The heat is finally breaking and I can sit on my porch!
Nebklvr Ohhh….I have been wanting to read this one 2w
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The heat is finally breaking and I can sit on my porch!
pickExquisite. Enchanting. The most beautiful immigrant story I've encountered, bursting with Tan's fantastical creations. Feels sort of sacrilegious to sing the praises in words, of a story told entirely in images to such powerful effect, but it's what I got! I'm now going to reread it.
If you somehow haven't picked up Creature by this artist/author, highly recommend.
⚠️Images of forced child labour, war, death, major injury
panI am beyond frustrated by this book. It has such rich material—fish out of water, racism, stranger in your own land—and it‘s just kind of a mess. Plus, there‘s an explosive event near the end that was so gripping, I really wish the book had been set around it, but instead it‘s squandered. What is this doing on the #WP25 short (or long) list?
so-soRead because of the #womensprizeforfiction shortlist, but this one was really not for me. Strong, evocative writing but utter aimless characters and plot.
#DynamicDs Day 20: #Devil
pickI kind of want this to win the Women's Prize. I do think The Safekeep is better and still have no idea why it didn't win the Booker.
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pickPolicy of preventative deterrence = death by Sonoran desert.
Funneling migrants through the desert is intentional and cruel. Common sense suggests until the root causes of the migration are addressed it will not end. When migrants say they would rather die on the trail than remain in their home countries it speaks volumes.
Jason‘s second book focusing on human smugglers is even better because it really lays bare the complexities of the issue.
