still stuck in a clump of IRL business, sorry, but I happened across this and I gotta admit I cry laughed at 'I've been in an extreme reading slump' because you seem like you read more in your 'slumps' than I do in a few months (not a criticism just! I think you're more prolific than you think <3)
also HtN and casual tlt normie fan here but it's genuinely refreshing to read your review and I appreciate all your commentary - TLT is ostensibly spec fic but you're right, worldbuilding fans are going to have a bad time with it because tazmuir doesn't give a lot of meat to chew in that department. and your review made me reflect on how I don't really like HtN for all the common reasons people cite (non-exhaustive list off the top of my head: gideon/harrow's 'love story'; the memes; dad jokes; groundbreaking lesbian and queer rep). I like it for reasons like atmosphere, the pretty unique and focalised f/f dynamics and what imo is the strokes of a story in the margins about grief. TLT has spawned a lot of interesting ideas and commentary but like all ... 'classics' or popular texts, it suffers from the problem where the source text itself, when you return to it, will probably feel underwhelming against its wider reputation and the adulation people have heaped upon it.
which is a rambly way to say, I'd love to chat and get your thoughts when I'm back for real, haha :D
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Date: 2023-03-20 03:29 pm (UTC)also HtN and casual tlt normie fan here but it's genuinely refreshing to read your review and I appreciate all your commentary - TLT is ostensibly spec fic but you're right, worldbuilding fans are going to have a bad time with it because tazmuir doesn't give a lot of meat to chew in that department. and your review made me reflect on how I don't really like HtN for all the common reasons people cite (non-exhaustive list off the top of my head: gideon/harrow's 'love story'; the memes; dad jokes; groundbreaking lesbian and queer rep). I like it for reasons like atmosphere, the pretty unique and focalised f/f dynamics and what imo is the strokes of a story in the margins about grief. TLT has spawned a lot of interesting ideas and commentary but like all ... 'classics' or popular texts, it suffers from the problem where the source text itself, when you return to it, will probably feel underwhelming against its wider reputation and the adulation people have heaped upon it.
which is a rambly way to say, I'd love to chat and get your thoughts when I'm back for real, haha :D