Bryce W. Merkl SasakiAll lulz aside, I love this book. It's not a top tenner, but it's a top twenty for sure.If you come from a broken family like me (broken being widely interpreted), you'll perceive the pain that separates these characters from…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiinEleventy-One111 Book Review: Wuthering Heightstl;dr: sometimes love and family are foggy, moorish messes; other times, they’re turbulent, roaring winds that want in your window when…Nov 15, 20211Nov 15, 20211
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiI had accidentally started Tales of the Otori with The Harsh Cry of the Heron (the last one), so…This fantasy story draws you out of the fantastical and into the realities of war, political intrigue, and betrayal: it's hell and a lot of…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiThis is the best one of the bunch (of the Oresteia that is) because it's so relatable how if you…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiinEleventy-One111 Book Review: Brilliance of the Moontl;dr: If the price of victory is blood, Takeo upgrades to premier-access, ad-free Victory+. Apparently even in samurai fantasy, war is…Nov 11, 20211Nov 11, 20211
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiinEleventy-One111 Book Review: The Libation Bearers (Χοηφóρoι)tl;dr: If Apollo sends you and your sister on an OG House Atreides murder side-quest, always be sure to read the Terms and Conditions…Nov 8, 20211Nov 8, 20211
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiI once met someone who liked this one!Orson Scott Card wrote, in the foreword to another book, that he thought he pulled off a success in Xenocide; he didn't. It's C+ work…Nov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiinEleventy-One111 Book Review: Xenocidetl;dr: Science and religion fight, make up, fight again, have make-up sex and then fight again. They’re sorta toxic but also sometimes…Nov 4, 20211Nov 4, 20211
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiIs it at all surprising that the world's first science fiction novel was also written by a woman?But did y'all know that this story also inspired a breakfast cereal? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NESJroTWKFQ) Because that's…Oct 21, 2021Oct 21, 2021
Bryce W. Merkl SasakiinEleventy-One111 Book Review: Frankensteintl;dr: A total monster haunts the life of an innocent man and slowly ravages every aspect of his life. The monster’s name is Frankenstein.Oct 21, 20211Oct 21, 20211
