Personally, it's more that anything I read is sort of forced, whether fiction or non-fiction. Though non-fiction inevitably makes my blood boil.
I think I've just been trying to read fiction outside my typical genre preferences, and that's been tough to escape to new genres with the world burning around us. So I go back to sci-fi/fantasy.
definitely, and maybe it just feels eerily applicable to the present based on the book's description of the climate collapse/religious fundamentalists wreaking havoc in the name of MAGA/etc but all that could probably be applied more or less to any era in the U.S.
That's fair. I haven't read Good Omens yet, but I do like Gaiman. I got into Pratchett late, as an adult, so I'm just now on Equal Rites. The first two books were good and fun, so I will likely stick with Discworld for a bit before venturing into other Pratchett worlds. He is like a British fanstasy Kurt Vonnegut, but with worldbuilding.
He has a good sarcastic wit, clearly is a humanist, and trusts the reader to get the joke.
staring angrily into books, name a more leftist hobby
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lol
Personally, it's more that anything I read is sort of forced, whether fiction or non-fiction. Though non-fiction inevitably makes my blood boil.
I think I've just been trying to read fiction outside my typical genre preferences, and that's been tough to escape to new genres with the world burning around us. So I go back to sci-fi/fantasy.
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Thanks for the rec! I may check it out after the next book I finish.
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i'm accidentally reading them out of order, the sequel (parable of the talents) is pretty good so far, she predicted the MAGA grift in the 90s
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definitely, and maybe it just feels eerily applicable to the present based on the book's description of the climate collapse/religious fundamentalists wreaking havoc in the name of MAGA/etc but all that could probably be applied more or less to any era in the U.S.
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That's fair. I haven't read Good Omens yet, but I do like Gaiman. I got into Pratchett late, as an adult, so I'm just now on Equal Rites. The first two books were good and fun, so I will likely stick with Discworld for a bit before venturing into other Pratchett worlds. He is like a British fanstasy Kurt Vonnegut, but with worldbuilding.
He has a good sarcastic wit, clearly is a humanist, and trusts the reader to get the joke.
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