I started reading Hands based on Jo Walton’s recommendation and saw your review after I’d started it.
I did wander away for awhile, but then realized that I got to sleep a lot quicker on the nights when I read Hands before sleeping, then on the nights when I was doomscrolling. I guess my brain finds this style soothing?
So I’ll probably read Feet at some point, though not until I’ve read a few other books first because geez, Hands is taking forever.
One thing I missed and it’s confusing me: what did the fall of Astandalas mean? At the start of Hands, Artorin is emperor. So what exactly was lost in the fall? Did his family used to be even more magically powerful?
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Date: 2023-06-28 04:16 pm (UTC)I did wander away for awhile, but then realized that I got to sleep a lot quicker on the nights when I read Hands before sleeping, then on the nights when I was doomscrolling. I guess my brain finds this style soothing?
So I’ll probably read Feet at some point, though not until I’ve read a few other books first because geez, Hands is taking forever.
One thing I missed and it’s confusing me: what did the fall of Astandalas mean? At the start of Hands, Artorin is emperor. So what exactly was lost in the fall? Did his family used to be even more magically powerful?