BooksThatShookUs

Natasha.C.Barnes

Here are the books on my #januaryTBR from various book clubs and buddy reads!
#BOTMbuddyread
#yearofthechunkster
#LMPBC Group A
#readaroundtheworld (Iceland!)
#litsyfeministbookclub #booksthatshookus
#litsybuddyread

LauraJ, Ashley_Nicoletto, suvata, JenP, TheBookHippie, MinDea, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, Jess7, bookloo

JenP Great group of books! 7y

BarbaraBB Heaven and Hell is great. I am reading the second part in this trilogy for #readaroundtheworld 7y

Natasha.C.Barnes @BarbaraBB I saw your comment! That's why I chose this book--I'd never have known about it otherwise. It looks so interesting, plus I've read Paradise Lost! Thanks for the recommendation! 7y

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! So happy you will be joining us!!! 👏🏻😘📚 7y

emilyhaldi I think Home Fire might be my first book of the new year! 7y

BarbaraBB I think you will enjoy it! Looking forward to your thoughts! 7y

suvata Good group of books and I love your graphic. 7y

MinDea Great book plan for January! I just heard about I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and want to read it. 7y

Natasha.C.Barnes #janinbooks18 #anticipatedjanuaryreads 7y

Jess7 The discussion today of chapters 1-13 of Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk will be posted to the @LitsyBuddyRead page! 🤗. 7y

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Natasha.C.Barnes

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | Junot Daz

This is part of why I'm still only halfway through this book! "I'll be fine!" I thought, "I have a decent grasp of Spanish-I love reading phrases in other languages!" Ho-ho, the hubris of it all. GIRL! You do not know Dominican slang! Or any Spanish slang at all! ? I can't believe I only allotted one page for this-& I never thought I'd be writing out Spanish vocab that included the phrase "rotten pussy" ? now I want an excuse to use it!

Natasha.C.Barnes #booksthatshookus #litsyfeministbookclub @LitsyFeministBookClub 7y

Captivatedbybooks LOL 7y

Andrea4 😂😂😂 slang is hard!!! 7y

Clwojick That was me last month.... why did I only give myself a 2page spread for my October Reads..... not making that mistake this month! I've already read 30+ for November because I'm in a Graphic Novel obsession right now lol (edited) 7y

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Natasha.C.Barnes

The Ballad of Black Tom | Victor LaValle

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I picked up this for this month's #BooksThatShookUs -a great #retelling of a Lovecraft story (which I intended to read first but didn't, so it's next on my TBR). I listened to it a bit distractedly during #deweysreadathon so I'll have to revisit it to really do it justice, but I liked it a lot. Provisional 3.5⭐️s
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http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2016/03/victor_lavalle_s_the_ballad_of_...

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Natasha.C.Barnes @Jess7 #spookyoctober 7y

BarbaraBB You should read the tagged book if you haven‘t yet. It is a story about Lovecraft, recommended by LaValle. And it‘s weird 😀!

The Night Ocean

Natasha.C.Barnes @BarbaraBB Very cool, thank you! 7y

PirateJenny Oh yes, I completely agree about The Night Ocean. Honestly anything recommended by LaValle is sure to be great 7y

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | Junot Daz

Just trying to have a relaxing morning with Titania reading this month's #booksthatshookus pick, but Portia, as usual, wants to play. I don't think she understands the concept of relaxing...which is why I'll always be both a dog and a cat person. #cantchoosewontchoose

#petsoflitsy #dogsoflitsy #catsoflitsy

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Natasha.C.Barnes

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | Junot Daz

Fuck. [TW: domestic violence] #booksthatshookus #litsyfeministbookclub #latinxheritagemonth

Sace And now I know yet another word for "slap" (But boy, did "galletazo" throw me off.) 7y

Natasha.C.Barnes Haha, yeah, me too. 7y

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | Junot Daz

Tfw the #litsyfeministbookclub #booksthatshookus discussion dates are coming up but your book is still on hold at the library...

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TheNextBook No! I just started mine... You've got time! 7y

Natasha.C.Barnes @TheNextBook Wow that is too funny, I am literally sitting here reading the first page RIGHT NOW. I'm so excited to finally get to this amazing book, 10 whole years after its publication. 7y

TheNextBook I know me too! I'm on the late train for this one. My bad... 7y

Natasha.C.Barnes @TheNextBook 😆 7y

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BooksForEmpathy

The Hate U Give | Angie Thomas

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If you only read one book this year (well, maybe not YOU, but if you know friends/family who do this) make it THIS ONE. This is THE MOST RELEVANT book out now.

16 yr. old Starr witnesses the murder of her friend Khalil when they are pulled over by a white cop. What happens in the following pages will make you angry, make you cry, will open your eyes and awareness and heart, and inspire you to ask more questions.

➡️ https://youtu.be/i8P7mvd0NQs

Bibliogeekery Great review! Can't wait to read it! 8y

BooksForEmpathy Also, the audio was FANTASTIC. I needed the hardcover to put on my shelves. #blacklivesmatter #booksthatshookus #ownvoice (edited) 8y

howlinglibraries I grabbed this earlier this week and can't wait to get into it! I'm hearing such good things. 8y

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melbeautyandbooks Great review! Stacked it. Thank you for sharing! 8y

WhatDeeReads I have it, but I'm not emotionally prepared to read it. I know it's gonna wreck me and I can't do it yet. 8y

aa_guer2021 Ugh, so many books that are well written, but are tough to stomach. I still stacked it, though. 8y

Jess I'm half way through the audiobook and highly recommend it. I listen each day on my drive to work and always arrive with tears in my eyes. 8y

BooksForEmpathy @Jess YES! I listened to it. If you scroll up I wrote more about how amazing the audiobook is and the narration makes it come alive in the best way. I needed to own a copy though since it's going on my favorites list. 8y

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freyaheart

The Complete Persepolis | Marjane Satrapi

I can't draw worth anything. Here is a little doodle of me, at least an attempt. #womenshistorymonth #booksthatshookus @LitsyFeministBookClub #drawme @rachelm

rachelm Yay! Love it! 8y

freyaheart @rachelm imagine if I drew my Memoir lol. 8y

LitsyFeministBookClub ❤️❤️ 8y

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BookishFeminist

Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation | Octavia E. Butler

🎉🎉GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉🎉

To celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth & the launch of #BooksThatShookUs, our new website, @LitsyFeministBookClub is hosting *three* giveaways this month!

Our first giveaway, you can win one of these graphic novels/memoirs by women, your choice. Open internationally via Book Depository.

To enter, draw yourself as a comic character—stick figures welcome—and post it with #DrawMe & tag @rachelm by Mar 9!

BethFishReads Fun! 8y

JPeterson I love this idea! 8y

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian Ooh great options. I've read all of them except the ones in the bottom right hand corner. 8y

LukkiAnn How neat! But I draw like 3 years old))) 8y

BookishFeminist @LukkiAnn Doesn't matter, so do I! 8y

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