gideon the ninth

finished reading gideon the ninth a couple days ago. i enjoyed it! i have minor quibbles with it but i’m sure some of them are consequences of reading the back half while dead tired. given who recommended it to me it’s quippier than expected, but i’d recommend it basically without reservation to anyone who can handle the preoccupation with death inherent in a story about a bunch of necromancers.

also it’s very funny that the book has a pronunciation guide and name explanation in the back for all the characters. i didn’t know you could do that!