This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman
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lightreadsThis Inevitable Ruin
4/5. Seventh book. Do not start here.
What a ride. I waited for the audiobook to come out (trailing the ebook by months) and I’m glad I did because the production is, as always, excellent. Anyway, what a time. This is the war book. They have all been war books, but this one is more literal about it.
Things I liked: More time with the AI, which raises waaaay more questions than it answers; Pony; the way this definitely felt like a turning point book; okay the entire ensemble let’s be real; how I was worried about the title going in particularly given this was a war book, but finished it knowing that the ruin isn’t just for our guys; the running theme of being known as of by a god, someone who can see entirely into you, and what the cost of that is to both parties.
Things I tilt my head at: The bigger politics picture, which is basically a giant crazy spaghetti yarn diagram at this point with the author slapping his hand down on one spot and screaming, “see! See!” While everyone is like “no? Not really?”
Anyway, I continue to have a great time and will be happy if he lands this massive messy thing with even part success.
Content notes: Violence, gore, many kinds of body modification.
4/5. Seventh book. Do not start here.
What a ride. I waited for the audiobook to come out (trailing the ebook by months) and I’m glad I did because the production is, as always, excellent. Anyway, what a time. This is the war book. They have all been war books, but this one is more literal about it.
Things I liked: More time with the AI, which raises waaaay more questions than it answers; Pony; the way this definitely felt like a turning point book; okay the entire ensemble let’s be real; how I was worried about the title going in particularly given this was a war book, but finished it knowing that the ruin isn’t just for our guys; the running theme of being known as of by a god, someone who can see entirely into you, and what the cost of that is to both parties.
Things I tilt my head at: The bigger politics picture, which is basically a giant crazy spaghetti yarn diagram at this point with the author slapping his hand down on one spot and screaming, “see! See!” While everyone is like “no? Not really?”
Anyway, I continue to have a great time and will be happy if he lands this massive messy thing with even part success.
Content notes: Violence, gore, many kinds of body modification.
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Date: 2025-02-22 06:01 am (UTC)I'm about ten chapters through the audiobook - I'm trying to make it last! Loving the whole ensemble, esp Donut (who is funny and ruthless and heartbreaking) and Li Na and Pony and, of course, all the former cookbook owners. I am deeply concerned about the AI.
I enjoy the broader universe tidbits while being pretty sure that if I looked at most of them too closely things would start to fray. Dinniman gets the characters right, though, which carries him through so much chaos.