<p>Characters Who Share My First Name: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-characters-who-share-my-first-name/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-characters-who-share-my-first-name/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesda</span><span class="invisible">y-characters-who-share-my-first-name/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/toptentuesday/" rel="tag">#TopTenTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/name/" rel="tag">#Name</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
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<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/7DHaQ7SHstVFF2Ul0Q3I6s" rel="nofollow">Enter the Aardvark</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 <br>by Jessica Anthony.</p><p>Two parallel stories connected across time by, of all things, a taxidermied aardvark. The ""Not Gay"" congressman is amusing in his superficiality and Reagan-esque pretensions. The Victorian-era taxidermist (also ""not gay"") is boring & obsessive. Quirky & original, and enjoyable enough.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>
<p>Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?</p><p>Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/are-shakespeares-commas-really-that-important/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lithub.com/are-shakespeares-commas-really-that-important/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/are-shakespeares-co</span><span class="invisible">mmas-really-that-important/</span></a></p><p>Shakespeare at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/65</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>
<p>📚 Strange Buildings by: Uketsu</p><p>A lonely hut in the woods.<br>A murder house.<br>A hidden chamber.<br>A mysterious shrine.<br>A home in flames.<br>A nightmarish prison.</p><p>After receiving multiple tips from his devoted readership, a writer fascinated by the occult put together eleven case files, each featuring its very own strange building...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/strange-buildings" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/strange-buildings"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/strange-bu</span><span class="invisible">ildings</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/domesticfiction/" rel="tag">#domesticfiction</a> <a href="/tags/cozy/" rel="tag">#cozy</a></p>
<p>The heroines of Santa Barbara</p><p>How an organised body of women changed the female role in war</p><p>by Helena Nogué</p><p><a href="https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/the-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.europeana.eu/en/stories/the-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.europeana.eu/en/stories/th</span><span class="invisible">e-heroines-of-santa-barbara?mtm_campaign=Email%20Marketing&mtm_kwd=Europeana%20Newsletter&mtm_source=Newsletter&mtm_content=March%202026</span></a></p><p>Spain history at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=history+spain" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=history+spain"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=history+spain</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/womenhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#womenhistoryMonth</a></p>
<p>Ebook and paperback: <a href="https://books2read.com/SheSeeksPeace" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/SheSeeksPeace</a></p><p>The Hunter seeks peace and quiet to mourn the loss of her best friend in a world that seems bound and determined to make that task impossible. Enemies attack when she’d rather be alone, allies can’t take a hint and the arch-demon Wrath seeks the Hunter’s hand in marriage, even though she’d sooner kill him.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? May 19
355/560 — 205 left to reach the goal for May, in less than 4 days 🥹 I appreciate all kinds of distribution, really. I do really need help.
<p>📚 The Ending Writes Itself by: Evelyn Clarke</p><p>Arthur Fletch, one of the world’s bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arth...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-ending-writes-itself" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-ending-writes-itself"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-ending</span><span class="invisible">-writes-itself</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/thrillers/" rel="tag">#thrillers</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a> <a href="/tags/mysterydetective/" rel="tag">#mysterydetective</a> <a href="/tags/cozy/" rel="tag">#cozy</a></p>
<p>Village library <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> France</p>
<p>📚 <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> and <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#Reading</a> accounts to follow:</p><p>BOOK NEWS & WRITING ABOUT BOOKS<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BookRiot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BookRiot</span></a></span> - Book news site based in Canada<br><span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/a/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://spectra.video/accounts/kerry_ferrand', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kerry_ferrand</span></a></span> - In-depth book review videos<br><span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/faereviews', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>faereviews</span></a></span> - Romantic fantasy book videos<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@lunastation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lunastation</span></a></span> - Magazine of speculative fiction by female writers<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bookgaga" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookgaga</span></a></span> - Bibliophile on books, literary news, poetry etc<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://zirk.us/@philosophiclee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philosophiclee</span></a></span> - Essays on philosophy & literature etc<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@craicer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>craicer</span></a></span> - Newsletter for indie authors<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/@horrordna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>horrordna</span></a></span> - Horror site covering books, films, comics etc</p><p>🧵 1/10</p>
<p>My review of Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon by James Lovegrove just went up at Grimdark Magazine!</p><p>This book has a meandering start, but a thunderous conclusion, and a healthy dose of cosmic horror along the way.</p><p>(As always, boosts are appreciated!)</p><p><a href="https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-conan-cult-of-the-obsidian-moon-by-james-lovegrove/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-conan-cult-of-the-obsidian-moon-by-james-lovegrove/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.grimdarkmagazine.com/revie</span><span class="invisible">w-conan-cult-of-the-obsidian-moon-by-james-lovegrove/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#Booksky</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/swordandsorcery/" rel="tag">#SwordAndSorcery</a> <a href="/tags/conan/" rel="tag">#Conan</a> <a href="/tags/jameslovegrove/" rel="tag">#JamesLovegrove</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>“There’s no conflict in Death Comes for the Archbishop, except for the grinding of tectonic plates, the breaking of treaties, the murder of nations.”</p><p>by Patricia Lockwood</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n06/patricia-lockwood/supersensual-ear?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KMQRP0Q8ZXZ5KZJ37PEDJH14&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n06/patricia-lockwood/supersensual-ear?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KMQRP0Q8ZXZ5KZJ37PEDJH14&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n0</span><span class="invisible">6/patricia-lockwood/supersensual-ear?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KMQRP0Q8ZXZ5KZJ37PEDJH14&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER</span></a></p><p>Death Comes for the Archbishop at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69730" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69730</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/literarycriticism/" rel="tag">#literarycriticism</a></p>
