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Literature / Re: Yearly Reading Targets 2023
« Last post by The P on February 24, 2023, 01:55:44 pm »The Great Ordeal by Bakker (2) likely my favorite
The Unholy Consult by Bakker (3) likely my second favorite
Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (4)
Lora Selezh by Katherine Addison (5)
Witness for the Dead was good. Addison must get enjoyment out of using as many unpronounceable proper names as she can. This elf-goblin society she's made is also very proper and there are titles and forms of address further muddling everything up, but it makes for a very atmospheric read. It's not terribly long and doesn't have a typical narrative structure. It is just several weeks in the life of a Witness for the Dead, which is kind of a half priest half detective government position. The book has very loose ties to Goblin Emperor, and is a quicker read if you just want to taste what Addison offers.
Lora Selezh is just a short story prelude of sorts to Witness. It gives an outisder perspective to the Witness 1st person narrator, which was interesting. That character's view of himself seems to be at odds to how others in Witness see him, but we never get outside his pov within that book. It's a nice little story, and yes, i'm padding my numbers. These Addison books all have a very wholesome feel to them that is absent from much of modern fantasy.
The Unholy Consult by Bakker (3) likely my second favorite
Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (4)
Lora Selezh by Katherine Addison (5)
Witness for the Dead was good. Addison must get enjoyment out of using as many unpronounceable proper names as she can. This elf-goblin society she's made is also very proper and there are titles and forms of address further muddling everything up, but it makes for a very atmospheric read. It's not terribly long and doesn't have a typical narrative structure. It is just several weeks in the life of a Witness for the Dead, which is kind of a half priest half detective government position. The book has very loose ties to Goblin Emperor, and is a quicker read if you just want to taste what Addison offers.
Lora Selezh is just a short story prelude of sorts to Witness. It gives an outisder perspective to the Witness 1st person narrator, which was interesting. That character's view of himself seems to be at odds to how others in Witness see him, but we never get outside his pov within that book. It's a nice little story, and yes, i'm padding my numbers. These Addison books all have a very wholesome feel to them that is absent from much of modern fantasy.
