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bibliothecarivs reviewed Bishop Paul Jones, witness for peace by John Howard Melish

Bishop Paul Jones, witness for peace (1992, Forward Movement Publications)

Review of 'Bishop Paul Jones, witness for peace' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Jones, the fourth Episcopal Bishop of Utah, was basically forced to resign for not supporting the international violence of the Great War. This is a brief account of his life and convictions.

bibliothecarivs reviewed For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1997, Scribner)

First published in 1975, Shange's choreopoem has been read and performed because it truly revealed …

Review of 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Powerful because it felt authentic.

Recommended by my daughter, Sarah (@ThePaintedSide).

bibliothecarivs reviewed The pictorial history of St. Albans Abbey by Douglas Feaver

No cover — The pictorial history of St. Albans Abbey (1967, Pitkin Pictorials)

Review of 'The pictorial history of St. Albans Abbey' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Read on St Alban's day 2023

bibliothecarivs reviewed Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain and Northern Ireland by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo

Review of 'Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain and Northern Ireland' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

'HELLEBORE is a UK-based small press devoted to British folk horror and the occult.' - from their website

I loved this travel guide!

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bibliothecarivs reviewed Last Wolf by Robert Winder

Review of 'Last Wolf' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Recommended by [a:Paul Kingsnorth|406864|Paul Kingsnorth|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1507092300p2/406864.jpg], a favourite author.

I liked it, but it wasn't as good as I hoped. A lot of interesting ideas were raised but they weren't quite tied together to my satisfaction. It felt like a long, wandering magazine article.

While reading, I remembered that I had written a short paper on this same subject for my 9th grade geography class decades ago. I should see if I can find it...

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bibliothecarivs reviewed Because of an acorn by Lola M. Schaefer

"This enchanting and informative picture book explores the vital connections between the layers of an …

Review of 'Because of an acorn' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I understand the ecological message that this book was trying to express but unfortunately the simple text didn't make sense. It was supposed to be 'this leads to that, and that leads to this, and this leads to that, etc.' but some of the connections weren't obvious, which defeated the purpose. The illustrations were the best part.

bibliothecarivs reviewed Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld

Review of 'Revenge of the Librarians' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Highly recommended.

bibliothecarivs reviewed Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics …

Review of 'Gender Queer' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

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bibliothecarivs reviewed Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Jay Cooper

Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village (Hardcover, 2021, Ten Speed Press)

Review of 'Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Words try to be funny (but they're mostly not funny). Illustrations try to be Gorey-esque (but they're never as good as [a:Gorey|21578|Edward Gorey|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1200338278p2/21578.jpg]). The incident with the stamp was the best bit. Overall, far below my expectations.

bibliothecarivs reviewed Once and Future Vol. 5 by Kieron Gillen

Review of 'Once and Future Vol. 5' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I loved this series so it's bittersweet to reach the end after two years. I look forward to revisiting it. My review of [b:Once & Future, Vol. 1: The King is Undead|51201509|Once & Future, Vol. 1 The King is Undead|Kieron Gillen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1605342164l/51201509.SY75.jpg|71697578] still stands:

An exciting, violent, and funny adventure. I'm not a frequent comics or fantasy reader but I was attracted by the story and then really impressed by the art.

Also, any book with magpies on the cover gets extra points from me.

An exciting, violent, and funny adventure. I'm not a frequent comics or fantasy reader but I was attracted by the story and then really impressed by the art.

Also, any book with magpies on the cover gets extra points from me.

bibliothecarivs reviewed How to Live Like a Monk by Danièle Cybulskie

Review of 'How to Live Like a Monk' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I once told a friend that I wanted to write a 'Rule of Benedict' for humanists like myself who find inspiration in the Western Christian monastic life but can't believe in the supernatural and don't want to give up sex. Until I compose that rule, this will suffice. I don't think it's comprehensive, but I enjoyed it for what it is.

Absolutely wonderful illustrations by Anna Lobanova and design by Misha Beletsky.

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bibliothecarivs reviewed Surrender by Bono

Surrender (2022, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

…[I]n Surrender, it’s Bono who picks up the pen, writing for the first time about …

Review of 'Surrender' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Bono's voice is always with me, even if I'm not always with him. His memoir took me not only through his life, but through my memories of my life with his performances.