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<p>RE: <a href="https://sunny.garden/@lichendust/116217917003025888" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sunny.garden/@lichendust/116217917003025888"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sunny.garden/@lichendust/11621</span><span class="invisible">7917003025888</span></a></p><p>Not knowing what I'm doing is how I do everything 😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@joinin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joinin</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/worldbuilding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>worldbuilding</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor@lemmy.world</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/aiop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aiop</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>
<p>Graphic Novel Recommendation: "Are You Listening?" by Tillie Walden</p><p>I’m currently reading this graphic novel while enjoying a few days off before heading back to work, and I’m loving it! It’s a beautifully written story about two women and a cat on a road trip, blended with a touch of magical realism. </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>reading</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@comics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>comics</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/iamreading/" rel="tag">#IAmReading</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/graphicnovel/" rel="tag">#GraphicNovel</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#Literature</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a>+</p>
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<p>📚 The Poppy War by: R. F. Kuang</p><p>When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d fi...</p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-poppy-war" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookblabla.com/book/the-poppy-war"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-poppy-</span><span class="invisible">war</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/libraries/" rel="tag">#libraries</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/historicalfiction/" rel="tag">#historicalfiction</a> <a href="/tags/epicfiction/" rel="tag">#epicfiction</a> <a href="/tags/romancefiction/" rel="tag">#romancefiction</a></p>
<p>A Review of Hearth Stories, Summer Solstice 2025: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-hearth-stories-summer-solstice-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-hearth-stories-summer-solstice-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/a-review-of-he</span><span class="invisible">arth-stories-summer-solstice-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>Ebook omnibus: <a href="https://books2read.com/TheWizardsScion" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>books2read.com/TheWizardsScion</a></p><p>Levi Jacobs always dreamed of being like his father, the greatest wizard in the world, but had no understanding what it would be like. Follow Levi’s journey from bumbling teen to a great hero, while the young wizard learns to master magical powers that are initially completely beyond him and barely under control.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefantasy/" rel="tag">#sciencefantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/actionadventure/" rel="tag">#actionadventure</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>‘The Queen of the Ghetto’ Gave New York’s Immigrant Community a Voice. A Century Later, It’s Re-emerging</p><p>Anzia Yezierska wrote from experience then worked hard to make sure her work found an audience. Then a new audience found her</p><p>by Fred Nadis</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/queen-ghetto-gave-new-york-immigrant-community-voice-century-later-reemerging-180988409/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/queen-ghetto-gave-new-york-immigrant-community-voice-century-later-reemerging-180988409/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cu</span><span class="invisible">lture/queen-ghetto-gave-new-york-immigrant-community-voice-century-later-reemerging-180988409/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Women immigrants at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2680" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2680"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/2680</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>Groundbreaking Novel Ranked Among ‘Best Books of All Time’ Turns 307 Years Old</p><p><a href="https://parade.com/news/groundbreaking-novel-ranked-among-best-books-of-all-time-turns-307-years-old" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="parade.com/news/groundbreaking-novel-ranked-among-best-books-of-all-time-turns-307-years-old"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">parade.com/news/groundbreaking</span><span class="invisible">-novel-ranked-among-best-books-of-all-time-turns-307-years-old</span></a></p><p>Robinson Crusoe at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70841" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70841</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>The 100 greatest British novels</p><p>BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature. (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20151204-the-100-greatest-british-novels" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20151204-the-100-greatest-british-novels"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/</span><span class="invisible">20151204-the-100-greatest-british-novels</span></a></p><p>Some of the are available in our catalog:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a></p>
<p>finished reading <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/6ipPgeHSuAHm6IjLoAqTy1" rel="nofollow">The Windup Girl</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 <br>by Paolo Bacigalupi.</p><p>In a dystopian future, Thailand has maintained independence despite rampant genetically-modified diseases destroying both humans & crops and fossil fuels becoming near unattainable. Western capitalists connive to inflame internal tensions and trigger a favourable coup, but in a world under so much tension, chaos reigns. A great choice of alternative perspectives highlighting the complexity of a society under strain, and the lack of any good choices.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#SFF</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wyrms.de/user/wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wildwoila@wyrms.de</span></a></span><br></p>
A glorious recap - Marvels (1994) Review
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/50316606
I can’t talk about this comic book without stressing the important fact that much of the joy and wonder and amazement that I got out of this book was due to the fact that I was already familiar with a lot of the stories in this comic book.
