cute short little story about a lesbian fairy couple. pretty good, although the sex was a bit awkward in places. maybe just because i don't like foot cute short little story about a lesbian fairy couple. pretty good, although the sex was a bit awkward in places. maybe just because i don't like foot stuff lmao. but it was a fun, quick read and it was free.
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cute short little story about a lesbian fairy couple. pretty good, although the sex was a bit awkward in places. maybe just because i don't like foot stuff lmao. but it was a fun, quick read and it was free....more
Really interesting read that packs a lot of social commentary and satirical elements into a very short page space. Definitely a good quick read if youReally interesting read that packs a lot of social commentary and satirical elements into a very short page space. Definitely a good quick read if you're looking for a less well known vampire or to read more diverse classic works. ...more
A lot of this has a very 'throw a bunch of things at the wall and see what sticks' kind of vibe but there's still some really intereactual rating: 3.5
A lot of this has a very 'throw a bunch of things at the wall and see what sticks' kind of vibe but there's still some really interesting stuff in here and I enjoyed reading it. Super quick read if you're trying to read some classics but can't get into something longer. ...more
Read this along with 2BRO2B for a book club that decided to start with some short stories before we delved into a full length book next month. DefinitRead this along with 2BRO2B for a book club that decided to start with some short stories before we delved into a full length book next month. Definitely an interesting short story and I'm sure very forward-thinking for the time, but reading it now I would say it's just okay and I probably had a better time talking about it and expanding different areas of society he didn't touch on than I had actually reading the story. ...more
I actually skipped this short story the first time I read the series but I was told the Darkling was in it and because I am painfullactual rating: 3.5
I actually skipped this short story the first time I read the series but I was told the Darkling was in it and because I am painfully predictable I decided to read it this time around. It's actually really impressive how much information she manages to pack into only about 4,000 words about both the Darkling and Genya. It's interesting to see why she 'chose' to do some of the things she did and how incredibly good he is at manipulating and using her. I think this is actually a really good piece to put between books one and two because his character gets *much* darker in the second book and this is kind of a good prequel to that and it also makes everything that happens to Genya in book 2 much more tragic as well. ...more
Well, I needed a 2013 book for one challenge and a picture book for another one so I figured why not try this one. It was a cute enough little story bWell, I needed a 2013 book for one challenge and a picture book for another one so I figured why not try this one. It was a cute enough little story but I just don't think I can accurately rate or review a book like this. Middle grade books can still be enjoyable to adults but this is literally just a 30 page picture book with a few sentences on each page. I will say the illustrations are really cute and several of them are a full two page spread so they have a lot of little details I think kids would really enjoying finding, but I just don't know how to rate how enjoyable this would be for a child so I'm gonna stick in the middle with 3 stars. ...more
This is a decent little Frankenstein story and I enjoyed it but unless I just missed several key lines I'm not sure what's gay or trans about it. I guThis is a decent little Frankenstein story and I enjoyed it but unless I just missed several key lines I'm not sure what's gay or trans about it. I guess it might be more authorial intent or subtext that I missed than something that is explicitly on the page. In any case it's a nice little story and at around 9,000 also a quick read. ...more
Was hoping that I could use this to fill in the picture book spot in a challenge I'm doing, but I would classify this more as a short book with a few Was hoping that I could use this to fill in the picture book spot in a challenge I'm doing, but I would classify this more as a short book with a few illustrations and the reading level is definitely meant for older children - maybe like 9 or 10ish? Definitely not for kids just learning how to read in any case. It is a really cute and informative book though and even though it was meant for children I learned a lot from it as an adult as well. The story is framed with chapters about two children who are cleaning a house they're moving into while a man who was hired to help tells them about how various things around the house were invented by African American inventors. The entries about the inventors are framed as being written by the children after they did research on them and there are usually two shorter profiles [written by the sister] and one longer profile [written by the brother] in each section. Overall a really cute and informative book. ...more
I received an ARC copy of this book from Edelweiss
This was a really fun and informative book. There were a few entries about people that I was alreadyI received an ARC copy of this book from Edelweiss
This was a really fun and informative book. There were a few entries about people that I was already familiar with but a lot of the information was entirely new to me. Each stories covers two facing pages - one with a full page portrait and one with some text information about their life, with some quick facts in a little bar across the bottom. Definitely a good jumping off point for learning more about the lesser known figures of the Wild West!...more
