reading crustacean commented on Ein anderes Land by James Baldwin
Warum hat Rufus Scott – ein begnadeter schwarzer Jazzer aus Harlem – sich das Leben …
wow, this is a very good novel
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reading crustacean started reading Ein anderes Land by James Baldwin
Warum hat Rufus Scott – ein begnadeter schwarzer Jazzer aus Harlem – sich das Leben …
after all, why not? why shouldn't I start another book?
reading crustacean commented on Ich umarme Sie in grosser Sehnsucht by Rosa Luxemburg
sie redet ständig über ihre katze mimi :D
reading crustacean rated The Word for World is Forest: 4 stars
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named “New Tahiti” on a tree-covered planet …
reading crustacean commented on Die Möglichkeit von Glück by Anne Rabe
In der DDR geboren, im wiedervereinigten Deutschland aufgewachsen. Als die Mauer fällt, ist Stine gerade …
dieses buch braucht eine dicke TRIGGERWARNUNG für selbstverletzung.
gerade in der proppenvollen ubahn gelesen und ich weiß nicht ob mir jetzt wegen der vollbremsung oder wegen des inhalts schlecht ist...
reading crustacean rated The Vegetarian: 4 stars
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Before the nightmare, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary life. But when splintering, blood-soaked images start haunting her thoughts, …
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage …
a book I won't forget very soon
4 stars
the writing is fantastic. also there is more... story than in parable of the sower, definitely more things happening and also more hope. somebody (I forgot the source) wrote about this "parable of the sower is about problems, while parable of the talents is about solutions" and yeah, this seems true. it is also still about horrible, horrible problems. some of these chapters were really hard to get through.
also everything seems so realistic - the characters and the choices they have to face, but also the USA/world politics.
the earthseed verses feel so much on point by now. they're definitely the thing I will remember most. as religions go, it's a good one.
EDIT: I wanted to add, if you want to read this book, check out the Octavia's Parables podcast by adrienne maree brown and Toshi Reagon. It is worth it for the songs from the opera "parable …
the writing is fantastic. also there is more... story than in parable of the sower, definitely more things happening and also more hope. somebody (I forgot the source) wrote about this "parable of the sower is about problems, while parable of the talents is about solutions" and yeah, this seems true. it is also still about horrible, horrible problems. some of these chapters were really hard to get through.
also everything seems so realistic - the characters and the choices they have to face, but also the USA/world politics.
the earthseed verses feel so much on point by now. they're definitely the thing I will remember most. as religions go, it's a good one.
EDIT: I wanted to add, if you want to read this book, check out the Octavia's Parables podcast by adrienne maree brown and Toshi Reagon. It is worth it for the songs from the opera "parable of the sower" alone!
reading crustacean rated Nullnummer: 2 stars
Nullnummer by Umberto Eco
Numero Zero (Italian: Numero zero) is the seventh novel by Italian author and philosopher Umberto Eco and his final novel …
reading crustacean stopped reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
ughh. I couldn't care less about the characters and the plot
reading crustacean rated Wide Sargasso Sea: 3 stars
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
"Novel by Jean Rhys, published in 1966. A well-received work of fiction, it takes its theme from the novel Jane …
reading crustacean commented on The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar chronicles the breakdown of the brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful Esther …
holy shit this is so depressing I need a break. I can so easily imagine myself in Esther's place. If career paths (or basically any path in life except marrying and having kids) had been as closed for me as it was for women in the 50s, and if treatment of mental health issues would still be as bad, I think I would have ended up like her.
reading crustacean commented on The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar chronicles the breakdown of the brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful Esther …
oof this is kind of depressing but also I really dig listening to Esther's internal monologue, it's similar to my own
reading crustacean rated Schreibers Naturarium: 4 stars
Schreibers Naturarium by Jasmin Schreiber
Die Natur spielt nicht nur in Jasmin Schreibers Romanen eine große Rolle, sondern ist für die studierte Biologin eine Herzensangelegenheit. …
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders …
Weird Stories
4 stars
I'm not a fan of short stories, but these were so well written that it was enough for me to finish the book. Most of the stories are very dark and scary. As far as I can remember all of them are magical realism from the pov of lesbian women, and mostly they revolve around sexism, sex, physical and mental illnesses. I skipped one of them though ("Especially Heinous" since I don't know the Law&Order series and figured the story would make not much sense to me). I really liked "The Husband Stitch" (omg it made me angry enough to kill), "Inventory" and "The Resident".
reading crustacean reviewed Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
From USA Today bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped …
meh
2 stars
by far not worth your time. very predictable romance, nothing witty or funny about it. worst book by t. kingfisher I've come across so far.