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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 -

Okay, so it's the gritty horror of Joe. Check. And it's about a dragon? Double-plus good. And it's epically long? Settle in!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 -

Okay, so it's the gritty horror of Joe. Check. And it's about a dragon? Double-plus good. And it's epically long? Settle in!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #joehill #kingsorrow #horror #dragon #faust

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗮𝘇 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳 -

Sharif's first book is an aggressive examination of war and free speech, an effort to focus us when we gloss or blur our understanding.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #solmazsharif #look #war #poetry #freespeech #freedom #resistance

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗮𝘇 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳 -

Sharif's first book is an aggressive examination of war and free speech, an effort to focus us when we gloss or blur our understanding.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #solmazsharif #look #war #poetry #freespeech #freedom #resistance

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹 -

Patel's book is sold as poetry, but I'm told better to think of it as performance or a lost narrative, a song of political exploitation and erasure. Will do!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹 -

Patel's book is sold as poetry, but I'm told better to think of it as performance or a lost narrative, a song of political exploitation and erasure. Will do!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #sohampatel #thedaughterindustry #poetry #autopoetry #song #lgbtqiaplus #queerlit #politics #gender #erasedhistory #india #prosody

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗸𝘁𝘂" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 -

Still reading late Auster because I can't stop: something about his voice, his indulgency, the seeming helplessness of it all. . . and then the turn. And here, the dog, Mr. Bones.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗸𝘁𝘂" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 -

Still reading late Auster because I can't stop: something about his voice, his indulgency, the seeming helplessness of it all. . . and then the turn. And here, the dog, Mr. Bones.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #paulauster #timbuktu #fiction #existentialism #animalnarrator

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 -

Always feel like I'm in catch-up mode for contemporary lit, but ready for a foray into MFA programs and dark magic and sassiness!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #monaawad #bunny #fiction #satire #comedy

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 -

Always feel like I'm in catch-up mode for contemporary lit, but ready for a foray into MFA programs and dark magic and sassiness!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #monaawad #bunny #fiction #satire #comedy

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗜𝗥𝗟" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗼 -

Pico's first book on identity and privacy between the internet and real life, also the first part of his "Teebs tetralogy," which I will read, one each season, as I believe they were themed.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #tommypico #irl #poetry #IndigenousPoetry #indigenousliterature #queerlit #queer #lgbtqiaplus #identity #queerndn

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗜𝗥𝗟" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗼 -

Pico's first book on identity and privacy between the internet and real life, also the first part of his "Teebs tetralogy," which I will read, one each season, as I believe they were themed.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #tommypico #irl #poetry #IndigenousPoetry #indigenousliterature #queerlit #queer #lgbtqiaplus #identity #queerndn

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 -

An escape from a Nazi camp; a reflection on the broken work of memory. This is a Bellow novel I missed along the way: the sales sticker tells me how long it's been on the shelf!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 -

An escape from a Nazi camp; a reflection on the broken work of memory. This is a Bellow novel I missed along the way: the sales sticker tells me how long it's been on the shelf!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #saulbellow #fiction #thebellarosaconnection #memory #holocaust #ww2 #refugee #diaspora

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 -

Dimaline's dark forecast is also a mirror to past horror where blood remains an essential desire and commodity and is, unsurprisingly, a fatal enterprise.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #cheriedimaline #themarrowthieves #fiction #dystopiafiction #dystopia #residentialschools #indigenousliterature #ya

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 -

Dimaline's dark forecast is also a mirror to past horror where blood remains an essential desire and commodity and is, unsurprisingly, a fatal enterprise.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #cheriedimaline #themarrowthieves #fiction #dystopiafiction #dystopia #residentialschools #indigenousliterature #ya

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿 -

Yeah, but what if Columbus found himself . . . not so "pure-blooded"? Today's descendants aggressively work to rectify the narratives of history. As I might guess, Vizenor's riffing on blood and politics will drench this story with satirical insight.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #reading #geraldvizenor #indigenousliterature #theheirsofcolumbus #fiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿 -

Yeah, but what if Columbus found himself . . . not so "pure-blooded"? Today's descendants aggressively work to rectify the narratives of history. As I might guess, Vizenor's riffing on blood and politics will drench this story with satirical insight.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #reading #geraldvizenor #indigenousliterature #theheirsofcolumbus #fiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗔 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 -

Graphic memoir of a mother and her work to adapt to and accept her child's trans-sexuality. Not sure what to expect, but highly recommended!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #elodiedurand #transitions #graphicnovel #graphicmemoir #memoir

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗔 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 -

Graphic memoir of a mother and her work to adapt to and accept her child's trans-sexuality. Not sure what to expect, but highly recommended!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #elodiedurand #transitions #graphicnovel #graphicmemoir #memoir

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗜 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 -

Though written in 2011, King's collage-like poetry still seeks security in a world unbalanced in language and violence. I really am sensing a thematic pattern to contemporary poetry collections. . . .

