This was a lot of fun to read. 2S poet Joshua Whitehead takes on an invented trickster persona Zoa, then proceeds to riff on and infect well known English language poets, twisting and exploring them in a queer and anticolonial direction. Good stuff.
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Goblin finished reading full-metal indigiqueer by Joshua Whitehead
This poetry collections focuses on a hybridized Indigiqueer Trickster character named Zoa who brings together …
Goblin rated full-metal indigiqueer: 4 stars
full-metal indigiqueer by Joshua Whitehead
This poetry collections focuses on a hybridized Indigiqueer Trickster character named Zoa who brings together the organic (the protozoan) and …
Goblin rated Becoming Abolitionists: 4 stars
Goblin rated How Far the Light Reaches: 5 stars
How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in …
Goblin rated Written by the Body: 4 stars
Goblin finished reading Written by the Body by Lisa Tatonetti
The book is about expansive indigenous understanding of gender, described through historical record, literature, and film. I learned about a lot of sources I hadn't heard of. The writing is a bit academic, which is likely what caused me to set the book aside for a while, but I did enjoy it and I'm so glad I picked it up again and finished it while vacationing recently.
Goblin rated Autonomous: 4 stars
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, fabricating cheap medicines for those who can't otherwise afford them. …
Goblin finished reading Lost boi by Sassafras Lowrey
finally brings the queer/punk/kink vibe that I'm sure J. M. Barrie would have wanted Peter Pan to have if he had thought of it
Goblin reviewed Lote by Shola von Reinhold
Lush and frothy, incisive and witty, Shola von Reinhold’s decadent queer literary debut immerses readers …
resistance through aesthetics
5 stars
It's about being black and queer, it's about aesthetics and adornment as a kind of spirituality, it's about escape and creation/reinvention of oneself, it's about reclaiming history, it's weird and hard to describe.
Felt nearly perfect. The only thing I can find to fault is not having nearly enough descriptions of Mathilda's outfits. Mathilda must have a fabulous fashion sense and there's a part of me with a burning need to know what she is wearing at all times.
Goblin finished reading Lote by Shola von Reinhold
Lush and frothy, incisive and witty, Shola von Reinhold’s decadent queer literary debut immerses readers …
black and queer and trans and chaotic and beautiful
Goblin rated No Boy Summer: 4 stars
Goblin reviewed Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Plante
The playful and poignant novel LITTLE BLUE ENCYCLOPEDIA (FOR VIVIAN) sifts through a queer trans …
so good!
5 stars
What writing! How can a book about grieving so be so much fun? How can the author make passages about buttplugs feel so poignant?
The book is not just about coping with grief. The book also beautifully paints a portrait of trans femme friendships and relationships.
The book is full of references to other media, many of them real and many of them fictional. It's worthwhile to follow the real references, the author has good taste.
A note on how to read the book. It's written in the form of an encyclopedia about a fictional TV show. Everyone I've talked to read the book in order. I didn't. I tried to go linearly at first, but only got as far as "B" and then chose a chaotic journey through the encyclopedia following references or just reading what looked good to me. I still saved "Z" for the end. I have …
What writing! How can a book about grieving so be so much fun? How can the author make passages about buttplugs feel so poignant?
The book is not just about coping with grief. The book also beautifully paints a portrait of trans femme friendships and relationships.
The book is full of references to other media, many of them real and many of them fictional. It's worthwhile to follow the real references, the author has good taste.
A note on how to read the book. It's written in the form of an encyclopedia about a fictional TV show. Everyone I've talked to read the book in order. I didn't. I tried to go linearly at first, but only got as far as "B" and then chose a chaotic journey through the encyclopedia following references or just reading what looked good to me. I still saved "Z" for the end. I have no regrets about my choice, but I am told the book is also good to read in ABC order if that's your thing.
Goblin rated Light From Uncommon Stars: 3 stars
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San …