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Fire by Kristin Cashore
3.0
It was fun, and the world full of vividly colored "monsters" interesting to imagine.
The characters were always deeper and more complex than they at first appeared.
Yet somehow, I'm not especially eager to read the rest of the series. Not completely sure why.
The characters were always deeper and more complex than they at first appeared.
Yet somehow, I'm not especially eager to read the rest of the series. Not completely sure why.
The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
3.0
Quite good. Unnecessarily drawn out at times.
I also appreciate a detective story with no murders.
I also appreciate a detective story with no murders.
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
4.0
Some of the young-adult aspects were bringing it down a bit. But at least the romance wasn't botched.
And if you're wondering: no, you don't need to know anything about the 80s pop culture.
And if you're wondering: no, you don't need to know anything about the 80s pop culture.
Going Dark by Linda Nagata
3.0
A good enough ending to the trilogy, even though I liked it less than the previous installments. It still was split into three separate sub-arcs, just like the previous books, and there were a few intersting twists. But alas, it was a lot longer than it needed to be. It felt drawn out and lost a lot of the impact it could have had.
Somebody Set Up Us The Rom, Part One: Presenting 50 of the Best Romhacks and Fan Translations by John Harris
informative
inspiring
4.0
I'm not sure how to rate this. Feel free to add or subtract a star. :D
Sometimes I amaze myself by what am I willing to read just because I come upon it by chance.
This book opened with a clear "if you're reading this, I assume you are a ROM/hack enthusiast" - well I'm not, I'm just curious about games. :D
But I liked it. The romhack part of the book was interesting enough to be sure, but the main treat for me was the latter part, about Translations.
At first I was puzzled 🤨 - what's so interestig about _game translations_? Then it turned out they mean fan translations of games that were only released in Japan that translate games to English, making them unoficially available and playable to the rest of us, who definitely can't play them in Japanese.
These were reviews of interesting games I otherwise would never stumble upon. I've even started playing one of them, Mother 3, for a bit.
I'm not sure if and when I'll be reading the second book - I haven't played the games mentioned, and there doesn't seem to be a Translations section. But I'm glad I've finished this one.
Sometimes I amaze myself by what am I willing to read just because I come upon it by chance.
This book opened with a clear "if you're reading this, I assume you are a ROM/hack enthusiast" - well I'm not, I'm just curious about games. :D
But I liked it. The romhack part of the book was interesting enough to be sure, but the main treat for me was the latter part, about Translations.
At first I was puzzled 🤨 - what's so interestig about _game translations_? Then it turned out they mean fan translations of games that were only released in Japan that translate games to English, making them unoficially available and playable to the rest of us, who definitely can't play them in Japanese.
These were reviews of interesting games I otherwise would never stumble upon. I've even started playing one of them, Mother 3, for a bit.
I'm not sure if and when I'll be reading the second book - I haven't played the games mentioned, and there doesn't seem to be a Translations section. But I'm glad I've finished this one.