Reviews and Comments

Good, funny.

This book has a special place in my heart.

#anarchistscifi

Wow. Wow wow wow. I loved this. I usually dislike novels that switch from character to character but these switches were seamless. The stories were delightfully interwoven. The characters were vivid. My only complaint here is that

SPOILER

there is a character who NEARLY could have been trans but ultimately, in my mind, is not and that saddens me.

anyway,

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good fantasy.

This book was gorgeous. I found that using a poetic translation was much more accessible than the free pdf I had gotten online years ago. The only small qualm I have is that I noticed other translations are more technical, including Sri Krishna's various titles for example, which I feel like I miss out on. However! The poetry that Mitchell translates is an immediate delight and highly recommended. I will be rereading this for years to come.

I read bits and pieces of this. It was very sweet.

This was a hilarious and uplifting story. I loved it. I'm so glad I borrowed this from the library.

Also: A+ decision to accidentally have picked up a queer positive book

Loved it more than the first one. Thrilling, dark, and fun. My kind of book.

I silently exploded with feelings while reading this on a family vacation. I can't wait to reread this and savour the text.

2020 update: My ereader has crapped out so I am reading an actual book now. Anyone who knows me personally may remember that I spent the end of 2019 recommending this book to anyone in sight. This is a beautiful, poetic, epistolary scifi about QUEER LOVE between two alien women who are spies on opposite sides of a time-traveling war. They write each other letters. It’s the most romantic thing I will ever read in my life. (I even got a small tattoo for this book!)

I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, the poems are beautiful and skilled. But, many if not most of the poems are specific to initiations within the Rune-Gild and are thus obscured to the casual reader. I really wish I had bought his "Viking Poetry for Heathen Rites" book, because I think that's what I actually needed several years ago.

I'm kinda mad at myself for picking up this book tbh. It's rather useless to me, but it's also this lovely hardcover book...

Concise, witty, and intelligent commentary on the creative mind. Excellent illustrations by Chris Riddell, as per usual.