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Beowulf by Anonymous
fast-paced
5.0
Ok i read this one to compare w the Maria Dahvana Headley version and i have decided i like them both a lot! Hers is contemporary and more poetic and this one is more old classic myth vibes w less description and i think i like hers a little more. Such a sad story.
Augustown by Kei Miller
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I loved this book so much
It raises a lot of questions about “myth” and storytelling and like what gives validity to a story and makes the reader challenge their own ideas about that.
Its very short, very beautiful visually, you love the characters, not a happy ending so watch out for that if thats not ur thing. Definitely a page turner i probably only spent a couple days on this. Heavy on police brutality and colorism fyi
It raises a lot of questions about “myth” and storytelling and like what gives validity to a story and makes the reader challenge their own ideas about that.
Its very short, very beautiful visually, you love the characters, not a happy ending so watch out for that if thats not ur thing. Definitely a page turner i probably only spent a couple days on this. Heavy on police brutality and colorism fyi
Heres a line from ch.15 that i liked a lot:
If a man flies in Jamaica, and only the poor will admit to seeing it, has he still flown?
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
So ouchie
Like natural born killers if they were both decrepid hill people w horrible horrible kinks
Great read 👍
Like natural born killers if they were both decrepid hill people w horrible horrible kinks
Great read 👍
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, and Vomit
Son of Sin by Omar Sakr
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was really really sweet and enjoyable
I wanted to like it more than i did but i was kind of Tee’d up for a magical realism story and this really wasn’t that. Therefore i kept holding onto details that weren’t really relevantfor instance i was really excited about the talking kangaroo and when his skin started coming off his forehead?? And the sleep paralysis demon. None of which are part of the story at all.
It seemed very possibly autobiographical despite being a ‘novel’, about a young gay muslim man in diaspora from Lebanon living in Australia. Coming of age story fs.
It’s pretty sad but also not like devastating or anything just about the intricacies of family and religion and culture which of course are always hard. The ending is sweet and hopeful and you kind of just follow him as he grows up.
The author’s writing style is also lovely.
P.s. Omar Sakr is doing cool poetry/writing and stuff rn in support of Palestine and Lebanon so thats sick
I wanted to like it more than i did but i was kind of Tee’d up for a magical realism story and this really wasn’t that. Therefore i kept holding onto details that weren’t really relevant
It seemed very possibly autobiographical despite being a ‘novel’, about a young gay muslim man in diaspora from Lebanon living in Australia. Coming of age story fs.
It’s pretty sad but also not like devastating or anything just about the intricacies of family and religion and culture which of course are always hard. The ending is sweet and hopeful and you kind of just follow him as he grows up.
The author’s writing style is also lovely.
P.s. Omar Sakr is doing cool poetry/writing and stuff rn in support of Palestine and Lebanon so thats sick
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Sexual assault
graphic consensual sex, and like brief mention of incest, intense homophobia throughout the whole thing
Mary Shelley. El Sueño Eterno by Alessandro Di Virgilio, Manuela Santoni
Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.
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The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
If you can get through this i highly recommend it!!
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Ok goddamn i finally finished this
Heres what you need to know:
Heres what you need to know:
- Dense as hell,
- extremely interesting,
- the enlightenment was maybe triggered by a Native Wendat Chief named Kondiaronk?
- Women were hunters too
- Agriculture is not the catch-all for the beginning of civilization and inequality
- Technological advanced heightened the general load of work people do, didnt lighten it
- How different cultures treat violence & torture can be indicative of philosophy
If you can get through this i highly recommend it!!
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I LOVED this the only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is bc i feel like the ending did not totally live up to the rest of the book. But the rest of the book was so good i didnt care that much and the ending was still super bomb. I just feel like the whole banquet thing should have been more hashed out and like the overall message of all the stuff with the cook and like The boogeyman stuff too. Like i understood that he had been cursed for a long time but then what did it really want?
But anyways. Definitely read this.
But anyways. Definitely read this.