Review by danidontduit - Gideon the Ninth

5.0

HOO BOY.
i put off reading this series for ages because, well, you know how the brain goblins are. in fact they did their job so perfectly that they timed my descent into obsession right on top of finals!! when all i wanted to do was become all-consumed by my newest blorbos!!
all personal spewage aside, what a no-holds-barred, authentically bizarre, well crafted story. reading it made me feel like i was watching one of those grandfather clocks swing back and forth: you know what’s going to happen, every second and every hour, and YET. also whatever’s going on inside will turn your brain to mush. i have so much to say and not Nearly enough of the right words, my god.
i think above all -- for me at least -- it’s the richness of this book that’s completely taking over my mind. everything is so thought out and built with time and love and care, from the silly memes to classical references to archetypal resonance
also it was an insane reading experience for a former premed student. shoutout to the cadaver labs for giving me Very clear pictures of so much happening all the time. i am eating all my metacarpals and never recovering