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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗵 - Drenched in sentiment and angst, undeveloped in its abrupt final act, Maroh's work is nonetheless beautifully rendered. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #3words #julmaroh #juliemaroh #blueisthewarmestcolor #lgbtqia #graphicnovel #queerlit

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗲𝗹" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 - Despite its preachiness and flaws as a novel, London's book is a political manifesto on class conflict, exposing some of the less understood dynamics of privilege and power. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #jacklondon #theironheel #socialism #dystopia #oligarchy #capitalism #althistory #alternatehistory

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗱𝗶𝗲 - Rushdie's memoir of his attack and recovery is grisly reading, but his reflections on its meaning or lack of meaning feel vital and true. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #salmanrushdie #knife #memoir #TheSatanicVerses #fatwa

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗱𝗶𝗲 - Rushdie's memoir of his attack and recovery is grisly reading, but his reflections on its meaning or lack of meaning feel vital and true. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #salmanrushdie #knife #memoir #TheSatanicVerses #fatwa

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗔𝗸𝗶𝗿𝗮" 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝟭-𝟲 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗼 𝗢𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼 - Otomo's place in the history of graphic art and manga is well-established; and while he has pioneered setting and tone, I remain confused about the fanatic draw to this work. I ask, humbly, for someone to 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 enlighten. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #katsuhirootomo #akira #graphicnovels #manga #japan

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵” 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 - As the end of a trilogy, it checks the boxes. For a King novel, a staple work that is explanatory and overtly constructed to "thrill. " #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #3words #stephenking #endofwatch #horror #holly

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 - For Gibson, a ho-hum mystery plot against a fascinating world consumed by its own brand-obsessions. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #williamgibson #patternrecognition #sciencefiction #sf #cyberpunk

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶 - As much a relaxing chat with the writer as anything particular to the practice of writing, this visit with Murakami was enjoyable even though it had few "takeaways." #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #3words #harukimurakami #novelistasavocation #nonfiction #memoir

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 - While quite dated (2008), Mayer-Schonberg's argument remains true, and we still won't have a real conversation about the nature of the impact of digital memory on our culture or biology. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #viktormayerschonberg #delete #socialmedia #nonfiction #memory #privacy

𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 - What I'm reading in July! #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #edithwharton #summer #amandaleduc #disfigured #kurtvonnegut #amanwithoutacountry #noamchomsky #whatkindofcreaturesarewe #berlin #jasonlutes #wbyeats #thetower #williamteets #afterthefall #tolkien #lotr #jrrtolkien #thelordoftherings

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝘆𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶 𝗞𝗶𝗺 - A powerful reading of uncertainty and ambiguity, of a speaker traumatized but able to re-assemble fragments. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #myungmikim #commons #poetry #memory #trauma

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗭𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗭𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘇𝗻𝗲𝗿 - Looking for a great book that applies zombies to the world today? Or are you looking for a book that introduces the concepts of international political theory memorably? Keep looking. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #danieldrezner #politics #zombies #politicaltheory

Review: "Against Everything" by Mark Greif -

Review: "Against Everything" by Mark Greif - While parts of Greif's book have not aged well (or are a bit culturally deaf), much of his questioning is spot on, and we should be challenging ourselves to confront our irrational obsessions. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #markgreif #againsteverything #essays #culturecritic

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗥. 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘆 - Delany once again bends the reader's mind through a first-person alien PofV in this unexpectedly clever adventure story! #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #samuelrdelany #empirestar #sciencefiction #sf #pointofview

𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 - Gibson's worlds fascinate in their near plausibility: this story, though, fails to deliver a satisfying thrill or mystery, just characters who manage to discover something they didn't know. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #3words #williamgibson #patternrecognition #sciencefiction #cyberpunk #sf

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘆𝗹𝘂𝘀 -

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘆𝗹𝘂𝘀 - Sure, we know the basics of the story, but the reading reveals far more about the nature of power and the principles of loyalty , the methods of governance and the providence of resistance. #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #aeschylus #prometheus #prometheusbound #drama #classicaldrama

Flashback: Who was your childhood book hero? #childrensbooks #childhoodheroes #champgallantcollie #patricialauber #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread

𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 "𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹" 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁? #book #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #poet #poetry #waltwhitman

Dinner with Three?

Just a Q: If you could have 3 for dinner--writers, philosophers, or educators? - #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #fandom #dinnerguests #favoritewriters #philosophers #teachers #authors

Odd Question: Which of your favorite books do you hope never gets made into a movie?