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The Mimicking of Known Successes
by Malka Older
Around the Year in 52 Books 2024: 35. A science or science fiction book
Color-Coded Challenge 2024: Red
I wasn't too sure about this going in but the book just clicked with me. It wasn't so much the plot or the characters but the setting this time, which is unusual for me. But there was something about the windswept, stark platforms with trains clattering through on rail systems that circled the planet (or a moon?) of Jupiter, the ease with which a scholar could order tea and scones delivered to their room, the gaslights always blazing to keep the rooms warm, the colored fogs that blow through streets, the care and attention given to animals, the whole aesthetic just struck me and made me want to read more.
Color-Coded Challenge 2024: Red
I wasn't too sure about this going in but the book just clicked with me. It wasn't so much the plot or the characters but the setting this time, which is unusual for me. But there was something about the windswept, stark platforms with trains clattering through on rail systems that circled the planet (or a moon?) of Jupiter, the ease with which a scholar could order tea and scones delivered to their room, the gaslights always blazing to keep the rooms warm, the colored fogs that blow through streets, the care and attention given to animals, the whole aesthetic just struck me and made me want to read more.