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Seeing Ghosts by Kat Chow6/12/2023 Chow does this most skillfully in scenes with her father, a man who struggles with happiness, whatever that means, yet seems desperately to want. Seeing Ghosts is about Florence, yes, but also about everything Florence's family means-a patchwork quilt of Chinese Americans making sense of the amorphous American Dream. That would be selling the story short, not to mention failing to grasp its scope. It would be easy to characterize Chow's book as yet another grief memoir, another tale of how to wade through the years of loneliness and struggle after the loss of a parent. Chow excavates her own history with ruthless honesty and deep respect. In carefully arranged pieces, anecdotes laid together like mosaic tiles, Chow unleashes the power of her own grief after the loss of her mother.
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Los de abajo by mariano azuela6/12/2023 The impact of Los de abajo is owed in large part to the sustained dramatic tension of the novel, from the opening scene to the death of the protagonist - in the same geographic location, creating a sense of circularity - but its success is partly the result of the fulfillment of the titles promise to depict the underdogs. Mariano Azuelas masterwork came out one hundred years after Jos Loaqun Fernndez de Lazardis El Periquillo Sarniento created the genre of the Novel of the Revolution, as it left behind the norms of the European novel and forged new parameters for Hispanic American fiction. Book Synopsis First published as a serial in the newspaper El Paso del Norte, in October and November of 1915, then as a book published by the same newspaper, the novel Los de abajo has been translated into all the main languages of the world.
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The richness of this story is so hard to explain and the time she takes to build the relationship between Aiden and Vanessa makes it so beautiful.Īlso, even though the pace of the story is slow, it doesn't feel slow. So slower reads are not usually my bag.Ģ) I get blue balls in my girls parts like a priest at a Playboy party if I don't get any smexy times by the 50% mark.īut with Zapata - especially in this one - the trade-off is SO worth it. I swear I'm like Benjamin Fucking Button, maturity-wise. I have no shame in my game, so I will plainly state:ġ) As I get older, I seem to have the attention span of a fruit fly. Now this is usually a HUGE problem for me. In fact, some might consider them plain slow moving as a whole, especially considering the smexy times are always a looooong time coming (haha! pun!). ***ONE OF MY TOP FAVORITE BOOKS OF ALL TIME***ĥ "I Would Lick the Sweat Off Aiden's All Day, Every Day" StarsĪfter reading 2014's Under Locke and 2015's Kulti, I knew I enjoyed Mariana Zapata's shit.īut after reading this one I am officially so fucking #TeamZapata #TeamAiden #TeamMuscledHunkofSexyManMeat #RidiculousInstagram-likeParagraphofIdioticHastags that I'm going to make up my own nationally organized sport league (cause you know even cares) activity I shall hereafter refer to as.īut we don't let felonies get us down here at the Stealth Chase Organization.Īnd at least in prison we could have unlimited Zapata reading time.Īnyprisonrape, if you aren't familiar with Zapata's work, bear this in mind:
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Paul beatty's the sellout6/12/2023 Me surfs for fun, and smokes weed in the supreme court, where he ends up facing retribution for breaking some of the country’s most hallowed laws about race. Farmland in the middle of a poor city is an odd setting, but it’s real enough: you’ll find Richland Farms in the heart of rap-famous Compton, Los Angeles. Me is a black man who owns a farm in a poor black urban neighbourhood. This is convenient, because the novel is written entirely in the first person. Our protagonist is never fully named, but we are told that his surname is Me. The devices are real enough to be believable, yet surreal enough to raise your eyebrows. Everything about The Sellout’s plot is contradictory. Maybe that’s the point of this whirlwind of a satire. You might even close the book feeling desensitised to one of the most contentious words in the English language. Although the “er” is a harsh and oppressive end to a harsh and oppressive word, his repetitive use comes off with a friendly familiarity. Paul Beatty’s version is the slave master spelling of nigger, not the 90s hip-hop “nigga”. The Sellout is a fast-paced, verbose book, but one particular word crops up again and again. I f there is one thing we know about words you shouldn’t say, it’s that those words end up becoming very alluring.
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Lost roses martha hall kelly6/12/2023 A nuanced tale that speaks to the strength of women. "The writing is rich and vivid with detail about the period. This sweeping epic will thrill and delight fans of Lilac Girls and readers of historical fiction alike."-PopSugar "Inspired by true events, just like its predecessor, and just as well-researched, Lost Roses is a remarkable story and another testament to female strength. "Kelly memorably portrays three indomitable women who triumph over hardships and successfully brings a complex and turbulent time in history to life."-Publishers Weekly and viewers of period dramas will want to clear their calendars when Lost Roses comes out."-Booklist (starred review) Kelly's gift is bringing to life and to light the untold stories of women and families far away from the war front yet deeply affected by the decisions of leaders and the efforts of fighters. Lost Roses is not only a brilliant historical tale, but a love song to all the ways our friendships carry us through the worst of times."-Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours "In an era crumbling under the weight of war, hatred, and devastation, the bonds of women not only endure but offer sustenance and hope in Martha Hall Kelly's stunning depiction of the lives of Eliza Ferriday and the women she fought to save. Based on true events, this prequel to Lilac Girls transports."-People Novelist Kelly ( The Lilac Girls, 2016), who offered the perspectives of three women during World War II in her bestselling debut novel, turns back the clock to examine the lives of another female. On the brink of World War I, three women fight internal battles on the homefront. "A charming and vividly rendered historical novel. by Martha Hall Kelly RELEASE DATE: April 2, 2019.
