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Iron Widow (April 2023) Group Read Discussion
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Just received it from the digital library (also, hi! first post :) still trying to work our the group, so many discussions!).An upcoming flight will help me start it, but I know I'll behind, not the fastest of readers. chat soon!
I really loved this book, I really liked learning about the Hunduns and the Chrysallises, I feel that the world building was done very well and the book kept me hooked until the very end.
This is a sci-fi that I found surprisingly easy to get into
My review on GR: Absorbed me and dragged me down into its world, and I came out only a few days later, wanting more. I liked the feeling of discovering more about the world with the protagonist herself, I loved feeling un-mentioned energies between the characters and how later it was revealed that indeed, they're there.
The action scenes are also well written, without going into too much detail but giving out enough to be able to visualise it all. I suggest doing a quick search on ... was it Twitter? There is art showing the Chrysalises in different configurations.
There is character development... but also sometimes it jumps a bit from 'I want the best for everyone' to 'I'm a crazy killing machine'; perhaps the only thing that didn't click-in very well for me, or maybe she's just a bit bipolar?
As per The Twist... I saw it coming dozens of pages before. The author did not shy away with clues (and perhaps it helps that I came across something similar before... in an anime... could it be the same the author mentions in the end notes? We'll never know).
Additional for us:
The scene in the train, with Zeitan and Shimin and ... the trainer guy (I've not got good names memory), when they tell the story about Shimin making the glasses into a sharp shard... it cracked me up, that was funny!
I saw the end Twist comes miles away. The first thing that comes to mind for me is an anime called 'Cross Ange'.
What about you? Any favourite/worst moments?
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This thread is open for discussion beginning April 1st! Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed (mark as a spoiler) in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days of the month can be used to catch up if needed! Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads.
The Group Read Discussion schedule is as follows:
Week of 04/01
April 01: Chapters 1-3 or 20 pages
April 02: Chapters 4-6 or 20 pages
Week of 04/03
April 03: Chapters 7-9 or 20 pages
April 04: Chapters 10-12 or 20 pages
April 05: Chapters 13-15 or 20 pages
April 06: Chapters 16-18 or 20 pages
April 07: Chapters 19-21 or 20 pages
April 08: Chapters 22-24 or 20 pages
April 09: Chapters
Week of 04/10
April 10: Chapters 25-27 or 20 pages
April 11: Chapters 28-30 or 20 pages
April 12: Chapters 31-33 or 20 pages
April 13: Chapters 34-36 or 20 pages
April 14: Chapters 37-39 or 20 pages
April 15: Chapters 40-42 or 20 pages
April 16: Chapters 43- 45 20 pages
Week of 04/17
April 17: Chapters 46-47+epilogue 20 pages
You can read the group book at any time during the month and at your own pace. This is the pace the group will be using, but if you read ahead or will be giving spoilers, please mark them (click the "some html is ok button"). If you have any questions a mod or another member can help you.