So I read this 6 days ago and remember more or less enjoying it, but right now if you put a gun to my head I could not tell you what it was about. 3 sSo I read this 6 days ago and remember more or less enjoying it, but right now if you put a gun to my head I could not tell you what it was about. 3 star rating in a nutshell I guess. ...more
Definitely an interesting and fun story, but ultimately a bit too short for me to rate it any higher than 3 stars. I do really like both of the main cDefinitely an interesting and fun story, but ultimately a bit too short for me to rate it any higher than 3 stars. I do really like both of the main characters though and would love to read something longer set in this universe....more
A mythology-inspired short story that also deals heavily with modern day sexism that manages to pack a lot of punch into a very small word count. I thA mythology-inspired short story that also deals heavily with modern day sexism that manages to pack a lot of punch into a very small word count. I think this is something you have to be in the right mood for, but I definitely was and it hit very close to home. ...more
Definitely an intriguing read and the author has a very ethereal writing style, but ultimately just a bit too short to really sink yactual rating: 3.5
Definitely an intriguing read and the author has a very ethereal writing style, but ultimately just a bit too short to really sink your teeth into. I would love to read a longer piece based on this or maybe something else in the same universe though. ...more
I have had The Lottery and Other Stories on my TBR for about two and a half years now and just kept putting it off and putting it off until I decided I have had The Lottery and Other Stories on my TBR for about two and a half years now and just kept putting it off and putting it off until I decided that all I really needed to do was read this story and be done with it. I'm sure Shirley Jackson was a very innovative writer for her time but I just do not find a lot of things to relate to in her stories today, although they are still often enjoyable enough in a very middle-of-the-road kind of way.
I think it's hard to rate and review this story just because everyone already knows what it is about at this point before they read it. I can definitely see it being shocking and sensational the time of its publication but today stories like this have sadly become a bit of an over-used trope in my opinion. Still, it packs a lot of punch into only a few pages and is definitely an interesting read. I think I'm officially done with Shirley Jackson at this point but I am still glad I read the few works by her that I did, if only for the cultural context. ...more
I supposed this could turn into a decent story in the later volumes, but this first part does not really leave me wanting to read moactual rating: 2.5
I supposed this could turn into a decent story in the later volumes, but this first part does not really leave me wanting to read more. This is hard to rate because it is essentially an extended prologue with a huge time skip between the majority of it and the last 'chapter', which finally introduces Icarus briefly. I like the idea of Daedalus making automatons and taking a more steampunk approach to Greek mythology, but it seems like the author is taking a lot of what I would consider unnecessary liberties with certain people and events that I think would bother me a lot if I were to continue. Maybe I would have ended up liking Icarus, but none of the characters we've met so far really stand out or come to life as you are reading the story at this point. ...more
Apparently TOR is moving their publishing offices out of the Flatiron building in NYC so Seanan wrote this short story to commemorate the occasion. ItApparently TOR is moving their publishing offices out of the Flatiron building in NYC so Seanan wrote this short story to commemorate the occasion. It's a quick cute read about a group of inter-dimensional explorers who go from world to world and map out major landmarks that are shared between universes and end up at the Flatiron building in our world. Not really long enough to merit a higher rating but as with all of Seanan's stories, she packs quite a bit into a short space. ...more
I think I probably should have read Autonomous before I read this, but I figured since it was featured in the Tor newsletter it should stand on its owI think I probably should have read Autonomous before I read this, but I figured since it was featured in the Tor newsletter it should stand on its own pretty well. I'm not entirely sure if it does, but it was still an interesting and quick read. I've got Autonomous on my to read list and from what little I could gather from this story I think I like the author's writing style and general characterization, so I will definitely check out the full novel now. ...more
This was really just entirely too short [less than 10 minutes to read], but if you have read the other books in the series it is a nice 'extra scene' This was really just entirely too short [less than 10 minutes to read], but if you have read the other books in the series it is a nice 'extra scene' and features a small cameo by a famous scientist so it was entertaining enough overall. Ultimately I think it would have been better to do a few of these little side missions and publish them together, but it was okay for what it was. ...more
Very rarely do I give such a short story 5 stars, but this was a really good one. Set somewhere in West Africa, it follows a man who cannot feel pain Very rarely do I give such a short story 5 stars, but this was a really good one. Set somewhere in West Africa, it follows a man who cannot feel pain and has been genetically engineered to be a super soldier. It definitely wasn't what I was expecting and manages to flip quite a few tropes on their heads in a relatively short amount of time. I really liked the ending as well. ...more
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