Read-a-long of "Space Opera" by Catherynne M. Valente
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Read-a-long of "Space Opera" by Catherynne M. Valente
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I didn't start it yet. I am glad to hear it is good.
I will try to read a couple of chapters today.
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Great! I will start it tonight and read the first three chapters.
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@Gravy Where are you now in the book?
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I got a few more chapters read. I think I'm on, like, chapter 7 now?
I also like the people/meat concept (and boy is it all too accurate). I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.
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I will try to catch up with you. I didn't finish my other book yet, so I am zigzagging between the two.Gravy wrote: ↑02 Mar 2020, 22:34 I haven't really read this kind of sci-fi/fantasy, so it's all a bit weird to me.
I got a few more chapters read. I think I'm on, like, chapter 7 now?
I also like the people/meat concept (and boy is it all too accurate). I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.
Have you read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? It is one of my favorite series. It has the same principle but much better.
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I watched the adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and I've been curious about it...
I may try it later.
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I started chapter 8. I finished my other book, so I can now focus on this one. What do you think on the writing? It is rather long-winded, isn't it? It has a stream of consciousness element, which I don't care for. The way the author described humanity was on the spot, though!
Decibel was made pregnant by the alien or did I misunderstand??
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That's going to be something to see!
Also, I must say, I really like that esca. They're fun. (I've read a bit more and (*WARNING!!!SPOILER*) there's a place where they explain gender in their species. I love it!)
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I feel like this is more meta fiction with some parody/satire thrown in? (Which may well add up to her imitating Douglas Adams, going on what little I know about his books.)
Her style is interesting to say the least. She has another book that I've been interested in (totally different genre), and I wonder how it would compare.
The jokes are pretty perfect.
I'm enjoying it, though I'm not a huge fan of the style.
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I thought as such. I wondered how the author will handle his pregnancy.Gravy wrote: ↑06 Mar 2020, 23:57 You absolutely did not misunderstand.
That's going to be something to see!
Also, I must say, I really like that esca. They're fun. (I've read a bit more and (*WARNING!!!SPOILER*) there's a place where they explain gender in their species. I love it!)
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I feel like this is more meta fiction with some parody/satire thrown in? (Which may well add up to her imitating Douglas Adams, going on what little I know about his books.)
Her style is interesting to say the least. She has another book that I've been interested in (totally different genre), and I wonder how it would compare.
The jokes are pretty perfect.
I'm enjoying it, though I'm not a huge fan of the style.
I am about to start chapter 10.
I liked this esca as well. I reached the part where they explained gender, and it was unique. I felt sorry for some of the participated parties who didn't make it...
The section where Decibel was mishandled by government agents was hilarious, and I was glad the esca came to the rescue.
I enjoy the jokes, but the writing style is a bit clunky and wordy. Douglas Adams' book is also a satire, and I like his writing better.
What is the title of her other book?
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The pace is rather slow, isn't it? I have read half of the book and there is hardly any action. I have to say that the book doesn't excite me. The premise is great, but the execution of the book leaves something to be desired. The novel does a lot of telling and not enough showing and there is too much ranting. The jokes are great, but they aren't enough to hold the plot (in my view). I am not enjoying the book as I thought I would.
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Have you reached the section of the speaking cat yet? A pity the cat hardly speaks. It could have livened up the plot.
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So far I'm okay with everything. I enjoy the strangeness of it, and the creativity of the worlds. But I agree that it's a bit inactive. Given the premise, I expected a bit more action.
The world building reminds me A LOT of Simon R. Green's Nightside series, which has me enjoying it for that aspect alone.
I half expect my favorite characters from that series to walk in (I miss them so much. I may need to do a reread).
(If you enjoy the absurdity of the world but like more action, you'd probably like The Nightside. It's almost a mix of this and Discworld, with some bad language thrown in. I really do miss that world.)
gali wrote: ↑07 Mar 2020, 01:24I thought as such. I wondered how the author will handle his pregnancy.Gravy wrote: ↑06 Mar 2020, 23:57 You absolutely did not misunderstand.
That's going to be something to see!
Also, I must say, I really like that esca. They're fun. (I've read a bit more and (*WARNING!!!SPOILER*) there's a place where they explain gender in their species. I love it!)
END SPOILER
I feel like this is more meta fiction with some parody/satire thrown in? (Which may well add up to her imitating Douglas Adams, going on what little I know about his books.)
Her style is interesting to say the least. She has another book that I've been interested in (totally different genre), and I wonder how it would compare.
The jokes are pretty perfect.
I'm enjoying it, though I'm not a huge fan of the style.
I am about to start chapter 10.
I liked this esca as well. I reached the part where they explained gender, and it was unique. I felt sorry for some of the participated parties who didn't make it...
The section where Decibel was mishandled by government agents was hilarious, and I was glad the esca came to the rescue.
I enjoy the jokes, but the writing style is a bit clunky and wordy. Douglas Adams' book is also a satire, and I like his writing better.
What is the title of her other book?
Palimpsest
Between life and death, dreaming and waking, at the train stop beyond the end of the world is the city of Palimpsest. To get there is a miracle, a mystery, a gift, and a curse—a voyage permitted only to those who’ve always believed there’s another world than the one that meets the eye. Those fated to make the passage are marked forever by a map of that wondrous city tattooed on their flesh after a single orgasmic night. To this kingdom of ghost trains, lion-priests, living kanji, and cream-filled canals come four travelers: Oleg, a New York locksmith; the beekeeper November; Ludovico, a binder of rare books; and a young Japanese woman named Sei. They’ve each lost something important—a wife, a lover, a sister, a direction in life—and what they will find in Palimpsest is more than they could ever imagine.
What is grief, if not love persevering?
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