I don't get the hype about Everything Everywhere All at Once .. quite a letdown. Nowhere close to Rick and Morty it had been compared to. Severance however was pretty good. Children of time - amazing.
It was 1) fun, and 2) humane
A romcom then
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#32I don't get the hype about Everything Everywhere All at Once .. quite a letdown. Nowhere close to Rick and Morty it had been compared to. Severance however was pretty good. Children of time - amazing.
I liked "Nope" more.
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#33The Children of Time series is fantastic! I'm glad that Adrian Tchaikovsky is getting more well deserved recognition.
OMG I didn't know there were two more books in the series. Audible is doing a bad job at recommending books. It does not recommend the next books in series I follow.
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#36The Scholomance series by Naomi Novak is quite good, her best and I've liked all her books. Yes it's a Potter derivative, but doesn't feel derivative but inventive and de-disneyfied.
I too enjoyed this a lot and my wife did too. It's YA material, but well written and well plotted both internally and across the three volume arc. Her protagonist is given an amusing voice so it's not too heavy despite the mayhem.
Obviously you have to be open to the fantasy setting, and I'd describe it more as a bit of a reaction to the cosiness of Potter than a mere derivative.
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#37Barely recognize any of the books or authors there, especially the winners. I've listened to Travis Baldree narrate Cradle, so I'm probably gonna check out his Legends & Lattes book. It didn't win, but I read The Scholomance which is listed in the series section. If you're interested in unconventional magic systems then I'd recommend it. Nettle & Bone was the big winner. Reading the blurb doesn't immediately call out…
I've not read "Nettle & Bone" yet - but have read some of T Kingfishers other work, can be quite big on the 'unconventional magic systems' as well (e.g. "A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking").
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#38She-Hulk received a nomination, clear evidence that the Hugo Awards are now an anti-signal.
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#39"The hugo award" sounds eerily similar to the Dutch town of "Heerhugowaard" where I grew up...
Is there a dutch town that sounds like Worldcon or Dragoncon?
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#40Is it typical of Hugo Awards for fantasy to be so strongly represented, vs sci-fi?
Every year is different. Anyway, you want scifi these days just go outside.