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sophia_sol) wrote2014-10-23 09:57 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2014-10-23 09:57 pm
Crucible of Gold, by Naomi Novik
So hey remember how I read Blood of Tyrants and was all "....did I miss a book?" Yes, I missed a book. I missed this one. And I finally got around to reading it! AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY YOU GUYS. These books. They're just....? IDK I AM ENDLESSLY CHARMED AND DELIGHTED.
I read this book almost a week ago at this point and inexplicably did not write down my thoughts immediately after reading. All I did was write a note in my phone of one point I wanted to be particularly sure I remembered to mention. That point: "dragon interpersonal politics are my fave." THEY ARE. Every time I've opened my notes app for the last week I have seen this and been delighted. Dragons interacting with each other with their various agendas and personalities and cultures are the best.
(Okay yes I love the humans too but THE DRAGONS!!! And cultures affected by the presence of dragons! And the wide number of different ways different cultures integrate dragons! And british humans not being able to just steamroller half the world into an empire in quite the same way they did in our world, because JUST ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE TREATS THEIR DRAGONS BETTER.)
I read this book almost a week ago at this point and inexplicably did not write down my thoughts immediately after reading. All I did was write a note in my phone of one point I wanted to be particularly sure I remembered to mention. That point: "dragon interpersonal politics are my fave." THEY ARE. Every time I've opened my notes app for the last week I have seen this and been delighted. Dragons interacting with each other with their various agendas and personalities and cultures are the best.
(Okay yes I love the humans too but THE DRAGONS!!! And cultures affected by the presence of dragons! And the wide number of different ways different cultures integrate dragons! And british humans not being able to just steamroller half the world into an empire in quite the same way they did in our world, because JUST ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE TREATS THEIR DRAGONS BETTER.)