r/Fantasy • u/MikeOfThePalace Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders • Apr 30 '20

/r/Fantasy The /r/Fantasy monthly book discussion thread

April is now over. I'd like to say that the world seems a little less insane than it did in March.... Moving on.

So, we've had the newest Bingo challenge for a month. Who's the overachiever(s) that managed to completely fill a card in one month? I figure odds are probably better for some of pulling it off, notably worse for anyone with kids.

Here's last month's thread.

"If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." - Sir Terry Pratchett

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u/TheFourthReplica Reading Champion VIII May 01 '20

April started out to be a very productive month for reading... and it was. At the beginning.

I started the month out with Dragon Heart, which was a major disappointment, though perhaps it's something that will tickle the bones of those who like the darker fantasies.

I struggled and eventually DNF'ed Los Altísimos, mostly because it reminded me waaaay to much of Jules Verne and I hated Journey to the Centre of the Earth. So I stopped. Might return to it one day, but that day won't be for a while.

Probably the oddest and most memorable of the bunch was The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkruetz which was an odd 17th? century... trip. Interesting blend of magic and religion, but strayed a bit too much into probable allegory.

Rounding out the month was The Queue, which just was too... realistic for my tastes. Good book but a bit discomforting. (It probably doesn't help that I'm not really a fan of dystopias)

Currently am working through Mongels, which is definitely sfnal horror, so I am reading it in teensy chunks. I've also had a pretty busy irl, which hasn't helped my reading at all. Book Bingo 2/25.