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Tiffany

This week's book review is for This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman, which comes out June 17. I enjoyed it! Also there's a bit of a life update, and some information about the zine project that's launching on the 17th/18th in Aus. As usual, pretty boring video, but I'm glad that I'm keeping up with the project because I'm having fun with it. And Joe is having fun adding in the edits. videos.tiffanysostar.com/w/eFF

PeerTubeBook Vlog Episode 11: This Princess Kills MonstersBy Tiffany's vlog
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📘 "Look to Windward" by Iain M. Banks

My seventh Culture series novel. They can all be read out of order, but I don't recommend reading this one before "Consider Phlebas", and I don't recommend reading that one before any other one. If you're considering getting into this fantastic sci-fi world, I'd suggest starting at "Player of Games".

This space opera focuses on the aftermath of war: the trauma, the guilt, the blame, the desire for revenge, the hopefully even bigger desire for peace that will finally last for everyone. Like every Culture novel, it's dense, but worth the focused read. For me it's a perfect mix between a contemplative slow pace and sitting on the edge of your seat until you're pushed off by a twist you didn't see coming.

If you've read any other Culture books, you've experienced the high highs of the Culture: a utopic intergalactic society in which people can live without any scarcity, do as they please, travel anywhere, become who they want to be and live as long as they wish to. This text shows the downsides to the Culture's craving for positive change through forced involvement with other species. I want to defend the Culture at every turn, but like its citizens, this book made me feel embarrassed to do so.

There's intrigue, action, multiple points of view, ethical questions that keep you up at night, great characters, endless lore... If you have any interest in sci-fi, give this series a go. I feel like it's still a bit niche, a bit difficult to get into, its fans unfortunately a bit too dudebro male (blegh), but if you love it you will love it deeply.

Book cover of 'look to windward'. It's a picture of a yellow atmosphere with some brown/yellow ground visible, possibly a planet or a plate. The author name is in bold black lettering at the top, the title is below it. The top right corner says 'a culture novel'.
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