ansate commented on Evicted by Matthew Desmond
WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE GENERAL NON-FICTION
From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew …
This is really well written, but unsurprisingly brutal to read
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ansate commented on Staying at Daisy's by Jill Mansell
Oh! I see what she is up to. Dang! It’s so perfectly put together yet also so “only in fiction”
ansate commented on Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is …
Oh ho! The game is ON! Shit is happening! I am probably going to be up too late!
ansate commented on Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is …
Nona is so sweet, which is so terribly heartbreaking
ansate commented on The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
I thought the other night that this book feels like Chuck Pahahniuk tackles a Judy Blume situation, and now I think that is dead on. (One of her aimed older ones, like Forever) I am disturbed, i care deeply for the characters, and I can’t see anyway for this to come out ok in the end. Pretty sure i will recommend but also don’t know where to start with the content warnings.
ansate commented on Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders …
Do you ever feel like a story was so perfectly read aloud for editing that it demands reading aloud again?
ansate commented on Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders …
A prescient plague story. Uhhhh not the chill out i was hoping for
ansate commented on The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Overstory, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of …
Too sad now, must read something else instead of rushing past it for what’s next in this story
ansate finished reading Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone
Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen have spent the past fifteen years working with corporations, nonprofits, …
Hopefully i will retain some of this helpful sounding advice!
ansate finished reading Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian …
Ok, I’ll read book three when the library gets it to me
ansate commented on Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian …
It hit its stride a few chapters back and now we are Going Full Steam. What a fun ride.
ansate commented on Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone
Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen have spent the past fifteen years working with corporations, nonprofits, …
Just reading about how negative feedback can “flood” you makes me cry. Big exhale, hopefully this book will help some with that kind of thing.
ansate commented on Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian …
Rereading this and trying to pay attention to the world is successful at making me read Wheel of Time
ansate finished reading In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
For years Carmen Maria Machado has struggled to articulate her experiences in an abusive same-sex …
I don’t remember the last time i read a book in one day
ansate started reading Prince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff by Robert Paul Weston
This kid keeps making me read poetry.