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #amyking #iwanttomakeyousafe #poetry #politics #language

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗜 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 -

Though written in 2011, King's collage-like poetry still seeks security in a world unbalanced in language and violence. I really am sensing a thematic pattern to contemporary poetry collections. . . .

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #amyking #iwanttomakeyousafe #poetry #politics #language

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗹 -

Seems fitting--I mean, isn't this a book about my seeming sole occupation now?

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗹 -

Seems fitting--I mean, isn't this a book about my seeming sole occupation now?

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #albertomanguel #ahistoryofreading #nonfiction #history #bibliophile

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 -

Still behind in my King canon, but I've at last reached the age of Covid . . . and wait, the villain appears to be a retired English teacher. I'm not taking notes, really . . .

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #stephenking #holly #horror #fiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 -

Still behind in my King canon, but I've at last reached the age of Covid . . . and wait, the villain appears to be a retired English teacher. I'm not taking notes, really . . .

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #stephenking #holly #horror #fiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 -

At this point, after his 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 novel and "Earthdivers" graphic series, I'll read everything of his. And why not start 'everything' with this blockbuster?

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #stephengrahamjones #thebuffalohunterhunter #horror #indigenousliterature #indigenoushorror

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 -

At this point, after his 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 novel and "Earthdivers" graphic series, I'll read everything of his. And why not start 'everything' with this blockbuster?

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #stephengrahamjones #thebuffalohunterhunter #horror #indigenousliterature #indigenoushorror

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 -

An obscure academic history of Georgian-era garden ornamentation of the 'hermitage' and what remains of this curious historical obsession; reading it for the 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘕𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘴 podcast, but to what uses I will put it I won't here say!

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords-podcast/

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹 -

An obscure academic history of Georgian-era garden ornamentation of the 'hermitage' and what remains of this curious historical obsession; reading it for the 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘕𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘴 podcast, but to what uses I will put it I won't here say!

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords-podcast/

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻 -

As an old tabletop RPGer, I grimly accepted this recommendation into the series by Dinniman. Hopefully I am more entertained than the trite humor of writers like Pratchett.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻 -

As an old tabletop RPGer, I grimly accepted this recommendation into the series by Dinniman. Hopefully I am more entertained than the trite humor of writers like Pratchett.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #mattdinniman #dungeoncrawlercarl #fiction #fantasy #rpglit #dandd

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 -

Ever since reading her 𝘕𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢, Stevenson's creative flame has impressed. Here is a graphic memoir of her early career, leaning on mental health challenges along the way.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 -

Ever since reading her 𝘕𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢, Stevenson's creative flame has impressed. Here is a graphic memoir of her early career, leaning on mental health challenges along the way.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #ndstevenson #lumberjanes #nimona #memoir #thefirenevergoesout #graphicnovel #graphicnonfiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘅 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗹𝗴𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗻 -

A spontaneous choice, feminist history and hybrid fiction and something more, still. Everyone who has read it has been "captured" by her writing. Let's see . . .

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘅 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗹𝗴𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗻 -

A spontaneous choice, feminist history and hybrid fiction and something more, still. Everyone who has read it has been "captured" by her writing. Let's see . . .

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #olgaravn #fiction #feminism #hybridgenre #experimentalfiction #witchcraft #history

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗼 -

Macedo's excellent collection of readings across Freire's works happens to hit a number of books that I haven't studied well. This will round out this year's focus on Freire's humbling pedagogy.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗼 -

Macedo's excellent collection of readings across Freire's works happens to hit a number of books that I haven't studied well. This will round out this year's focus on Freire's humbling pedagogy.

#books #bookreviews #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #reading #paulofreire #donaldomacedo #anthology #nonfiction #education #pedagogy #socialjustice

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗵 -

Don't let that cute cover throw you off. This is Richard Scarry-style illustration with the story of a serial killer. We just have to ruin everything, don't we?

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗵 -

Don't let that cute cover throw you off. This is Richard Scarry-style illustration with the story of a serial killer. We just have to ruin everything, don't we?

