Rated Leviathan Falls 10/10
<div>My goodness, what a series. (Also, I both can and can't believe I read all 9 books and a few of the short stories in just this year.) The resolution of all the different plot points and last big conflict felt correct. If you have enjoyed the show in any way and are wondering if the books are worth it, the answer is YES. </div>
Finished reading An Unkindness of Ghosts
Finished reading Roadside Picnic
Finished reading The Terror
Rated Letters to Forget: Poems 8/10
<div>Some amazing individual parts, and the story behind this collection is certainly made more poignant by its pairing with Cass Donish's <em>Your Dazzling Death</em>. I didn't always vibe with every poem, and that's fine, but there is an interesting portrait here of a woman trying to hang on.</div>
Finished reading My Cat Yugoslavia
Rated The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov 8/10
Paul Russell is a lovely, immersive writer, and while the story was such that made me carry on reading at an anticipatory clip, occasionally I would stop and marvel at the skill of his sentences. Now, I don't know enough about Vladimir Nabokov's writing to know if Russell's style pays homage at all, but he is subtle about the way he presents everything. The over-the-top characters like Cocteau or the ballet enthusiasts feel natural – By that, I mean that at no point does the writing sound like, “Look at me! Look at me writing these characters oh-so-dramatically!” And given the unassuming, shy nature of Sergey, it makes sense that his narration would be that way as well. He reports what happens and how he felt, but he is not about to call any extra attention upon himself. To be paid attention means scrutiny, and scrutiny leads to judgment, and the times he has been judged, the results are rarely in his favor. Still, Sergey has an incredible mind attuned to beauty, and Russell's fictionalized version of him makes me wonder what writing this “other” Nabokov could have accomplished, had he lived longer and been encouraged to explore it.<br><br>(My full review can be found on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2012/02/unreal-life-of-sergey-nabokov-by-paul.html">Glorified Love Letters.</a>)
Finished reading The Dawnhounds
Rated The Curse of Chalion 10/10
Wants to read More Alive and Less Lonely: On Books and Writers
Wants to read Leaves of Grass: The First (1855) Edition
Rated Light Dawning 4/10
This was not for me, but people who like bleak fantasy may find this to their taste.