crazybookworm31's reviews
38 reviews

Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

the space my body fills by Etta Blum

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

First 10%: huh?
next 80%: oh my god
last 10%: what?

The Forest Brims Over by Maru Ayase

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Once: Poems by Alice Walker

medium-paced

3.5

Thunder and Shadow by Erin Hunter

fast-paced

3.0

Hung Jury: Testimonies of Genital Surgery by Transsexual Men by Trystan Theosophus Cotten

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

This book is a good collection of information and personal stories on genital surgery, however I do feel that it could use another round of editing/spell checking, and might have been curated better. Still very informative and worth the read.

Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory by Claudio Saunt

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

An incredibly well sourced and written book, the author is witty and dry in an academic sense that doesn't make this book a snooze like other history books do. I'm incredibly grateful to have read it and better understand this part of american history.

Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering by Hal Cannon

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

this is a damn good poetry collection

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.

I wanted to like this book, especially since it's got such a badass cover, but I just didn't. I hated the first 80 pages and it didn't capture my interest enough to keep going through the whole book. I like Touraine and I like the backdrop of this story, and its themes of colonialism and racism, but its just not enough to make me want to read it.

We are constantly told that Touraine is super brainwashed by her childhood in the army and how she was raised to believe in the Balldarian empire, but she comes across as super self aware at times, especially the beginning of the book. Wdym Touraine believes Balldaire is helping the Qazāl while being best friends with a would be revolutionary and talking about "the revolution" on page 3??? I had to suspend my disbelief too much at the beginning to make it worth reading.

I love the queer, black, woman, and disabled rep, but I just do not care for this book. I see why others would really enjoy it, but it didn't work for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

X-Men: Gambit: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Mat Broome, Steve Skroce, Tom DeFalco, Marcello Frusin, Pasqual Ferry, Fabian Nicieza, Bill Roseman, Walter McDaniel
Did not finish book.

Man the writing was bad