Wants to read Fates and Furies
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Rated Gender Queer: A Memoir 9/10
<div>Finally read this excellent graphic novel that has been at the center of so much book censorship. The memoir very clearly demonstrates one person's struggles with gender dysphoria, the power of having representation, and a vocabulary to describe oneself. It's a shame, to put it mildly, that some people don't want young people to have that information and secure sense of self. I wouldn't 100% say this is a book for younger teenagers (ymmv; I'd have been fine with it), but 16+? Definitely a good book, especially for the young adults who NEED to see that being genderqueer and/or asexual is a perfectly fine and normal way to be. Seeing the support Kobabe's family provides is great.<br><br>Some NOT-young adults need this education too. It's as much a memoir as it is informational, and Kobabe's artwork is wonderful.<br><br>This was published in 2019, and alas, the Harry Potter and Neil Gaiman references certainly do NOT hold up, but that is not the fault of the author.</div><div><br></div>
Rated It Chooses You 10/10
Not to get too heavy-handed with the metaphor, but despite a stack of books at home, this book chose me.<br><br>(My full review can be found at <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-chooses-you-by-miranda-july.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Rated The Empusium 8/10
<div>It was really only in the second half where I fully signed on to this book, but I think I would have gotten more out of it if I were more familiar with The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. While reading, I would occasionally understand that some details were significant somehow, but would not know the specifics. That's on me, since otherwise, The Empusium is compellingly written. Loved the ending.</div>
Rated Doctor Who: Last of the Gaderene 8/10
(Well, if I'm honest, it might be between 3 and 4 stars, but I'm a hopeless Who apologist, so I'm rounding up.)<br><br>This Third Doctor story, despite its problems (so many, many adverbs and characters' POV), feels very much in the spirit of Jon Pertwee’s time on the show. It’s interesting to see Mark Gatiss at an earlier writing stage, and it’s to our viewing benefit that he’s progressed so well. I still recommend <i>Last of The Gaderene</i> to fans of the show, and I’m hoping to further expand my knowledge of the Doctor’s literary universe.<br><br>Catch my full review over at <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2014/01/doctor-who-last-of-gaderene-by-mark.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.
Rated How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights 8/10
What I like about this book is that while it has certain indie-hippie undertones, it doesn’t make any judgements one way or another about what the ‘best’ way to publish is. Self-publish, find an agent, make your own zines, start a blog, go for the big publishing house deal — do whatever works for you. “Be as crazy as you are,” she says.<br><br>Though I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this book to people just beginning the writing process — better to get books that concentrate more on craft for that — but for anyone who has waded in a little or anyone who feels they might be stuck in a success-rut, it can’t hurt to give some of this advice a try.<br><br>(Full review can be found at <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-become-famous-writer-before.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>)
Rated Between the Bridge and the River 8/10
Rated Into This World 8/10
I read from page 40-ish until the end in one evening, despite the fact that I should've gone to sleep. So that should give you an indicator of its appeal.<br><br>Read my full review at <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2012/05/into-this-world-by-sybil-baker.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.
Wants to read Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Rated The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt 8/10
Obviously, an autobiography is a slightly different animal than a biography, since we only get the facts the subject wishes to present. Eleanor certainly does not volunteer any more information than she wants to here, and the writing can be a little dry and formal, but it’s still an enjoyable, interesting book about a remarkable woman.
Wants to read Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works
Rated What Is Punk? 8/10
Great artwork. Could have done with more equality with the women, bit otherwise it is a fun kids' book. My 7 and 11 year old enjoyed it too.
Wants to read Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
Rated Doctor Who: Fear of the Daleks 8/10
Wants to read The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human