sappho's reviews
137 reviews

Slip by Marika McCoola

It was fine!

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

things i thought this book did well

• provocative performance art
• specific descriptors that fit East Coast Butchfemmes I've known and followed for realsies

things i didn't like

• the lack of resolution to really any of the plot threads i cared about

The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

H.A. is one of the greatest to ever do it, can't believe I neglected to log this! So hype for Fugue this year!

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

I had a nice time :) good to be existential a liddle bit. Will likely listen to the podcast with my mom some more. 

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

challenging tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Slammed this book out in 3 hours on a plane ride like a maniac it’s such a page turner i liveeeee

Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron Von Steuben by Josh Trujillo

3.5

A frustrating amount is opinion and memoir, enough that I’m not really sure which parts really happendd

Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

5.0

Stayed up past midnight reading this I had soooooo much fun I’m obsessed with these characters. The Othello plotline had me thinking a lot about Both Sides Now, Idlewild does it better and less didactically but it’s something I still need to think about.. Mapping out my own gender is always a puzzling experience and I’ll vacuum up any book that comes close to touching it. 

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel

funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

This is SO dense and so full of fascinating leftist political discourse from the 80s, 90s, and 00s but it’s also a soap opera about dykes who can’t stop cheating on each other. Really great if you need a reminder that commie lesbians have always been arguing over the same topics (even before “chronically online” was a thing you could be!)

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook For Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I went back and forth so much on whether the main character being annoying ruined the book experience, but overall I think I had a good time. I really liked the world building of the parallel dimensions I thought it was funny how it was designed to preempt geeky “um-actuallys”

Insert John West-Ian four stars quip here. 

Flung Out of Space: The Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis

5.0

INCREDIBLE artwork + use of silent pages