The Astarte Family Logbook

This book is less of a novel and more of a collection of the author's ramblings. The various settings and choices reveal some understanding, but there are also quite a few secondary interpretations. For example, the claim that swords do more damage than hammers… it's hard to tell whether it's a joke or a genuine belief among the author's rambling thoughts.

Everyone knows that the Warhammer world is abstract, but there are reasons for its abstraction. Many books do not explain the underlying logic of the Empire's abstraction, but only describe its abstract appearance. This book is excellent in this respect, depicting both intelligent people and fools, as well as the roles played by various forces in an event.

If I may ask, does the author intend to write for another ten years?

After thinking for 1 minute and 57 seconds, I carefully skimmed through a large section, and this book... Has some substance. And quite coincidentally, it's almost a complete retelling of what we felt was "missing elements in the official main storyline" when discussing 40K.

It's not good. The first three chapters don't develop the plot at all; the whole thing is just the author rambling on and on. Call it pretentious writing, but the style isn't good enough. Call it educational, but it's too far-fetched. Wouldn't it be better to read *Dutch* instead?

I wondered why he looked familiar; it turned out to be my incompetent husband.

It feels like a low-quality academic paper, narrated from a second-person perspective in a narrative style, depicting the culture and customs of a civilization. Or, one could say it's explaining an IP's setting, down to the smallest detail—from the origin of a stone to a mountain eroded and shrunk years ago.

Damn, after reading those incompetent Warhammer stories, I can't seem to read anything else. They all feel like something's missing. I just love reading about the detailed lives of Space Marines.

It turns out that a ten-year marathon had worn down all the passion, and only starting a new book could reignite it.

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