Yoga! And beer!! And reading!!!
so-soStrange book. I really liked the world and the way the story was told, in a complex nonlinear way that was fairly easy to follow due to date stamps (I still had some confusion about which things happened before and after the dome, but that didn‘t detract). Lots of interesting characters. Unfortunately, the POV character is a lazy, greedy, sex-obsessed bore. I did not enjoy spending time with Kaaro and I really don‘t get what Aminat sees in him.
In the game of library holds, I usually find that timing fails me. This has arrived about 6 weeks too soon… meanwhile I also have the ebook version on hold, which says it‘ll be an 18-week wait 😂 #CampLitsy25
pickI quite enjoyed this novel, with its distinct, richly drawn characters, complex relationships, and cultural critique. I also appreciate the author's perspective on lockdown and its effect on how we relate to others. It's refreshing to read about lockdown from the perspective of characters who believe lockdown and masking were necessary with negative side effects, rather than either ignoring that period or acting like it was all an overreaction.
pickMagical school with young teens set in Nigeria drawing from African myths. It was neat, the characters were well done & felt very distinct in their voices & actions. I liked the magic system & what not but 1 thing perturbed me: the MC is albino & she gets offended saying that ppl always think albinos have powers or something like they are not human… but then she does have a special subset of powers bc she‘s albino… anyway, it was good tho
pickI finished this book at 1:30 am for my book club Saturday! Death of the Author will be on my favorites list for the story and the story-within-a-story both evolving their plots with complex characters sublimely. I loved the robots & the representation of a disabled main character, Zelu, who is much more than her disability.
Zelu loves her mom‘s Nigerian cooking so we went to a Nigerian restaurant for some joloff rice & puff puff! Yum!
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I woke up in a similar despondent, low energy mood as when I went to bed last night, so after making myself work out, I indulged in some audio-organizing and decluttering. I cleared out three bins of homeschool stuff (only 6 more to go 🙄), reorganized our games and some of our books, and dusted underneath the piano. Finally having all of my library books in one place reminds me how aspirational my checkouts often are. I feel moderately better.
pickThe Sankofa bird symbol is a powerful visual representation of the concept.The bird's head turned back towards the past while its feet face forward signifies the importance of looking back to the past for guidance & knowledge while still moving towards the future.The egg represents the knowledge and wisdom of the past that can be used to build a better future.
Beautiful story 💜 Anna finds her father‘s student journal in her mother‘s belongings…
Hello everyone! I've been on a bit of a hiatus since I was traveling for work for the last two months and it really cut in to my reading time. The nerve! This month, I'm going to see how many of the books I meant to read in March and April are actually getting finished. But first, on to the tagged new release that I am so excited to start!
As in Feb, I'm doing two lists, one to pick my #bookspin books and the second for the #bookspinbingo board.