That’s one of the strengths and weaknesses of this book, it relies on you as a fan of these stories and much of the themes of this book depend upon you knowing these characters beforehand. Now, I have never read more than a handful of comic books but I have seen a lot of the movies which helped a lot.
Marvels is about our main character Phil Sheldon, a photographer in New York as he lives through the 40s and 50s and 60s and 70s and witnesses the stories of many of the major characters from Marvel Comics. We see Captain America fighting the Nazis, the rise of Fantastic Four and the arrival of Galactus, we see Avengers forming and taking on new members and of course the X-Men and how they differ from other heroes.
I have no idea how it would feel to read these stories if you were unfamiliar with most of the stories because one of the reasons why this book works is that it reflects our own childhood wonder and amazement of these characters onto us. We see people marveling at them just as we used to, just as I did when I was a kid watching Spider-Man on an old CRT. Without that reflection, I think much of the appeal would be lost.
Of course, Alex Ross’s drawing is amazing and it feels even more cinematic somehow than Kingdom Come. In that story the amount of busy action sequences left me disoriented at times but here even though there are some really cool battles against foes, much of the focus is on everyday people. I like how these scenes have a momentum to them, the sense of pace as Phil walks the streets or runs toward his house feels impactful even though there’s nothing grand going on action-wise.
What I love about also is how people are hostile towards these heroes, especially the mutant X-Men who are treated like commies and hunted down at every turn. The scenes of human brutality hit a lot harder than any large scale action sequences could. The book also manges to be consistently grounded, this is not one of those stories where an average guy gets in a team-up with superheroes and forms a relationship with them. Instead,
spoilerthe only time he comes too close them, he ends up losing his right eye.
spoilerIt’s not a criticism per say but I find it very strange and interesting how this book forms it’s own version of superhero fatigue within the story. Phil Sheldon towards the end gets so sick and tired of people admiring these heroes whenever they get saved and accuse them of villainy when things are peaceful that he doesn’t want to be a part of it and retires, leaving the story at an inconclusive end for him and the reader.
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<p>cross-posted from: <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/50316606" rel="nofollow">lemmy.ml/post/50316606</a></p><p><p>I can’t talk about this comic book without stressing the important fact that much of the joy and wonder and amazement that I got out of this book was due to the fact that I was already familiar with a lot of the stories in this comic book.</p><p>That’s one of the strengths and weaknesses of this book, it relies on you as a fan of these stories and much of the themes of this book depend upon you knowing these characters beforehand. Now, I have never read more than a handful of comic books but I have seen a lot of the movies which helped a lot.</p><p>Marvels is about our main character Phil Sheldon, a photographer in New York as he lives through the 40s and 50s and 60s and 70s and witnesses the stories of many of the major characters from Marvel Comics. We see Captain America fighting the Nazis, the rise of Fantastic Four and the arrival of Galactus, we see Avengers forming and taking on new members and of course the X-Men and how they differ from other heroes.</p><p>I have no idea how it would feel to read these stories if you were unfamiliar with most of the stories because one of the reasons why this book works is that it reflects our own childhood wonder and amazement of these characters onto us. We see people marveling at them just as we used to, just as I did when I was a kid watching Spider-Man on an old CRT. Without that reflection, I think much of the appeal would be lost.</p><p>Of course, Alex Ross’s drawing is amazing and it feels even more cinematic somehow than Kingdom Come. In that story the amount of busy action sequences left me disoriented at times but here even though there are some really cool battles against foes, much of the focus is on everyday people. I like how these scenes have a momentum to them, the sense of pace as Phil walks the streets or runs toward his house feels impactful even though there’s nothing grand going on action-wise.</p><p>What I love about also is how people are hostile towards these heroes, especially the mutant X-Men who are treated like commies and hunted down at every turn. The scenes of human brutality hit a lot harder than any large scale action sequences could. The book also manges to be consistently grounded, this is not one of those stories where an average guy gets in a team-up with superheroes and forms a relationship with them. Instead,</p>spoiler<p>the only time he comes too close them, he ends up losing his right eye.</p>spoiler<p>It’s not a criticism per say but I find it very strange and interesting how this book forms it’s own version of superhero fatigue within the story. Phil Sheldon towards the end gets so sick and tired of people admiring these heroes whenever they get saved and accuse them of villainy when things are peaceful that he doesn’t want to be a part of it and retires, leaving the story at an inconclusive end for him and the reader.</p></p><p>A glorious recap - Marvels (1994) Review</p><p><a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/50318230" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lemmy.ml/post/50318230</a></p>
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