pickGRAIL‘s opening excited the hell out of me with its promised clash between our physically altered characters and others who‘ve engineered neurological changes. Those parts of the book were indeed fascinating, with a nice emphasis on understanding over judgement, but I was far less interested in the book‘s other major storyline, which rehashes old conflicts from DUST and CHILL. Still, the ending works well and I‘m pleased with the trilogy overall.
It‘s proper warm right now (ie, 30). Naturally, I had to take an #audiowalk while I soaked up all that glorious heat. It feels especially nice because the former forecast said it was gonna be under 20 for the rest of the year. Thank you, Weather Gods, for this reprieve!
I finished GRAIL on my walk, too. I‘ll gather my thoughts and give y‘all a review soon.
A looooooong train kept me from taking an #audiowalk in the park, as planned, so I wandered around a nearby Superstore instead—and found a UNICORN SKELETON!
I want one, but I also recognize I have no use for one.
I‘m just over halfway through GRAIL after an #audiowalk through the woodlot and surrounding environs, and I‘m conflicted. The first contact storyline has got me EXCITED, but Bear devotes lots of attention to an internal conflict on the ship. And I mean, it‘s not BAD, but it‘s also something we saw a ton of in the first two books. It feels played out compared to what‘s happening between the ship and the inhabitants of the planet they‘ve arrived at.
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