I took a box of books to trade in at Bookman‘s: Mesa.
They took 10 of my books and I took 1 of theirs (with time to admire their Jaws display in between).
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Jaws (the movie) turned 50 this year!
pickI loved this book! I was expecting more shark, but what I wasn't expecting delivered much more than I could have imagined. The real monsters were the humans. They all had traits that could make them unlikable but this made them realistic. I was cheering for the shark the whole time! Peter Benchley wrote an immersive tale that made the humans actions and inactions just as devastating as the sharks actions.
2 5* reads in March! Sharks Don't Sink is such a compelling dive (excuse the pun) into academia, in particular, what Black women/WOC have to deal with in order to advance.
The second 5* is Wild Dark Shore, a gripping, gothic tale of a woman who is found close to death on the shores of a small research island. How did she get there? Why is she there? And what are the caretakers of the island hiding?
pickThe Secret History of Sharks, by John Long (2024)
Premise: A comprehensive introduction to the long history and evolution of sharks
Review: There is no question that John Long knows his stuff and is able to communicate complex material effectively. I learned more about sharks than I ever wanted to. Cont.
panWell written but it just wasn‘t for me. I thought I would struggle with the magical realism of people mutating into animals but that surprisingly wasn‘t an issue. I was bored and really had to push myself to finish it. ⭐️⭐️
so-soThe graphic novel written by Evie Wyld and illustrated by Joe Sumner was only ok. Evie remembers growing up in Australia where her shark obsession begins. Interspersed with shark attack stories this is really about family and loss but stays too much on the surface to be a moving, heartfelt memoir. I enjoyed Sumner‘s artwork.
pickIt‘s been ages since I last indulged in my love of shark stories, so I decided to re-listen to this one in preparation to finish the trilogy! I probably didn‘t need to listen to this one again, but it‘s quick & fun— plus, I get a kick out of the narrator‘s voice when sped up sounding a lot like Robert Stack! It‘s not exactly an original story, but littering is quickly punished by becoming food & the side stories add new dangers than the shark!
pickResilient, defiant, joyful, gentle. The tone of this work really surprised me. As much as Graham is clear about her and others' negative experiences of racism and misogyny in academia and scientific field research, it's clear that in pursuing her own path she has provided a place of hope and curiousity undaunted by biased, apathetic and oppressive forces, not just for herself but for other Black people and other minority groups, 1/?
