I just finished Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (2014). It is the sequel to Ancillary Justice. This second book has many of the same characters and is in the same overall setting but is quite different from the first one. It is much more character-focused, and honestly, I found it to be a bit tedious as you wait for the plot to develop and to see what happens next. I don’t feel like it was as good as the first book; however, I am on dangerous ground in saying this. I know that several people actually liked the second book better than the first.
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Wordlist
- Acerbic—a sharp and direct manner of speech. (Also, acerbity.)
- Alacrity—cheerfully ready.
- Aplomb—self-confident.
- Aspersion—unfair criticism or an attack on someone’s integrity.
- Assignations—meeting in secret.
- Brimful—completely filled.
- Carousing—drinking alcohol and noisily enjoying oneself.
- Cerulean—sky blue.
- Cosseted—pampered.
- Decade—a set of 10.
- Declaimed—speaking as if delivering a speech.
- Dissipated—overindulging.
- Frisson—a sudden thrill.
- Implacable—relentless.
- Just so—this is used in a particular way, so I looked it up. It marks agreement but in a very formal way that might sound old fashioned.
- Leaden—dull.
- Non sequitur—a phrase that is not logically connected to the preceding discussion and takes an abrupt break in direction. It is usually used in order to be comical.
- Partisan—a supporter of a cause.
- Perfunctory—carried out without much thought or effort.
- Perquisite—a special privilege.
- Platitude—an uninteresting, often cliched or overly obvious, moral statement.
- Rancor—resentfulness.
- Sardonic—mocking in a grim cynical manner.
- Wryly—dry, mocking humor.
Quote
- “Obvious, in retrospect. Obvious before, you’d think. But it’s so easy to just not see the obvious, even long past when it ought to be reasonable.” p. 107.
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