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atmospheric writing crafted very thoughtfully, accented by its bleeding sensuality and desire.
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i haven't really read a lot of literature of indonesian origin so this one was probably my first. all of the stories are short and crisp, wobbling on the edge of magical realism- definitely had a fun time reading them.
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comprehensive booklet that precisely counters prominent myths propagated about ambedkar. it is a brilliant piece to act as a crash course into how ambedkar perceived islam.
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oh how could i not absolutely adore warsan shire's poetry. it bleeds with raw emotion, and it manages to evoke a grief in me for experiences that i haven't even experienced first-hand, and that is something so truly rare in writers today.
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it's wild because considering the fact that not a lot of action occurred plot-wise and since i usually require a lot of it in order to keep me engaged, i was still so very engrossed by the stories and the characters.
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prose with a very specific sort of ornate quality to it that i found myself savouring quite frequently.
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communicated a mosaic of emotions rather deftly, definitely found reading this to be an immersive experience. my only complaint is the pacing and structure.
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came across this title while i was attempting a reading challenge and it's definitely something new. a disgraced english schoolteacher with a shady past and a cynical child prodigy- there's lots to dislike about both and yet they both find themselves strangely drawn to each other. i think i was hoping for the story to take a different turn than it ended up going in the second half of the book, and thereby ended up feeling ever so slightly put off by it. however, i still find this to be an exciting new voice in what i usually read and certainly did not regret reading it
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Diverse cast of characters:
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a group of characters whom we follow and just so much happening. i thought the premise itself was very interesting and the book did not disappoint. i do however think that i will reread this book in the future because i want to absorb even more, about the plot and the questions it poses. i enjoyed following the threads of all the characters; none of them made me feel bored or made me want to skim through. there's also a lot of contemporary relevance to be found in the happenings and trajectories of this book.
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this book was structured in such a unique way- an encyclopedia of sorts surrounding the characters of a fictional tv show 'little blue', which was the favourite show of a character who is already no longer alive as the book begins.
this character, vivian, happens to have been the narrator's best friend and the love of the latter's life (as she described it herself). the encyclopedia becomes a way for her to remember her best friend through the tv show, and talking about it gives her a chance to reminisce what having known vivian was like. it was a moving course on the ebbs and flows of grief, the life and memories of a trans woman who was always bold and herself in the face of a world that is deeply prejudiced against her. one of the reasons why i loved it is because of the deeply poignant and liberating feel that comes from reading about love, grief, and companionships in trans and queer spaces + the invoking of aspects of pop culture in such meaningful ways. i still have no words to describe the sort of book this was or how much i loved it, but i would recommend it wholeheartedly.
this character, vivian, happens to have been the narrator's best friend and the love of the latter's life (as she described it herself). the encyclopedia becomes a way for her to remember her best friend through the tv show, and talking about it gives her a chance to reminisce what having known vivian was like. it was a moving course on the ebbs and flows of grief, the life and memories of a trans woman who was always bold and herself in the face of a world that is deeply prejudiced against her. one of the reasons why i loved it is because of the deeply poignant and liberating feel that comes from reading about love, grief, and companionships in trans and queer spaces + the invoking of aspects of pop culture in such meaningful ways. i still have no words to describe the sort of book this was or how much i loved it, but i would recommend it wholeheartedly.