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Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

Liar, by Justine Larbalestier

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Thistle

There will be absolutely no spoilers, not even a hint of them, in this review. Micah is a liar. Nothing she says can be trusted. And yet she swears that she didn’t kill her boyfriend Zach. She had nothing to … Continue reading →

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African Sojourn, by Uwe Ommer

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Thistle

I read this book as a companion to my Enchantment: Senegal book. It’s a book that is supposed to highlight the beauty of the female African body. West African, specifically (but not just Senegal). Unlike Native, the photography book that … Continue reading →

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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thistle

In a panic after seeing his ex, Nick turns to the stranger beside him at a bar and asks her to be his girlfriend for the next five minutes. Though her immediate instinct is to say no, Norah decides this … Continue reading →

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The Metamorphosis (graphic novel), by Franz Kafka

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Thistle

My long-time readers know that I love Kafka. The Metamorphosis is probably my all-time favorite novella. After loving the brilliant adaptation of The Trial to graphic novel last fall, I knew I had to get my hands on this GN … Continue reading →

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Bayou (vol 1), by Jeremy Love

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Thistle

I read this GN online. The main character is a little girl named Lee who lives in Charon, Mississippi back during segregation. She’s a black girl and has a white friend named Lily. When Lily goes missing in the bayou, … Continue reading →

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Monique and the Mango Rains, by Kris Holloway

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Thistle

Kris Holloway was a Peace Corps volunteer in the West African nation of Mali in 1989-1991. Her host in the small town of Nampossela was Monique Dembele, the local midwife and health worker. This book chronicles their experiences over those … Continue reading →

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Virginia Woolf: A Biography, by Quentin Bell

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Thistle

I have long found Virginia Woolf a fascinating woman. After reading A Room of One’s Own last year, which had a brief introduction to her life, I decided I wanted to read a biography of her. This is a big … Continue reading →

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Native Son, by Richard Wright

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Thistle

Bigger Thomas is a twenty-year-old black hoodlum from South Side Chicago in the 1930s. When his petty criminal acts spill over into accidental killing, then to rape and murder, the whole city erupts into chaos in their hatred against him. … Continue reading →

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Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Thistle

I first read Catcher in the Rye in 2001 when I was 22 years old. That year, I read a book every week and 95% of them were classics (that’s what I had access to). Because I read so many … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by JK Rowling

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Thistle

It’s time for my hardback/paperback comparison of the second book in the Harry Potter series. This will be quick. Just like with the first book, there were no differences between the two versions. I kind of wonder when the differences … Continue reading →

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