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Leaving_Marx

Leaving_Marx@wyrmsign.org

Joined 2 years, 8 months ago

Printer, anarchist, illustrator, & enthusiast of the printed word.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I want everyone to read it and think of it often ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, fun, and uncomplicated ⭐⭐⭐ Good, feel complicated about if I wasted my time ⭐⭐+⬇️ I hate read this

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2025 Reading Goal

60% complete! Leaving_Marx has read 18 of 30 books.

reviewed Iron Gold by Pierce Brown (Red Rising Saga, #4)

Pierce Brown: Iron Gold (Paperback, 2018, Del Rey) 3 stars

"Ten years after the events of Morning Star, Darrow and the Rising are battling the …

review of the last book in this series i am gonna read

3 stars

Generally was really enjoying the triology of the red rising, nothing fantastic, but an interesting space opera that kept my attention and got better book by book. but this 4th one i just struggled to kind of get into until the end.

in order of my liking them: 3rd book 2nd book 1st book 4th book

not gonna continue with the series and supporting novellas anymore i think

Callum Angus: Natural History of Transition (2021, Metonymy Press) 4 stars

A Natural History of Transition is a collection of short stories that disrupts the notion …

Trans fantasy short stories

4 stars

I got this one as a lender with the premise of, "ooooo you'll love the historic Quebec City trans convent story" and they were right, I did. It is a fun collection, taking fantasy and flights of fancy to make transitions beautiful and grotesque, bleeding a bit of body horror at times with resolving dysmorphia and imagining worlds where gender is less static and so are the limits of our flesh to change.

Most memorable stories include the convent story, the self-titled story and one which features someone transitioning into a rock face then a mountain.

it is riddled with Canadiana and references that you might pick out from your travels. a worthwhile read I am happy i had it out and picked it up and put it down over the past few months

reviewed Red Rising by Pierce Brown (Red Rising Saga, #1)

Pierce Brown: Red Rising (Hardcover, 2014, Del Rey) 4 stars

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of …

Is it a trope

4 stars

Started this series literally cause it is sci-fi on mars and talking about class conflict. This first book follows some really tired trends in sci-fi, overdone by YA fiction, of a school for youth who are trained in conflict to prove themselves. but this isn't a YAF booked, there is copious amounts of blood, the politicking, and alliances are more complex. It was definitely a slow burn for me where by the end of this first book i was invested enough finish the series.

a sneak peak to book two is I like it much better so consider working though it. Definitely a space opera for those who despise them, so you have been warned.