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chumblespuzz's Reviews (257)
i would agree this book is so french. very interesting experience to binge listen to this audiobook in one day while you are alone in someone else's house / out in the world but noise cancelling headphones On. solitude... i would like to look back at her descriptions of intimacy because they fascinate me in a personal way... To have never known men... This prose felt like a smooth river stone. Great escapes... or was it really???
books that have you crying on the couch at 8:30 am on your birthday
in seriousness beautiful amazing inspiring informational multifaceted can’t recommend enough
in seriousness beautiful amazing inspiring informational multifaceted can’t recommend enough
loved. Loooved. Give me 30 substack essays about this book right now… the freaking chaser. i liked that and the eponymous novella the best but all 4 stories were fantastic! And also #SeattleMention
Wow! Randomly picked this up because it was on display at the library for pride month and was very pleasantly surprised! So much varied and wide ranging discussion on gay rodeo - i especially loved the chapters about queens/camp events and how consumer identity informed gay rodeo’s activism and I was very glad the book did not shy away from talking about rodeo / western masculinity in the context of imperialism and race making in the us as that is fundamental to any discussion about rodeo… i need to rewatch national anthem badlyyy
interesting book! somehow i did not conceptualize the last word of the title and was surprised that it was very much a legal history LOL. More tightly focused on the Nuremberg Laws than I was expecting, I would love to read a wider scope history dealing with this connection that focuses on, for example, hitler's fascination with the usamerican genocide of the indigenous people of turtle island during and after manifest destiny... but this book doesn't have to be that! still recommend it for anyone who wants a quick but informative read on american jim crow legal policy being reflected in 1930's nazi lawmaking.
i have some half baked thoughts… honestly thought i would enjoy this more but perhaps roots of chaos has been relegated into the Baby’s First Adult Fantasy slot for me… I read priory years ago and enjoyed it but it never actually made a huge impact on me. Reading this was fun, especially by the end, but I never felt *that* connected to or compelled by several of the characters - I think namely Dumai. Other reviews have mentioned the lacking pacing / tension in the book and I would agree - the twist I saw coming for miles and the fights never seemed too suspenseful or exciting to me - I think because we know exactly how this will all play out from virtue of having Priory already. I also do agree that focusing on nobles again does make the story feel like a priory 2.0 rather than smth completely new. Idk girl!
seattle public libraries needs to book me a telehealth therapy appointment in addition to lending me this book