rudyb's reviews
242 reviews

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

dark sad tense fast-paced

yooo baby’s first stephen king!! and i had a very good time, was not expecting to enjoy the storytelling as much as i did, but it was super entertaining and the pace was great.

An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah

had never read from this author before but this was fantastic, will have to look up some more of her short stories.

Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

i really cherish the time i got to spend with this book, reading from mary oliver always feels like sitting with an old friend.

Pageboy by Elliot Page

this book made me tear up in the airport

The Hurting Kind: Poems by Ada Limón

i loved this so much it would feel sacrilegious to choose favourites. feel so lucky that we get to read these poems.

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

i put off reading this even though i loved night sky with exit wounds which proved to be a dumb decision bc of course i also loved this one. favourites included woodworking at the end of the world, reasons for staying, dear rose, and künstlerroman.

Indigiqueerness: A Conversation about Storytelling by Joshua Whitehead

love the insight this gave into his other works, it made me want to reread johnny appleseed and finally pick up making love with the land

The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp

this illustration style is so good.

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen

so glad we’re writing books for and about weird little girls now i needed that rep back in the day

And Then by Taylor Fitzpatrick

david my beloved