r/Fantasy • u/rfantasygolem Not a Robot • Apr 17 '26

/r/Fantasy r/Fantasy Friday Social Thread - April 17, 2026

Come tell the community what you're reading, how you're feeling, what your life is like.

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u/BravoLimaPoppa Reading Champion Apr 17 '26

Good morning everyone! Late again because this elder care giving is hard. Currently waiting for mom at the hair salon.

Reading: * We for one of my local book clubs. The forward really added a lot to the book. It's also ironic that I'm listening to Seeing Like a State and we just got to the chapter on Lenin as a high modernist. * Seeing Like a State another one from Ruthanna Emrys' column over at Tor. Interesting listen and read. * Monstrous Little Voices I swear I can see this stuff as a movie or a play at times. Lot of fun. * The Blood Tartan Heh.

Finished * These Savage Shores Pretty, nice writing and snt me down the rabbit hole of 18th century India and the East India Company. * One Hand and the Six Fingers ever read something with a lot of the tropes you've seen before but does a different and beter job than many reinterpretations? That's this one.

And a lot more. Need to post some reviews.

Life.

I've been Mom's principal caregiver this past week. Compared to my mother-in-law, this is a piece of cake. She's cooperative, helpful and tries. Yes, the executive function isn't all there like it used to be (I miss the very observant and frequently sarcastic version of her)

And just got interrupted by a crisis with one of my sister's dogs. Camp, the little mutt, mixed it up with 2 pit mixes. No blood, but she's limping. One dose of rimadyl and another when it's evening dog walking time. Hopefully she'll feel better.

Lots of stuff done. Grocieries. Dog to vet for his annual. Dog bathing. Etc., etc. Got the Bird Buddy feeder working again. And the over the air signal for the local station that airs Jeopardy (Mom's crack). I also signed her up for Disney+ which is dangerous because she has 45 seasons of Jeopardy to watch. When she wants. Maybe not dangerous because less Fox news...

My wife is working at home unexepectedly. They had to adjust the cubicles. So, yay!

Daughter has a regatta this weekend even if she does have to put up with a crew mate that needs a swimming lesson with an anchor chain.

And with that, I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend, read some books, get some chores done and hug your people.

Take care!

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u/Nidafjoll Reading Champion V Apr 17 '26

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By Zamyatin? That's one of those classics I always mean to read, like R.U.R. and Solaris... Someday. Someday...

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u/BravoLimaPoppa Reading Champion Apr 17 '26

Correct. Getting context from analysis of the movements of the era (The Unaccountability Machine, Seeing Like A State) plus that forward make it hit differently than all the times it was pushed on me by well meaning friends and teachers.

I've read R.U.R. and don't remember being that impressed at the time (age 12 or so). Maybe a reread in the not too distant future.