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Emily Gorcenski

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D. H. Lawrence: Sons and Lovers (2006, Penguin Classics) No rating

Sons and Lovers is a highly autobiographical and compelling portrayal of childhood, adolescence, and the …

This book is #9 on the Modern Library Top 100 list. I’m not sure why, or actually I am: the book, a semi-autobiographical portrait of the author, follows a man with mommy issues who uses women until he falls for a feminist woman who outplays him at his own game. It must have been catnip to the mostly-male judges panel.

With this book I have finished the _9s on the list, and am looking forward to some more variety in the 8s.

started reading Leviathan Falls by James S. A. Corey (The Expanse, #9)

James S. A. Corey: Leviathan Falls (Paperback, 2023, Orbit)

Leviathan Falls is a science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name …

Time to start the last book in the series. But I'm not going to be able to devour this one — I have to go out of town for 10 days and I don't want to pack such a large book to bring with me. The suspense might actually kill me.

Benno Gammerl: Queer (German language, 2023, Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH) No rating

Eine tolle Übersicht der queeren Geschichte Deutschlands. Das Buch versucht nicht, eine tiefgehende Analyse zu präsentieren, sondern eine durchgängige Zusammenfassung queeren Lebens in verschiedenen Ären der deutschen Gesellschaft zu entwickeln. Ich lese dieses Buch und fühle mich, als ob ich immer noch im Verlauf dieser Geschichte lebe.