tea_tamai's reviews
398 reviews

Julia Hungry by Hannah Louise Poston

reflective

4.0

In the Kitchen is by far my favourite poem in this collection. The poems all round feel ready to be chewed on, swished around, set aside, nibbled at and savored. 

Wer nie in fremden Betten lag by Marlis Straub

funny lighthearted

3.0

Kurzweilige humoristische Geschichte, die leider an manchen Stellen, zb. im Frauenbild, aus heutiger Sicht nicht mehr vertretbar ist. Dafür historisch spannend zu sehen, wie präsent der Male Gaze (trotz Autorin) in der Geschichte ist, und welche "Unmoralien" zur Zeit der Veröffentlichung einen Platz in der Geschichte bekommen haben.

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love it.
 I love it!
 I.
 Love. 
 It.
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Reading and listening to it afterwards was the perfect choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent

Data Feminism by Catherine D'Ignazio, Lauren F. Klein

informative inspiring

5.0

Die sonderbare Buchhandlung des Mr. Penumbra by Robin Sloan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.

Schrecklich übersetzt, aber das war ja noch ganz amüsant. Bei der ganzen Seite über Busenphysiksimulationssoftware bin ich dann aber inhaltlich auch ausgestiegen. 

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

challenging hopeful sad

4.0

Less relatable to me personally than I expected (it strongly centers male experiences). I enjoyed reading it to get insights into the time it was written. The illustrations are great, somewhat Dalí-esque. 

Gott, hilf dem Kind by Toni Morrison
Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.

Too much for me content warning wise

Kleinseitner Geschichten: Abendplaudereien by Jan Neruda
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.

Zu langweilig 

Goldene Zeiten. by Rita Mae Brown

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

The Orange and other poems by Wendy Cope

sad

2.25

I feel like the title poem (which I knew the author by) has a very different vibe to almost all other poems in this collection (they are all so sad!). I enjoy her rythmn and rhymes, but I guess sometimes reading more from the writer of one of your favourite poems does not go so well 😂 I feel like many of the poems have a very bleak outlook on love and life, which was not what i was looking for.