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1 year agoOk, so like, I started this book. And out of curiosity googled the Rachmaninoff piece the diplomat was playing on the piano during the intro. And like. God. Damn. Perfect. Like, the quintessential definition of atmospheric. The music was the literal transliteration of the mood the prose evoked.
And then got to the whole storyline with the detective and the poet AI and was like. Has this author ever met a woman in real life? Might be a product of the time…
Ok, love some beautiful prose, but also have some maybe beautiful is the wrong word. Striking?
The Eisenhorn trilogy by Dan Abnett, from the Warhammer 40k Universe. Had a friend turn be on to it. And I put down the first in the middle and called him to be like. Wtf bro. This is supposed to be sci fi adventure pulp. This is… this is ART.
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie - the intro scene is one of the best action scenes I have ever read. Something about the description makes it so visceral that I had to slow down to appreciate every bit instead of skimming for the gist.
For those who said Piranesi - I can’t remember any specific lines, but the mental picture I have of the house, the statues, the tides… is so tangible.
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle - did a reread just because I caught myself admiring the analogies so much.
This is How You Lose the Time War - already mentioned, but is amazing.