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wrul (they, iel, etc) quoted Matt Formston by John Dickson
Matt Formston always dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. But by the time he was …
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This post is really all about the braille. But, considering that #BookWyrm (as yet?) does not recognise the blank braille character (U+2800), or indeed any braille characters, as a point at which text may carry on to a new line, here is the latin version of the quote as well:
Matt was 16 years old when he got glandular fever.
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Wild Woila reviewed Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
From the exiled Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet, and literary critic--a magisterial comic novel that is …
Amusing & insightful but long
3 stars
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 …
Random colourful nonsense
2 stars
(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!
Wild Woila reviewed The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
Return to Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with …
High-octane fantasy
3 stars
More high-octane fantasy from the Mistborn world, with some key reveals. Some very pleasing support characters.
Reading time 7 days, 71 pages/day
Wild Woila reviewed After Story by Larissa Behrendt
Healing through literary tourism?
3 stars
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
Wild Woila reviewed White Tears Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
For readers of White Fragility, White Tears/Brown Scars is an explosive book of history and …
White womanhood is instrumental in upholding white supremacy
5 stars
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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Wild Woila reviewed Eat My Shadow by Linda Cockburn
20 years ago the world went quiet. Father is suspended between the living world and …
Climate collapse close to home
4 stars
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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Wild Woila reviewed The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
About intimacy, but has none
2 stars
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
Wild Woila reviewed The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired …
Turns disturbingly dark without warning
3 stars
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
Wild Woila reviewed Orphan Sisters by Lola Jaye
Staid & unremarkable
2 stars
Black sisters grow up as orphans in England. Staid & unremarkable. Potentially traumatic, but pulls its punches.
Reading time 4 days, 93 pages/day
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Wild Woila reviewed Network Effect by Martha Wells
WINNER of the 2021 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards!
The first full-length novel in Martha …
Perfected the recipe
4 stars
She's perfected the MurderBot recipe: awkward AI-AI relationship, friendly humans, emotional discomfort, clever conflict.
Reading time 3 days, 117 pages/day
Wild Woila reviewed Still Life by Louise Penny
Still Life is the debut novel written by Louise Penny and published by St. Martin's …
Lots of pastries
3 stars
A murder mystery with effortless characterisation and lots of pastries. Awkward autism portrayal?
Reading time 3 days, 126 pages/day
Wild Woila reviewed The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, …
Hapless, feckless Toad!
3 stars
Oh, hapless, feckless Toad! A tale of cleaning up after a narcissistic friend. Only two minor female characters.