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Three Collections of Reviews

Posted on 16/10/2024 by Roseanna

Reviewing the collected reviews of another reviewer is surely an act of supreme arrogance. Who, I wonder, the fuck am I to say “this is good, actually” or, worse, “this is bad, actually”? The same could, of course, be said … Continue reading →

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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Posted on 21/09/2024 by Roseanna

When you say of a book “oh it’s doing a lot of things”, that’s normally at least a subtle burn, a mild sass. The implication is one of too many balls juggled, and thus at least a couple dropped. But … Continue reading →

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Six from Six – Best Books of the First Half of the Year

Posted on 02/07/2024 by Roseanna

We interrupt my Hugo chatter briefly, because we are now half way through the year, to which I say “fuck, what, really? Already?? Surely not???”. The linear passage of time once again confounds me. But anyway, arbitrary designations of our … Continue reading →

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What I Read on My Holiday – the reprisening

Posted on 07/05/2024 by Roseanna

Last year, I decided to take myself off to some remote(ish) part of England with a big stack of books for a long weekend of reading, quiet and generally ignoring the world. I had a great time, cannot recommend it … Continue reading →

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Signal Fire Books, or: how I tell if a reviewers tastes match mine, so their reading recommendations are of any relevance to my life and choices

Posted on 18/04/2024 by Roseanna

I consume a lot of reviewer content. Partly because I just like reading reviews, but in no small part because I like books and want people to tell me about books, quite possibly so I can decide if I want … Continue reading →

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Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards

Posted on 11/02/2024 by Roseanna

Awards season is well underway, and once again I am thrilled to be a juror for the Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards. As ever, this will mean several months of fantastic reading, interesting discussions with the other jurors, and of … Continue reading →

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Eligibility Post – Works from 2023

Posted on 27/01/2024 by Roseanna

Awards season rolls around again, despite it feeling like the last one only just ended*. 2023 was an amazing year – as part of the Nerds of a Feather team, I got to experience being a Hugo nominee and, bafflingly, … Continue reading →

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SCKA 2023 – Winners Announced

Posted on 18/09/2023 by Roseanna

This year I got the chance to participate in the Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards as a juror! I had a fantastic time, read some amazing books I would never have otherwise picked up, and got to discuss them with … Continue reading →

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Too Much Positivity

Posted on 11/07/2023 by Roseanna

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the need for and place of negatives reviews in the SFF sphere (and bookish sphere more generally), but I want to come at it from a different side today, specifically – when being … Continue reading →

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The Saint of Bright Doors – Vajra Chandrasekera

Posted on 22/05/2023 by Roseanna

I didn’t really know what to expect when I started reading this, but honestly, I think that was the best plan I could have had. Expectations would have only held me back (and/or been absolutely useless to me). The Saint … Continue reading →

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