joël finished reading Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Y: The Last ManmeetsThe Girl With All the Giftsin Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt, an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that …
he/him, cis. ~37 years. journalism, podcasts, writing. and also reading, of course.
I like sci-fi, plants, public transport, ttrpgs, lasagna, birds. Thinking a lot about the apocalypse, the climate, monsters and queerness.
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87% complete! joël has read 21 of 24 books.
Y: The Last ManmeetsThe Girl With All the Giftsin Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt, an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that …
All her life, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the destruction of planet Earth. Raised on Gaea …
I enjoyed this a lot, even if I found the viewpoint of the young emperor sometimes a bit tired, because it seemed to slow down the narrative. Will have to think about all the different perspectives on personhood and assimilation that are offered here.
I found this as an audiobook on an old HDD, quite mysteriously. The premise is fun, but most of the short stories are presented in form of fluffy newspaper articles, which I found a bit tiresome after a while. The last two or so stories aren't, and I enjoyed them more.
A friend recommended me this after I wrote a blog post about real-world towers that would be good magical towers in 1000 to 10 000 years. This is, in a way, a story about such a tower. It has also a protagonist that has some curious parallels with Murderbot, which I enjoyed. It is also quite short and doesn't overstay its welcome.
So that's going to be it, isn't it? An audiobook, an ebook on the tablet, and a paperback to read on Saturday mornings while drinking coffee? Here, also, very small chapters, at least in the first … part(?). Reads very well. Kinda want to make another coffee, get back in bed read it all in one go.