I'm not buying the third book in this series, though I'll probably borrow it from the library, because a friend of mine wants to discuss the series.
I won't put any more money into Howey's hands, because I am PISSED about the way Howey, who wrote a fairly gender-balanced first book, silenced and disempowered the women in this one.
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So, in one of the timelines, all of the women are asleep. Literally asleep. I kept reading, though, thinking "Well, maybe this is necessary for some kind of narrative device." But, no, it's only necessary so that we can be surprised by the villainy of one of the only two women who get to wake up, the whore in the classic virgin/whore dichotomy that so many male writers rely on.
One timeline has to be from a male …
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coral reviewed Shift by Hugh Howey (duplicate) (Silo, #2)
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1 star
I'm not buying the third book in this series, though I'll probably borrow it from the library, because a friend of mine wants to discuss the series.
I won't put any more money into Howey's hands, because I am PISSED about the way Howey, who wrote a fairly gender-balanced first book, silenced and disempowered the women in this one.
.
.
.
.
.
*** SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER ***
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.
So, in one of the timelines, all of the women are asleep. Literally asleep. I kept reading, though, thinking "Well, maybe this is necessary for some kind of narrative device." But, no, it's only necessary so that we can be surprised by the villainy of one of the only two women who get to wake up, the whore in the classic virgin/whore dichotomy that so many male writers rely on.
One timeline has to be from a male point of view; fine, that was set in the first book. His murder of the pregnant woman, unknowing as it was, was unnecessary, but ... fine. OK.
And there was a third timeline, a timeline that continued forward from one told largely from a woman's point of view in the first book. But, no, this one, too, was given to a male voice, and ended with the violent death of a woman.
Ugh. Just, ugh.
coral reviewed Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey (duplicate)
This Omnibus Edition collects the five Wool books into a single volume. It is for …
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4 stars
I thought I was reading a YA dystopia, but then I got to the end of the first chapter.
I like it!
coral rated Night broken: 4 stars
Night broken by Patricia Briggs (A Mercy Thompson novel -- [8])
" #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series has been hailed as "one of the best" …
coral reviewed The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
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4 stars
A couple inevitabilities, a couple surprises. Not bad.
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3 stars
This book made me a little bit dumber, but I didn't hate it nearly as much as I thought I might.
coral rated Frost Burned Mercy Thompson: 4 stars
Frost Burned Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs, Lorelei King
The werewolf pack and Mercy Thompson's mate Adam have been abducted. Outclassed and on her own, Mercy may be forced …
coral rated Silver Borne: 4 stars
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson)
All-new action in the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to …
coral rated Bone Crossed: 4 stars
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
New in the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series.In a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live …
coral rated River Marked: 4 stars
River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Car mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson has never known any others of her kind. Until now. As Mercy comes to …
coral rated Iron Kissed: 4 stars
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4 stars
I really enjoy this series and this heroine, but I still find myself wishing, deeply, for a scientist or engineer to be the heroine in a paranormal series.
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4 stars
I love birds and really enjoy learning about them, especially about bird behavior, so it was with great excitement that I agreed to review this book. And overall, it is enjoyable and educational, full of interesting facts and anecdotes, not only about birds but about numerous other animals, including humans.
I was disappointed, though, to see a scientist, who so lovingly describes bird behavior with a great eye for detail and nuance, fall back on unflattering generalizations about female humans, such as his statement that "males with more possessions and creativity are generally more likely to attract women" and some evolutionary biological discussion of men and women having been "segregated in their work," leading to a lack of fight-or-flight impulse in the latter. These statements were unnecessary, insulting, and distracting. Without them—and a fair number of unnecessary "he"s when referring to scientists—this would have been a really fantastic book.
coral rated Affliction: 3 stars
Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton
Affliction is a 2013 urban fantasy novel by American writer Laurell K. Hamilton, the 22nd book in the Anita Blake: …
