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The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power by Terry J. Benton-Walker
5.0
BANGER collection. Easily one of the best anthologies i've read
Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
3.0
A fine ending of the duology. A lot of good ideas but the execution could be better. The pacing is a little all over the place. Maybe it would've helped if this was a trilogy instead? Would love to see some short side stories in the future.
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Somehow this book is simultaneously very much a product of its time (saying these mostly due to some of the languages used) and still relevant today. His observation and analysis of this yt supremacist and capitalist society, how so many people refuse to acknowledge the havoc colonialism and imperialism has wrecked all over the world, the toll surviving it takes on BIPOC, why it all comes down to the land and power, and the necessity of KNOWING we collectively deserve better and wishing for the impossible remain evergreen.
the letter in the beginning is so full of love I almost cried. i picked this book up while feeling genuine despair so that read really helped and I felt more ready to tackle the more challenging second piece. I am missing a lot of historical context but it does not stop me from recognizing how harmful the systems of oppression are & also the same sort of lack of empathy and actions from people living in the heart of the empires.
Mr. Baldwin's got bars.
this is the crime of which I accuse my country and countrymen, and for which neither I nor time nor history will ever forgive them, that they have destroyed and are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives and do not know it and do not want to know it.
Somehow this book is simultaneously very much a product of its time (saying these mostly due to some of the languages used) and still relevant today. His observation and analysis of this yt supremacist and capitalist society, how so many people refuse to acknowledge the havoc colonialism and imperialism has wrecked all over the world, the toll surviving it takes on BIPOC, why it all comes down to the land and power, and the necessity of KNOWING we collectively deserve better and wishing for the impossible remain evergreen.
the letter in the beginning is so full of love I almost cried. i picked this book up while feeling genuine despair so that read really helped and I felt more ready to tackle the more challenging second piece. I am missing a lot of historical context but it does not stop me from recognizing how harmful the systems of oppression are & also the same sort of lack of empathy and actions from people living in the heart of the empires.
the American dream has therefore become something much more closely resembling a nightmare, on the private, domestic, and international levels. Privately, we cannot stand our lives and dare not examine them; domestically, we take no responsibility for (and no pride in) what goes on in our country; and, internationally, for many millions of people, we are an unmitigated disaster.
Mr. Baldwin's got bars.
Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom, Vol. 3 by Iru, 이르
5.0
"Even if we can't be husband and wife, we can still be a family" excuse me while I SOB
The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson
The plot honestly isn't very coherent but at some point I stopped caring and went along for the ride. And I truly did enjoy reading it. I definitely did NOT see the Puella Magi Madoka Magica ending coming but... you know what, it's fine. I'm just here for the ride. And it was fun. I've also realized I'm a haunted forest horror fan. Can't wait to read more of those
Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
Reading this book felt a little like what Orabella must have felt living in that house - you can't tell the reality and illusions apart, things made sense for a bit then they didn't, the story a fever dream. I can't tell you for sure what really happened, only that it gripped me when I started reading and I wasn't able to put it down.
There was a conversation between two characters near the end of the book that read like criticisms of colonialism and how yt settler colonizers benefited from generations of (stolen) wealth that made me think more about the message of the book. Especially with that ending. Oof. Midnight Rooms is not leaving my mind anytime soon and I only hope it doesn't also show up in my nightmares.
There was a conversation between two characters near the end of the book that read like criticisms of colonialism and how yt settler colonizers benefited from generations of (stolen) wealth that made me think more about the message of the book. Especially with that ending. Oof. Midnight Rooms is not leaving my mind anytime soon and I only hope it doesn't also show up in my nightmares.
Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom, Vol. 2 by Iru, 이르
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
5.0
Rereading in book form after already devouring everything online.
Reading this series makes me feel like I'm taking a drug that guarantees happiness 100% effective
Reading this series makes me feel like I'm taking a drug that guarantees happiness 100% effective
Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
5.0
reading slump really kicked my behind but i am so glad i sat down and finished this. i love this series and all the wonders of the world of the Leopard people so much.