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Bookwormish, 3rd quarter of 2020
Oct. 19th, 2020 11:14 pmMy favorites from July through September! (Once again I'm going to attempt to be succinct at this, let's see how that goes...)
VERY TOP BOOKS
Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays) by Rebecca Solnit – I feel the same way about Rebecca Solnit that I feel about Ta-Nehisi Coates: The things she writes rewire the pathways my brain travels – about politics, society, humans. Brilliant.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman – A reread, but I still cherish this book to forever. This portrayal of finding self and self-esteem and a place in the world – in the midst of dragons and intrigue and humor, no less – is one of my favorite things.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor – I read this at some point as a kid, but I clearly retained little, and it proved very much worth a reread. This book pulls absolutely no punches about the depths and depravity of American racism. It's also a marvelous portrait of a family. I don't think I realized as a kid that there's a whole series of books about the Logan family. I'm now reading my way through all of them!
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram – This was so marvelous! I liked Darius the Great Is Not Okay a whole bunch, but I would venture to say this sequel is even better. (Please write a third one, Adib Khorram!)
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler – Talk about books that rewrite your brain... I have not stopped thinking about this eerily on-point portrayal of a near-future in which the world is well on its way to falling apart. One of those books where I just kept thinking, How did she know?? I've also started listening to Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown's podcast about this book. I'm only a couple episodes in, but I can tell it's going to be very, very good.
( read on for more excellent books! )
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VERY TOP BOOKS
Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays) by Rebecca Solnit – I feel the same way about Rebecca Solnit that I feel about Ta-Nehisi Coates: The things she writes rewire the pathways my brain travels – about politics, society, humans. Brilliant.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman – A reread, but I still cherish this book to forever. This portrayal of finding self and self-esteem and a place in the world – in the midst of dragons and intrigue and humor, no less – is one of my favorite things.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor – I read this at some point as a kid, but I clearly retained little, and it proved very much worth a reread. This book pulls absolutely no punches about the depths and depravity of American racism. It's also a marvelous portrait of a family. I don't think I realized as a kid that there's a whole series of books about the Logan family. I'm now reading my way through all of them!
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram – This was so marvelous! I liked Darius the Great Is Not Okay a whole bunch, but I would venture to say this sequel is even better. (Please write a third one, Adib Khorram!)
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler – Talk about books that rewrite your brain... I have not stopped thinking about this eerily on-point portrayal of a near-future in which the world is well on its way to falling apart. One of those books where I just kept thinking, How did she know?? I've also started listening to Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown's podcast about this book. I'm only a couple episodes in, but I can tell it's going to be very, very good.
( read on for more excellent books! )
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