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It’s been months since Marin’s grandfather passed away, since she lost the only family she had left. Nina LaCour’s We Are Okay explores one girl’s emotional journey as she grapples with loss, grief, and ultimately the first steps toward closure. Not in the way that everyone loses something, but in the way that undoes your life, undoes your self, so that when you look at your face it isn’t yours anymore.” “I wonder if there’s a secret current that connects people who have lost something. Mabel is coming to visit, and Marin will be forced to face everything that’s been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she’s tried to outrun. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. “Marin hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
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Mihael ende momo6/11/2023 At the first available opportunity his uncle put him on a train back to Munich. He was horrified, however, by the 1943 Hamburg bombing, which he experienced while visiting his paternal uncle. I still don't truly understand it, but I was almost tempted to cast myself into the fire like a moth into the light. I remember singing and careering through the blaze like a drunkard. He was twelve years old when he witnessed the first Allied bombing raid on Munich: World War II heavily influenced Ende's childhood. In 1936, his father's work was declared " degenerate art" and banned by the Nazi Party, so Edgar Ende was forced to draw and paint in secret. Growing up in this rich artistic and literary environment influenced Ende's later writing. In 1935, when Michael was six, the Ende family moved to the "artists' quarter of Schwabing" in Munich (Haase). Early life Įnde was born 12 November 1929 in Garmisch, Bavaria, the only child of the surrealist painter Edgar Ende and Luise Bartholomä Ende, a physiotherapist. His works have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 35 million copies. He is known for his epic fantasy The Neverending Story (with its 1980s film adaptation and a 1995 animated television adaptation) other well-known works include Momo and Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver. Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende (12 November 1929 – 28 August 1995) was a German writer of fantasy and children's fiction.
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Season of the Witch by David Talbot6/11/2023 In direct opposition to Franklin Roosevelt’s policy, he sought a separate peace with the Germans to use them to fight communism. During wartime in Switzerland, he worked to protect his clients’ corporations and build his own organization. Dulles’ career began in the New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he built a powerful client list. The story of Allen Dulles (1893-1969), his brother John Foster, and the power elite that ran Washington, D.C., following World War II is the stuff of spy fiction, but it reaches even further beyond to an underworld of unaccountable authority. Former Salon founding editor-in-chief Talbot ( Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love, 2012, etc.) shares his extensive knowledge and intense investigations of American politics with a frightening biography of power, manipulation, and outright treason.
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If that’s not bad enough, there’s a war brewing between the Mortal and Immortal Realms, and one of these teens is destined to tip the scales. If they fail, they risk the destruction of the faerie and human worlds alike. This arrangement has long kept peace in the Courts-until a series of gruesome and ritualistic murders rocks the city of Toronto and threatens to expose faeries to the human world.įour queer teens, each who hold a key piece of the truth behind these murders, must form a tenuous alliance in their effort to track down the mysterious killer behind these crimes. The prince’s brooding guardian, burdened with a terrible secret.įor centuries, the Eight Courts of Folk have lived among us, concealed by magic and bound by law to do no harm to humans. The “ironborn” half-fae outcast of her royal fae family.Ī tempestuous Fury, exiled to earth from the Immortal Realm and hellbent on revenge.Ī dutiful fae prince, determined to earn his place on the throne. I loved this book so much and I can’t wait for the sequel!Ī Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth See, I knew I was going to love this book (and obviously I was right) so it made sense to just buy a copy and I’m so glad I did. I managed to get an ARC of this book right before release on NetGalley, but it wasn’t until I purchased a physical copy at B&N that I got motivated to read it.
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Sarah maas empire of storms6/10/2023 She used to take great leaps of growth, but now her arc moves more steadily as she is shaped by her experiences. Aelin of course continues to be impressive, but I enjoyed that the pace of her development has changed – Aelin has been settling into herself and understanding who she is as an adult, having spent so many years as Celaena, and this book continues this process. Elide in particular has come incredibly far and proves herself entirely capable – she is given the chance to come into her own in this book and to show she deserves a place as a noble of Terrasen when the time comes. I loved the continued character development of most characters. A lot of this review also contains EoS specific spoilers, so I’ve organised all of these into the end of the post, so the beginning is still spoiler-free! This review will contain spoilers for all books in the series preceding Empire of Storms – for posts about the other books, see my previous reviews here and here. It’s fair to say I was very excited for this book, and Empire of Storms was not a disappointment. Since then, I read her other series A Court of Thorns and Roses and loved them just as much. When I finished reading the Throne of Glass series in May, I immediately pre-ordered Empire of Storms. Out of the fifty-one books I’ve read this year so far, eight have been by Sarah J Maas, one I’ve already re-read. |