I just finished chapter 1, and I already really like this. It immediately gets into why separating humans from the "wild" is illogical, and how that kind of puritanical belief has been used to justify genocide too.
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Kal started reading Tickets for the Ark by Rebecca Nesbit
I just finished chapter 1, and I already really like this. It immediately gets into why separating humans from the "wild" is illogical, and how that kind of puritanical belief has been used to justify genocide too.
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Content warning spoilers for Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop; #HoloReads
@jam@bookrastinating.com omg I missed this notif!
it was Soooo 5 stars for me. not really anything mindblowing, nor did it give me brainrot, but I loved it for being such a cozy, comforting read. I love how all the characters got to develop and grow with the bookshop! I love how all of them are so different, in terms of background, personality, and age, but they all play a part in making their space Work. I love that they all had different struggles. Idk. I got to relate to them about a lot of different things.
One of my favorite parts was that letter Yeongju writes Minjun about how she wants the bookshop to last longer and how important it is that she can pay him well. Smthn about how very anti-capitalist this book is, while also acknowleding that the bookshop exists in a capitalist society, and that getting compensated for his labor is a vital part of the relationships theyre nurturing,, aaaa.
I wish my friends read it, in the same way I wish I was around to give them hugs, yknow?
Hbu!! what are your thoughts?
Kal rated Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop: 5 stars
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan
There was only one thing on her mind.
'I must start a bookshop.'
Yeongju did everything she was …
Kal finished reading Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan
There was only one thing on her mind.
'I must start a bookshop.'
Yeongju did everything she was …
Kal rated How Do You Live?: 5 stars
How Do You Live? by Neil Gaiman, Genzaburō Yoshino, Genzaburō Yoshino
First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic …
Kal finished reading How Do You Live? by Neil Gaiman
How Do You Live? by Neil Gaiman, Genzaburō Yoshino, Genzaburō Yoshino
First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic …
Kal commented on Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
A dark, unflinching haunted house novel that takes readers from the well of the literary …
The writing isn't for me. This book is definitely horrific though. It was kind of a lot to read, and I don't think this was for me. It comes with a content warning, and it definitely should.
The writing isn't for me. This book is definitely horrific though. It was kind of a lot to read, and I don't think this was for me. It comes with a content warning, and it definitely should.
Kal rated Tell Me I'm Worthless: 3 stars
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
A dark, unflinching haunted house novel that takes readers from the well of the literary gothic, up through Brighton's queer …
Kal finished reading Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
A dark, unflinching haunted house novel that takes readers from the well of the literary gothic, up through Brighton's queer …
Kal started reading Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
A dark, unflinching haunted house novel that takes readers from the well of the literary gothic, up through Brighton's queer …
Kal rated Primitive Art in Civilized Places: 5 stars
Kal finished reading Primitive Art in Civilized Places by Sally Price
thank you to my philippine arts course for assigning me a book to read so i can answer one (1) question worth five (5) points. broke my reading slump <3 /lh
in all seriousness though this was a good read
Kal started reading Primitive Art in Civilized Places by Sally Price
Kal rated Night Watch: 4 stars
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
One moment, Sir Sam Vimes is in his old patrolman form, chasing a sweet-talking psychopath across the rooftops of Ankh-Morpork. …