“Madness, and then illumination.”
― Orson Scott Card, Xenocide
Number seven…this is where you might want to ask if will I ever write reviews again or am I just focusing on these Sunday posts… Anyhow, I finished 5 books this week. Finally done with Ender’s Saga. Finished Xenocide and Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card. I first read Ender’s Game in December 2016 and I’ve been slowly reading through rest of the series, until I got really stuck with Xenocide… I’ve probably been reading it since January. I’d give Xenocide 2,5/5 stars because it was just too long and wordy which is annoying when the first book was so good. There’s just too much of Piggies. And Children of the Mind 4/5 stars. Even if the final book was just as wordy as Xenocide, it had some good plot twists and I think I rated it higher because it’s the end. No more Ender.
I got back to Barsoom series and finished The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. John Carter’s story doesn’t let you down. I love this series, it reads quickly and it has all the elements of science fiction you want a scifi book to have. 4/5 stars.
Then I read milk and honey by rupi kaur. The book is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. It is about the experience of violence, abuse, love and loss. I don’t know if calling milk and honey a book does it justice. It felt like an art experience with drawings and writing that had no capital letters. And the words kaur wrote were something I had for long wanted for someone to write. Lovely piece of art. 5/5 stars.
“fall
in love
with your solitude”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey
Finally, during this week I read The Art of Invisibility: The World’s Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data by Kevin D. Mitnick. The Art of Invisibility was a highly informative book and I’m still processing the information in it. Basically, it made me feel like anyone could obtain all my information very easily based on the points made in the book. 4/5 stars.
Outside reading, I visited Worldcon75 and HugoAwards’17. Click on those words to see the picture gallery posts. I really enjoyed the event. I hope Worldcon will one day come back to Helsinki. Perhaps Worldcon80 or 85 could be in Helsinki? Please. Pretty please?
How was your week? What you have you read? What cons have you been to? Which ones would you recommend?
//Anastasia
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Glad you liked The Gods of Mars. I liked it too although it’s been a few years since I read it. I think I read the first five but liked the first three the most. They are very fast-moving and fun to read. :)
Worldcon looks awesome. I’ve never been to a Worldcon although I’ve been to GenCon quite a few times . That’s a fun con too. How cool to see the Hugo’s!
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Yup! And I just love fast-moving reads so Gods of Mars was a perfect scifi read for me :)
Gencon sounds like fun. More about gaming I guess. We have so very few cons in Finland and mostly they’re small so it was awesome to get Worldcon to Helsinki!
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I have yet to read Milk and Honey! Glad you enjoyed it!
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I found it to be really beautiful :) And it’s very easy to read.
You too El!
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You finished 5 books! Hell xD I could not even finish 5 when I did nothing else but read, run around with kids and eat :D I guess I am just not capable of concentrating that much. Well, way to go!
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Me and books work well together :D I’ve also had a flu or something for half of the week so that helped when I couldn’t do anything else o.O
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People have always been able to find out things about us, I think. Hopefully, we can also find out about anyone who tries to find out about us!
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I agree…but this book made it all super complicated for me. I hope we can!
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I am curious about Children of the Mind. I am also curious about The Art of Invisibility.
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I warmly recommend Ender’s Saga if you like science fiction :) First book is the best but the series are interesting as a whole as well.
You too!
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Congrats on finishing 5 books! That is amazing. Have a wonderful week.
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You too Jenea! :)
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Milk and Honey is one that I’ve been seeing around a good amount and I’ve been wanting to read through it. I will definitely be getting my hands on a copy soon.
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I warmly recommend it :)
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