her style was punchy and witty without crossing into obnoxious, or feeling like it was trying too hard to be contemporary.

Really looking forward to getting the next one, although I'll have to wait a few days now because everything is closed (* ￣︿￣)