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@rettatootie
quick reminder that it’s ok to say that you love reading and that reading is your passion without reading 30+ books in a year. if you connect with books and love the power of the written word, you’re bookish. you don’t need to justify your love of reading.
you’re telling me that not only are they making a special edition of The Will of the Many but they’re changing the cover design for all books going forward to match it AND ITS UGLY?!?!? IM SORRY BUT THAT FONT IS UGLY AS SHIT
smfh
ive had the three body problem sitting on my shelf forever (im not that into the sci-fi genre as a whole but try to go out of my way to read some bc just bc i dont like the genre doesn't mean it cant be a good book) and after watching the TV show it is now my #1 next in line once i wrap my current read
I was super into the concept and character so I'm excited to dive in and see what's different in the book!
when you think about it, it is rather insane that Vis definitive trait that makes him unlike everyone else is simply having a moral backbone
its is such a juicy and scrumptious juxtaposition of how violence is treated in the Catenan Republic and within its culture -where violence is aestheticised, muted, infantilised in the censorship of its searing pain and grotesqueness- and Vis’ unfiltered relationship with it.
In the first scene the inherent violence of the republic -that which is required to make it function- is shown through the sapper. Ulsicor is horrified because in the Republic violence is distant. It’s a theory of function. In the arena, the prisoners are yanked from view before you can watch them die. In their sword-fighting, your armour is separate from you. The sword a toy you can flail without repercussion. The people you drain the life from to support your own are stowed away in darkness.
To Vis, there is no violence without intimacy. In the loss of his family, in the loss of his home, in the loss of his culture, in his fights in Lenten, in the denial of ceding, in the bowels of the Anguis attack, in the fight against Ianix.
It is so so so good how Islington constantly confronts these relationships. Will not let you forget the sheer horror of it. Because Vis cannot forget the sheer horror of it. Even when whisked to the heart of the republic, where you are most protected from violence’s viscera. No matter the name or the status loaned to him. for Vis, there is no violence without intimacy. Violence is heavy, violence has weight. Violence means something.
To the conqueror violence means nothing. Its a tool they wield without candor. It is cold, it is distant, it is cruel. To the conquered, violence means everything. There is no distance, no numbing, no escape from its devastation. It knows you mother, father, sister, brother, friend, acquaintance, stranger, and you. Violence is survival. Violence is death. It is the only constant. An unwanted lifelong companion.
at some point in reading ‘the will of the many’ you stop asking IF something is true and start questioning HOW its true
literally dead, miss mam sedotia really be out there playing 4d chess
half way through ‘the will of the many’ and can i just say i usually steer away from fantasy or books that take inspo from the roman empire bc its usually just roman aestheticism but james Islington has done such a stellar job building a complex and interesting world that truly understands the source inspo and the machinations of an imperialist empire and uses it as a jumping point to build beyond the source material and echo the ugly underbelly of the modern west whilst retaining a unique voice of its own
i have started to read the will of the many and i am a fucking sucker for fantasy school oh my gooooooooooooood
i finished reading ‘a guest in the house’ by emily caroll the other day and it was very very good. the art is gorgeous and supports the narrative so so well and is a haunting tale i went in blind and had a marvellous time highly recc
Currently reading The Frugal Wizard's Handbook to Surviving Medieval England and I'm really enjoying it. There's something about a comical tone of voice that always makes a book more fun for me. Reminds me of some of the things I love about Pratchett's discworld
he’s iconic, he’s a legend, and he is THE MOMENT
i have never been more on a mans side than i am in this moment, ox has never done anything wrong ever and hes finally getting the recognition he deserves
ok maybe he did one thing wrong but its fINE
he’s iconic, he’s a legend, and he is THE MOMENT
i have never been more on a mans side than i am in this moment, ox has never done anything wrong ever and hes finally getting the recognition he deserves
im currently reading wolfsong and my mans ox cannot catch a break gordo i love you but what the hell is goin on in that brain of yours they be kickin him while hes down
read and love love loved!!! so many amazing things about this book! great pacing, great characters and doesn’t pull its punches!
mwah mwah mwah mwah mwah the starless sea was so fukin good
i have decided to submit my short story to some places. have adopted the fuk it we ball mentality this year
