"trying to patch up my fraying sweater without resorting to the horrors of crochet"
— Naomi Novik: A Deadly Education
Was winding yarn for crocheting while reading this. Rude.
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50% now and sadly it’s not getting better. This book is mostly lore for a wizard world/school that seems to be actively trying to kill its students (something Pigfarts was also good at but in a passive way, I think). Weirdly there’s not been mention of a single professor at this school, for all I know the kids just study by themselves all day. Anyway this account wasn’t intended for complaining but I’m sorry I’ve now dedicated two weekends to this ho-hummery.
I love Pod Meets World with all my heart, but so far (the dudes’) book club selections are not it. And yeah, I’m judging at 5%. Hopefully it’ll prove me wrong, but the last one never got better from this point.
(comment on A Deadly Education)
"Climb-tack (n.)…an old word for a cat that is ‘overfond of investigating the contents of the larder-shelves’."
-- "The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities", page 221
"That buckle on the Bible Belt can come down hard and leave a mark."
-- "Open Book"
She seems to be a pretty gifted storyteller, though.
"I've drunk booze out of multiple prosthetic legs in my life."
-- "Spare"
"What was the universe out to prove by taking my penis at the same moment it took my brother?"
-- "Spare"
I truly hope this man has a therapist.