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Originally Posted by Geralt
Few days ago I finished The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin, from my fantasy challenge, and that was so bad, I wouldn't recommend her to anybody. Awful writing style, very little of world-building, almost no character development. I didn't care for any except one minor character, all other were flat as a wall. Will not be finishing this trilogy. No thx.
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I really enjoyed this one, when I read it for the Hugos two years ago. I can't remember if I gave it my top vote or my second vote, but it was in my top two of the five nominees. I found it unusual and imaginative. I guess we look for different things in a book.
I have a few books to update, myself:
The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie. A fairly preposterous thriller, probably not one of Christie's best works, but still quite good fun.
The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata. Imaginative nanotechnology SF which I really liked. I'll definitely be pursuing the rest of the series. (It does stand alone. I think the next one is set a long time later.)
My Booky Wook by Russell Brand. Very funny autobiographical tale of self-destruction and heroin abuse. I'm not especially a fan, I just picked this up cheaply on a whim, but I enjoyed it.
Gallow: The Crimson Shield by Nathan Hawke. The first in a brand new action fantasy series, which I happened to win in a competition. I didn't necessarily mean to read it straight away, but it was very easy to get into. Kind of reminded me of David Gemmell and Bernard Cornwell. Good fun.
Only the Linda Nagata was an ebook. The rest were paper, and gain me back some shelf space (although I'm keeping the Nathan Hawke. It has a nice cover.)