I also read "Gaudy Night" this year, it's probably my #1 book of the year so far (not counting rereads of classics I already knew I loved). It seems to be a favorite and frequently-recommended book among nerdy literary women, so I am alternating between feeling like "why didn't I listen to all those other women and read this years ago?" and "Oh god, I am such a cliche." A little cringey and incredibly fun, indeed!
No, it's not just you, all my friends who read the Rubin book were underwhelmed by it. I think it'd be funny to thrift two copies of it down the line and use them as makeshift googly eyes.
And that Gene Wolfe book DOES sound like a lot of fun... how "cyberpunk" (pejorative) is it given that the setup sounds very cyberpunk?
I also read "Gaudy Night" this year, it's probably my #1 book of the year so far (not counting rereads of classics I already knew I loved). It seems to be a favorite and frequently-recommended book among nerdy literary women, so I am alternating between feeling like "why didn't I listen to all those other women and read this years ago?" and "Oh god, I am such a cliche." A little cringey and incredibly fun, indeed!
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Agree with the Pisces suggestion for all fours fans.
No, it's not just you, all my friends who read the Rubin book were underwhelmed by it. I think it'd be funny to thrift two copies of it down the line and use them as makeshift googly eyes.
And that Gene Wolfe book DOES sound like a lot of fun... how "cyberpunk" (pejorative) is it given that the setup sounds very cyberpunk?
sad that the only thing on this list that i read was the rick rubin book, which i agree was just boring rubbish