I was thrilled to see these two books when I opened the package! I've been wanting to read No Man Knows My History for years, and I started reading it right away. And then how could you not want a book with the title Sex Cult Nun haha :) Thank you so much! This was such a nice surprise and I'm … [Read more]
N.K. Jemisin is the queen of exposition and world building
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
Damaya has been discovered by her family to be an orogene, a person who can wield a very special and dangerous kind of magic. Her kind are mistrusted by nearly everyone in society. If they aren't shipped off to the Fulcrum to be trained and controlled, they usually end up dead at the hands of their … [Read more]
Thank you, CoffeeShopReader!
Came home from work to find this festive gem from CoffeeShopReader. Thank you for the tea and the chocolates, I have already started in on them. And the book is one that wasn't on my radar, so yes, you did a good job in picking out one I haven't read yet! The corner being chewed by your cat made … [Read more]
The Importance of Moving Along on Foot
Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit
I have been an avid hiker for many years, but since the onset of the pandemic I also started walking a lot more in the city, at first simply to avoid the crowded public transport, and later because I had begun to enjoy it so much. When I learned that this book existed I just had to read it, and I … [Read more]
Sharpen Your Pencils and Your Wit, It’s Time to Submit Your Best/Worst of the Year
Submit the three best and one worst books you read during 2022 below. Include links to your posts so people can read your reviews. The books may have any publication date, you just need to have read them this year. If you have something you must tell the world about any of the books, add your … [Read more]
“I was rudderless and raw, and the worst part was that no one wanted to talk about any of it.”
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
Dancing at the Pity Party is, as the subtitle states, "a dead mom graphic memoir." As someone whose dad died when I was a kid, I related a lot to this book and think it's one of the best depictions I've read of the messy, chaotic, complicated process of grief. Feder's mother is diagnosed with cancer … [Read more]
's CBR14 Review No:137 ·
Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books ·
Tags: Death / Grief / Bereavement, family relationships, grief, growing up/coming of age, mother daughter relationships, Tyler Feder ·
