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Re:The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Past De... by moogly on Thursday August 19, 2021 @12:44PM (#28236078)
I think the first one, whilst not super special, was pretty good. Definitely a promising debut.

The whole gender neutral thing felt pretty awkward and like a gimmick though.

The second book felt rather pointless, however, and that incessant obsession with tea sets was baffling (and with risk of sounding sexist, not particularly gender neutral?).

So I haven't bothered with the third book yet.

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Re:The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Past De... by MattPalmer1086 on Friday August 20, 2021 @08:03AM (#28245091)
I felt exactly the same. I enjoyed the first book, found the second utterly tedious, and skipped the third. Far too many tea ceremonies and gloves!
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