Enjoyed this one. While I'm not a fan of horror, I don't much mind gore so that wasn't an issue. Well-written, well-observed good flawed protag to be frustrated by and hopeful for.
May 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Enjoyed this one. While I'm not a fan of horror, I don't much mind gore so that wasn't an issue. Well-written, well-observed good flawed protag to be frustrated by and hopeful for.
God, THIS BOOK. Read it on @akathembe.bsky.social's recommendation, and GOD. It's a very despair-at-the-state-of humanity kind of anthology (to me). And Ahegao has the unique distinction of being, in the year of our Lord 2025, genuinely shocking. He just kept GOING. Yhu, they gotta give him a prize
May 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
God, THIS BOOK. Read it on @akathembe.bsky.social's recommendation, and GOD. It's a very despair-at-the-state-of humanity kind of anthology (to me). And Ahegao has the unique distinction of being, in the year of our Lord 2025, genuinely shocking. He just kept GOING. Yhu, they gotta give him a prize
Dense, botanical, weird. It's described as a pandemic novel, and yeah, it did have that lockdown feel of being unmoored from what we previously called reality.
May 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Dense, botanical, weird. It's described as a pandemic novel, and yeah, it did have that lockdown feel of being unmoored from what we previously called reality.
Good, change-of-pace read. Mostly stream-of-consciousness, dipping in and out of the narrator's ongoing shift working a hospital A & E, and selected memories. All the mundane tragedy and comedy you would expect. Still we persist, you know?
May 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Good, change-of-pace read. Mostly stream-of-consciousness, dipping in and out of the narrator's ongoing shift working a hospital A & E, and selected memories. All the mundane tragedy and comedy you would expect. Still we persist, you know?
A sweet, queer rom-com. She is very good at these.
May 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A sweet, queer rom-com. She is very good at these.
Good gossipy murder mystery.
May 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Good gossipy murder mystery.
I read this one several months ago and remember thinking it was a weird, strange and ultimately rather darkly lovely tale.
May 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I read this one several months ago and remember thinking it was a weird, strange and ultimately rather darkly lovely tale.
Between you me and the internet, I find Emily Henry just a leeeettle over-rated. But this was good fun: a fairly unique premise, likable characters, dislikeable antagonists, and a satisfying denouement.
May 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Between you me and the internet, I find Emily Henry just a leeeettle over-rated. But this was good fun: a fairly unique premise, likable characters, dislikeable antagonists, and a satisfying denouement.
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark -I read this 3 months ago and unfortunately retain very little beyond a certain sense of It-was-alright-ness. Cool cover though
May 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark -I read this 3 months ago and unfortunately retain very little beyond a certain sense of It-was-alright-ness. Cool cover though
Giving this thread a lil CPR - just gonna post every read so far with whatever impression remains. Perfection is the enemy of done-ness or whatever they said
May 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Giving this thread a lil CPR - just gonna post every read so far with whatever impression remains. Perfection is the enemy of done-ness or whatever they said
Alternate history, and another good yarn. Mythology, culture, human nature, mystery. The author invokes Ursula K Le Guin, and it's appropriate.
March 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Alternate history, and another good yarn. Mythology, culture, human nature, mystery. The author invokes Ursula K Le Guin, and it's appropriate.
Really enjoyed this one, so much so that I went and hunted down her other books. Strands of mythology, human nature, romance, grief, etc, etc, enjoyably woven together
March 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Really enjoyed this one, so much so that I went and hunted down her other books. Strands of mythology, human nature, romance, grief, etc, etc, enjoyably woven together
The ending was a little too neat (IMO) but it did go to some unexpected places and got me genuinely invested in the titular character and her travails. Not bad
March 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The ending was a little too neat (IMO) but it did go to some unexpected places and got me genuinely invested in the titular character and her travails. Not bad
Jeremy Corbin recently said as part of a larger tweet that there is no glory in war. It's an attitude that is noticeably absent!
March 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Jeremy Corbin recently said as part of a larger tweet that there is no glory in war. It's an attitude that is noticeably absent!
(Read a couple more non-fiction books that weren't on the list before turning to this because sometimes shit happens and you want easy.)
Short and very, very sweet. Young love, family love, pet love, friends love. Not too saccharine, some bitter in the sugar, balanced and easeful like a good exhale.
Short and very, very sweet. Young love, family love, pet love, friends love. Not too saccharine, some bitter in the sugar, balanced and easeful like a good exhale.
March 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
(Read a couple more non-fiction books that weren't on the list before turning to this because sometimes shit happens and you want easy.)
Short and very, very sweet. Young love, family love, pet love, friends love. Not too saccharine, some bitter in the sugar, balanced and easeful like a good exhale.
Short and very, very sweet. Young love, family love, pet love, friends love. Not too saccharine, some bitter in the sugar, balanced and easeful like a good exhale.
pca.st/episode/ee75...
(Yes! Pretty sure I saw a post about it from one of the orgs I follow for it but it was hella discreet for understandable reasons)
(Yes! Pretty sure I saw a post about it from one of the orgs I follow for it but it was hella discreet for understandable reasons)
A Poet’s Worst Nightmare - Vibe Check
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February 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
pca.st/episode/ee75...
(Yes! Pretty sure I saw a post about it from one of the orgs I follow for it but it was hella discreet for understandable reasons)
(Yes! Pretty sure I saw a post about it from one of the orgs I follow for it but it was hella discreet for understandable reasons)
Si ati nasema ujaribu kurudi but I do miss your presence on the other app. Enjoy your leave!
February 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Si ati nasema ujaribu kurudi but I do miss your presence on the other app. Enjoy your leave!
One of my podcasts has a concept of New Gospels, where they talk about works they revisit every so often thay help them navigate the world. This is def one for me
(I think Alok did a show recently in Kenya?)
(I think Alok did a show recently in Kenya?)
February 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
One of my podcasts has a concept of New Gospels, where they talk about works they revisit every so often thay help them navigate the world. This is def one for me
(I think Alok did a show recently in Kenya?)
(I think Alok did a show recently in Kenya?)
This is such a tender, funny gif 🥹
February 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This is such a tender, funny gif 🥹
Reading Hanif's almost densely lyrical prose was like taking a new route home - it required a bit of extra attention but was that much more rewarding. Heard about it on one of my fave podcasts which whike also ostensibly about basketball, is really about Life™ (open.spotify.com/episode/3vvk...)
February 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reading Hanif's almost densely lyrical prose was like taking a new route home - it required a bit of extra attention but was that much more rewarding. Heard about it on one of my fave podcasts which whike also ostensibly about basketball, is really about Life™ (open.spotify.com/episode/3vvk...)
That would be so great! Thank you for your time & response ☺️
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
That would be so great! Thank you for your time & response ☺️