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The Crew of the Wayfarer , by Elsa Varland Hopepunk To my mind cozypunk feels like the most straightforwardly potentially untrustworthy sycophants and corrupt officials; yet his innate sense of decency and morality finds its likeness in a few characters around him, and it is absolutely lovely to see him find his footing quiet, queer priest able to commune with souls of the dead, and it is an absolute treat to read as he finds Pleasant and Healing Ultimately, these are all stories about people making the best of bad situations, finding

Anyway; writing about The Shining and Doctor Sleep last week (and getting a thoughtful reply from a kind To reference one of those previous posts , it calms the hell out of the ADHD maelstrom in my mind to so you know I'm obligated to bring up The Stormlight Archive ( light spoilers ahead, including for Wind his control and ability to intervene, and his Fifth is his recognition that he must approach his work mindfully

Baru Cormorant, by sheppard Her plan – set up mostly by her subconscious mind, a detail that will sadly Hesychast seem to be competing for and which I also explored in that previous post : Unless Farrier finds It had aligned something in him … something that thundered in the empty spaces of his mind. Maybe Baru will be caught and exiled, only to find a new destructive weapon to leverage against Falcrest

Our perspective is that of a newborn queen, struggling to find her place against threats within and without disturbing and fascinating results. ---------------- September 2023 The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons This mind-bending

a cheap attempt to up the narrative stakes to the maximum level, and always falls short because our minds

I subconsciously saw this as a kind of golden tenet, and followed it in the misguided belief that my The first six levels of Babel, drawn by author Josiah Bancroft Immediately upon arrival, Senlin has a kind All of Senlin’s development arises from complications in his quest to find Maria and return to the simplicity Maria has been fighting against Babel’s current in her own way, disrupting it and being disrupted in kind Upper Babel in moonlight by Tom Kidd I’m left searching my mind (and shelves) for other books that explore

To me this represents the real dangers of an empty life; the way the mind can begin honing in on random ideas that feel revelatory until you take a step away to find perspective. I tend to believe Zampanò's manuscript began as a genuine creative endeavour, and only later did he find mid-sentence to see what additional context is being added, or whether to return to them later. (Not unlike an explorer finding their way home via markers they left along their path.)

But the ASoIaF fandom might be unique in how a few factors came together to form a kind of cult around Martin has been struggling greatly with the sixth book, The Winds of Winter , once being hopeful about made widely accepted theories, such as Jon being the child of Rhaegar and Lyanna , feel stale in the minds Martin has hidden an incredible amount of symbolism and foreshadowing in his books, and every apparent find If The Winds of Winter does ever come out, I think it will be a gut punch for this community.

Queen, Harlequin, Barefoot Princess and more still living their quirky and inspiring little lives in my mind

I find this structure can very effectively convey the inner lives of characters (e.g. Personally, I find it a bit validating to see these characters struggle in the same ways I do. He gets E. coli (and possibly worse) from contaminated well water, seeming to leave him with some kind But more seriously, be mindful in how you engage with your past and with other people.

For other situations, consider talking to someone or otherwise finding external help!] almost nothing of the wonder Piranesi inspired in me; instead presenting a frustratingly dull and long-winded (Add me on Goodreads to find those reviews!) It remains your decision whether to trudge through a slow book in hopes of finding a hidden gem. If not, that's okay: enjoy a different book and let it fade from your mind.

it deeply compelling to examine this mindset beyond simply 'humans vs. humans' (we're all just goddamn Wind and Truth takes this a step further, showing that similar overtures have been made in the past, don't perfectly conform; both negating basic empathy at its source and fostering a new 'us vs. them' mindset Empathy is about kindness and understanding, not punishing every perceived wrong one-hundred-fold. As it stands, why would anyone change their mind if a single mistake will see them torn apart by the