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #patrickhorvath #graphicnovel #horror #hybrid #adultcomic #satire

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶-

Choi's poetry reveals the dizzying uncertainties of war, militarism, despotism, especially around our historic conflicts in southeast Asia. Not sure what to expect, but bracing myself . . .

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶-

Choi's poetry reveals the dizzying uncertainties of war, militarism, despotism, especially around our historic conflicts in southeast Asia. Not sure what to expect, but bracing myself . . .

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #donmeechoi #hardlywar #poetry #war #militarism #korea #vietnam

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿 -

Brilliant scholar Shor's classic on teaching for social justice, part of my research into my next book, and a great accompaniment to Freire, hooks, and others.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #irashor #empoweringeducation #socialjustice #teaching #education #nonfiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿 -

Brilliant scholar Shor's classic on teaching for social justice, part of my research into my next book, and a great accompaniment to Freire, hooks, and others.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #irashor #empoweringeducation #socialjustice #teaching #education #nonfiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗭𝗼𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗲𝗱𝘀. -

A wonderful collection from Wayne State University Press which reveals how the very form/structure of our prose speaks to the status quo. A push into the interlacing of imagination and politics.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #prose #nonfiction #lyricessay #creativenonfiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗭𝗼𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗲𝗱𝘀. -

A wonderful collection from Wayne State University Press which reveals how the very form/structure of our prose speaks to the status quo. A push into the interlacing of imagination and politics.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #prose #nonfiction #lyricessay #creativenonfiction

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 -

Brown's 1948 history of the violent colonial movements and native resistance in the western US, well-documents with photographs.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 -

Brown's 1948 history of the violent colonial movements and native resistance in the western US, well-documents with photographs.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #deebrown #fightingindiandsofthewest #history #indigenoushistory #westwardexpansion #colonialviolence

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲 -

Lacondon/Ojibwe artist and poet Beardslee is a Michigan native, and this is my first work by her, so far a mix of prose character study and re-imaginings from different ritual incarnations!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲 -

Lacondon/Ojibwe artist and poet Beardslee is a Michigan native, and this is my first work by her, so far a mix of prose character study and re-imaginings from different ritual incarnations!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #loisbeardslee #wordslikethunder #poetry #indigenousliterature #ojibweliterature

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 -

Little did I know that this little volume sitting on my shelf for so many years is actually a satire of Lovecraft's tales by a scholar of his works. Sideline fun, then!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #petercannon #thelovecraftpapers #shortstories #satire #lovecraft

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 -

Little did I know that this little volume sitting on my shelf for so many years is actually a satire of Lovecraft's tales by a scholar of his works. Sideline fun, then!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #petercannon #thelovecraftpapers #shortstories #satire #lovecraft

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 -

Early classic high fantasy of derring-do and sensational adventures by young Sir Ralph, admired by folks like Wells, Lewis, and Tolkien, it is nonetheless massive. Taking my time!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 -

Early classic high fantasy of derring-do and sensational adventures by young Sir Ralph, admired by folks like Wells, Lewis, and Tolkien, it is nonetheless massive. Taking my time!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #williammorris #thewellattheworldsend #fantasy #classicfantasy #fantasyepic #highfantasy

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶 𝗢𝗸𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗿 -

I've been drawn to Okorafor's work since "Noor," and now I'm equally compelled by her larger vision/project for Nigerian literature and Africanfuturism. And now with a title like this? Ready!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶 𝗢𝗸𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗿 -

I've been drawn to Okorafor's work since "Noor," and now I'm equally compelled by her larger vision/project for Nigerian literature and Africanfuturism. And now with a title like this? Ready!

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗲𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 -

This copy I read over 40 years ago now (dang), and it's overdue for a refresh; this was my first history reading that pushed hard against my Western-mythicized education. Even so, this white author was 20 years before Vizenor's concept of "survivance."

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗲𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 -

This copy I read over 40 years ago now (dang), and it's overdue for a refresh; this was my first history reading that pushed hard against my Western-mythicized education. Even so, this white author was 20 years before Vizenor's concept of "survivance."

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻 -

Yes, Bill, I'm finally getting to it!
The history, yes, the weird compulsion, absolutely; but mostly I'm interested in where McCann turns it all into our larger story.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻 -

Yes, Bill, I'm finally getting to it!
The history, yes, the weird compulsion, absolutely; but mostly I'm interested in where McCann turns it all into our larger story.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #reading #history #nonfiction #fiction #tightrope #worldtradecenter #deathdefying #colummccann #letthegreatworldspin #nationalbookaward