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it seems like the way i actually answer this question is after turning the last page I ask myself: "okay, you've read it, so what? " and it depends on whether i feel something like relief or thoughtfulness or awe, as opposed to *shrug*
Homecoming by Cynthia Voight: A young adult novel about four children abandoned by their parents trying to figure out what 'home' could be and where to find it. this book evokes a terrifying sense of responsibility, the dawning sense that there really is nobody else to figure
things out and tell you what to do. It's also surprisingly happy and incredibly atmospheric, soaking you in the sun and sea of a Maine summer. it reminds me that a child's priorities for a childhood and a home are often very different from those an adult might pick
Significant Digits: a sequel to HPMoR, this book is about the day-to-day life of people trying to tackle very large problems bit by bit. It's also about leadership, how the most difficult part of doing big things is getting people to work together, the compromises you might
consider making in doing so and which ones are worth it and which ones are definitely not. i really enjoyed the epic scale of the worldbuilding and the frisson of a hard choice turning the scales of a conflict much much later.
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold: A fantasy novel about - surrendering to the gods? What sticks with me is the main character, Cazaril, who embodies humility to an extent I haven't seen anywhere else in fiction. A man so worn and battered by life he simply does not
the Poldark series by Winston Graham: a series of romance novels set in 1700s rural Cornwall at the dawn of the industrial revolution. im always struck by how recent the idea of a surplus is (for the majority of humans). once immersed in an economy and way of life that
"so what?" is looking for the animating spirit https://t.co/GPYHOuhIAG
yes! this is always the thing i look for in all my work, i tend to call it "animating spirit". i remember the precise moments that FAN and Introspect each ignited their own. i was adamant about not shipping either till they had it, and they are both flawed, unfinished works... https://t.co/1CYtu7ix7F