@CMRosens Highly recommend. I'm liking the #PoppyWar series as audiobooks that I listen to in the kitchen while cooking etc, but it's going slowly as I've been ill and can't spend as long in the kitchen (!) as I used to. But the narrator is excellent, which is sadly not always the case. As for #AHalfBuiltGarden, it's going on the list with the #BeckyChambers oeuvre as enjoyable and provocative speculative futures. Especially recalls the Monk and Robot series, though it's slightly more science-y and less cozy, but with similar vibes.

Difficult to get back into work mode (freelance editing) after #shingles vaccine (fever, joint pain) followed by two nights of little sleep. Oh well. Just getting on with it. . . In any case, I started reading a new fantasy novel: The #PoppyWar (trilogy) by #RFKuang. Enjoying it.
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Difficult to get back into work mode (freelance editing) after #shingles vaccine (fever, joint pain) followed by two nights of little sleep. Oh well. Just getting on with it. . . In any case, I started reading a new fantasy novel: The #PoppyWar (trilogy) by #RFKuang.

Difficult to get back into work mode (freelance editing) after shingles vaccine (fever, joint pain) followed by two nights of little sleep. Oh well. Just getting on with it. . . In any case, I started reading a new fantasy novel: The #PoppyWar (trilogy) by #RFKuang.

Currently reading The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. I've been kind of out of the fantasy thing for a while (so little lives up to the classics), but this is really good stuff. A fascinating projection of Chinese history into an imaginary realm. Dark, intense, well-written. #PoppyWar #RFKuang #fantasy