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From the exiled Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet, and literary critic--a magisterial comic novel that is …
A satire of African dictatorships and coups. Nearly everyone is stupid, superstitious or greedy. Lightly amusing & insightful but exceeedingly long.
Reading time 24 days, 32 pages/day
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass …
(2 stars = it was okay)
A sequence of random but colourful nonsense, for no discernible reason. Poor ending. Very effective at sending me off to sleep, though!
Return to Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with …
More high-octane fantasy from the Mistborn world, with some key reveals. Some very pleasing support characters.
Reading time 7 days, 71 pages/day
Indigenous mother & daughter find healing & belonging on a literary tour through England. Dwells a lot on literary history which seems incidental to main story. Not a lot of plot progression or character development.
Reading time 12 days, 25 pages/day
For readers of White Fragility, White Tears/Brown Scars is an explosive book of history and …
Argues forcefully & convincingly that white womanhood has been (and still is) instrumental in upholding #WhiteSupremacy. I will never see the #intersection of #race & #gender so naively again. A must read for all - for solidarity & reflection.
Reading time 18 days, 12 pages/day
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20 years ago the world went quiet. Father is suspended between the living world and …
Post-climate apocalypse in #HuonValley & #Hobart. Mostly believable (ex-PM was a caricature, and questionable lack of planning for expedition) with survivors being both humane & loving, but also merciless when called for. Unnerving to see local area in this light.
Reading time 7 days, 47 pages/day
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A platform for describing love in its many forms, but neglects intimacy with the reader. Shows a remarkable ability to capture the ineffable aspects of an encounter, but too often gets lost in obtuseness.
Reading time 17 days, 20 pages/day
One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
“I have no doubt …
A reimagining of China & Japan, with shamans & gods for interest, and war crimes & genocide for a horrifying reality check. Misleadingly begins with standard 'orphan goes to hero school' trope, but turns disturbingly dark without warning.
Reading time 6 days, 88 pages/day
Black sisters grow up as orphans in England. Staid & unremarkable. Potentially traumatic, but pulls its punches.
Reading time 4 days, 93 pages/day
WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
The first full-length novel in Martha …
She's perfected the MurderBot recipe: awkward AI-AI relationship, friendly humans, emotional discomfort, clever conflict.
Reading time 3 days, 117 pages/day
Still Life is the debut novel written by Louise Penny and published by St. Martin's …
A murder mystery with effortless characterisation and lots of pastries. Awkward autism portrayal?
Reading time 3 days, 126 pages/day
n 2016, a United Nations report found the UK government culpable for "grave and systematic …
i saw the author of this book talking a lot about disability as a social construct in online videos, and so i thought that her book was about that.
but the synopsis kind of says otherwise.
as anyone read it and can tell me more?
or just straight up suggest books that actually talk about social vs medical disability?
The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, …
Oh, hapless, feckless Toad! A tale of cleaning up after a narcissistic friend. Only two minor female characters.
A haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakota family’s struggle to …
A Dakhota woman connects with her heritage and finds belonging & purpose in the seeds she inherits from her female ancestors. Gentle despite colonial trauma.
Reading time 4 days, 90 pages/day
Berlin 1920 Two babies are born. Two brothers. United and indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in …
Brothers in a Jewish family strive to protect their loved ones from the increasing horrors of Nazi Germany. Boringly one-dimensional portrayal of Nazis - they're evil brutes, I get it. Distinct lack of emotional connection considering intensity of subject matter. Flat as a brick wall.
Reading time 7 days, 89 pages/day
