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finished reading The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle, #3)

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Farthest Shore (Paperback, 1984, Bantam) 4 stars

When the prince of Enlad declares the wizards have forgotten their spells, Ged sets out …

I love how strangely grounded this fantasy world is. The stakes are around the characters’ hearts. And even though some may be powerful, everyone is fragile and equally susceptible to human weakness. There are no superheroes here, just people.

finished reading Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #8)

Terry Pratchett: Guards! Guards! (Paperback, 2001, HarperTorch) 4 stars

Here there be dragons...and th denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from …

First Terry Pratchett for me. I admire the silly, fanciful world but didn’t find the narrative too engaging, unfortunately. I suspect audiobook was not the way to go for this one. I think I’d have appreciated it more if I read Pratchett’s words myself.

finished reading Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (Dune Chronicles, #2)

Frank Herbert: Dune Messiah (2019, Penguin Publishing Group) 4 stars

The extraordinary sequel to Dune, the greatest science fiction novel of all time. Twelve years …

Dune’s universe remains fascinating, as does its theme of battling fate and free will. Light on action, like its predecessor, but the long, nuanced dialogue scenes are riveting delivered via audiobook.

Philip K. Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Paperback, 2017, Del Rey) 4 stars

It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the …

Review of 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' on 'Storygraph'

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Pulled from my Letterboxd review of Blade Runner: The Final Cut—

I just finished reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and had to revisit the movie adaptation. They are nothing alike. I do not say this to diminish Blade Runner. It is a cyberpunk masterpiece regardless. 

My first experience was the Director’s Cut; tonight’s the Final Cut. The visuals are breathtaking. It’s even more apparent how 2049 deftly expanded on the aesthetics and themes established here. But Blade Runner took the barest whiff of inspiration from the novel and ran in a completely different direction. 

Do Androids Dream has none of the rain, or neon, or crime ridden streets. Instead it is set on a depopulated, irradiated, dying earth. A lonely earth. Murder is unheard of because, legally and religiously, all life is considered sacred. Down to the smallest ant. A strange spiritual movement called Mercerism even networks human …

Robert W. Chambers: The King in Yellow 4 stars

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by the American writer Robert …

Review of 'The King in Yellow' on 'Storygraph'

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Listened to a fantastic audiobook version. Enjoyed the supernatural stories and appreciated the lovelorn shorts.