StoryDragon commented on Scherven van Verzet by Robin Rozendal
De vriendschap tussen Yaru en Marthis is gebroken door de gebeurtenissen in Tarian. Gewond en …
Wauw. Wat een prachtig proloog. Dit is echt het beste proloog dat ik ooit gelezen heb.
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StoryDragon started reading Scherven van Verzet by Robin Rozendal
Scherven van Verzet by Robin Rozendal
De vriendschap tussen Yaru en Marthis is gebroken door de gebeurtenissen in Tarian. Gewond en verslagen worstelen ze ieder met …
StoryDragon reviewed Space Dragons by Veo Corva
Luxorian is a dragon without a rider, and that's a problem.
Since ancient times, dragons …
The best novella I have ever read
5 stars
I enjoyed this book more than I expected. Usually, I do not like novellas as much as novels. They are so short and all, and it often feels not completely complete to me. This novella by Veo Corva, however, is just as good as their novels! The first few chapters seemed to confirm my feelings about novellas, but once I really got into the story, once Luxorian and their crew got into space, that feeling changed. When I was finished, I felt like I had read a complete story. It was complete. It was satisfactory. Once again, Veo Corva has written a great story. Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew is a story about the search for independence, the struggle against a society that is not made for you. What I loved about the tale is how fatphobic challenges that people who are "too fat" face in our Western society, are represented …
I enjoyed this book more than I expected. Usually, I do not like novellas as much as novels. They are so short and all, and it often feels not completely complete to me. This novella by Veo Corva, however, is just as good as their novels! The first few chapters seemed to confirm my feelings about novellas, but once I really got into the story, once Luxorian and their crew got into space, that feeling changed. When I was finished, I felt like I had read a complete story. It was complete. It was satisfactory. Once again, Veo Corva has written a great story. Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew is a story about the search for independence, the struggle against a society that is not made for you. What I loved about the tale is how fatphobic challenges that people who are "too fat" face in our Western society, are represented in the story. The infrastructure and society in the novella is based on humans, most things are human sized and that what is built for dragons is still very tight/cramped. It is even so that the question comes up whether it is better to resize or reshape a dragon, or to change society...
As with the other stories by Veo Corva, this novella is also about friendships, and there have been times I cried in a positive way. In a joyous way. With a gigantic smile on my face. There is so much warmth in the story. There are main characters with autism, with chronical fatigue, there is queerness. It is perfect.
I am looking forward to possible sequels.
StoryDragon quoted Space Dragons by Veo Corva
Luxorian is a dragon without a rider, and that's a problem.
Since ancient times, dragons …
Content warning Book quote; Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew; Slight spoiler.
‘I don't want to be smaller,’ I said, and my voice shook. ‘I want being large to be accepted.’
— Space Dragons by Veo Corva (Page 125)
This statement is uttered by Luxorian after Oh, I feel like this is allegoric for having to deal with a fatphobic society...
StoryDragon quoted Space Dragons by Veo Corva
Luxorian is a dragon without a rider, and that's a problem.
Since ancient times, dragons …
‘Statistically, soaring is never safe,’ said Finder. ‘Any number of malfunctions could occur to the rig, causing us to fall out of the winds. Steering errors from you could do the same. And then there are the horrors.’
— Space Dragons by Veo Corva (Page 54)
I feel called out. This can be me, so much. Not that I think in numbers, but more like how I often think about "there is always a chance that that bad thing happens"...
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Space Dragons by Veo Corva
Luxorian is a dragon without a rider, and that's a problem.
Since ancient times, dragons and riders have worked together …
StoryDragon finished reading Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
StoryDragon quoted Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
I tighten my arm around him. I get my wing around him, too. I like having four arms to hold him.
— Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell (Page 134)
Awww. Cute.
StoryDragon started reading Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
In this charming, witty, and weird fantasy novel, Alexis Hall pays homage to Sherlock Holmes …
She gave him a haughty look. “I'm sorry, have we met? I'm exactly foolish enough to try to reverse engineer stolen magic and put it to a purpose for which it was never intended. [...]”
— The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (Page 234)
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In this charming, witty, and weird fantasy novel, Alexis Hall pays homage to Sherlock Holmes …
I blinked. “She was flagrantly a monster.” “Aren't we all, Mr. Wyndham? Aren't we all?”
— The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (Page 249)
In this charming, witty, and weird fantasy novel, Alexis Hall pays homage to Sherlock Holmes …
I should also mention at this juncture that the word “you” was preceded not by the phrase “I have no interest in cooperating with” but by a single word whose connotations we have already discussed at length.
— The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (Page 114)
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StoryDragon reviewed The Old Goat and the Alien by Veo Corva
Avari keeps to themself. They're a goat-shape cosmoran, a member of the Cleaners' Union, and …
Once again a great book
5 stars
Once again, Veo Corva has written a fabulous story. It is truly a cozy tale. One of the things I love about The Old Goat and the Alien is that it feels like entering a world very similar in vibes and kinds of people to the Fediverse. There is autism, there is ME, and there is a lot of queerness.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes cozy books, and I would even recommend it to anyone else who enjoys reading.
StoryDragon finished reading The Old Goat and the Alien by Veo Corva
The Old Goat and the Alien by Veo Corva
Avari keeps to themself. They're a goat-shape cosmoran, a member of the Cleaners' Union, and a bit of a grump. …
StoryDragon quoted The Old Goat and the Alien by Veo Corva
Avari keeps to themself. They're a goat-shape cosmoran, a member of the Cleaners' Union, and …
[Monopoly] was just so unfair. And so dreadfully, miserably long...
— The Old Goat and the Alien by Veo Corva (Page 117)
Hadn't considered that, but it is true indeed...