Thats So Poe | 2022 Reads | Week 31 [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
This week I reread a favorite book, listened to a memoir, and got in a few 2022 releases!
TIMESTAMPS
0:20 The Jasmine Throne
2:04 ¡Hola Papi!
4:12 Nettle & Bone
6:00 Data and Divination
8:01 Dream of the Divided Field
8:58 Gibberish
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Adri @ perpetualpages
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Jasmine Throne
youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
Series Review | Windflower series by Andi C. Buchanan
youtube.com/watch?v=wpvNdpEVQD4
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
¡Hola Papi! by John Paul Brammer
goodreads.com/book/show/55711622-hola-papi
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
goodreads.com/book/show/56179377-nettle-bone
Data and Divination by Andi C. Buchanan
goodreads.com/book/show/61760507-data-and-divination
Dream of the Divided Field by Yanyi
goodreads.com/book/show/58133514-dream-of-the-divided-field
Gibberish by Young Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/58739418-gibberish
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Jasmine Throne: violence, injury, murder, child abuse, illness, drug addiction, death, homophobia, imperialism, cultural & religious persecution
¡Hola Papi! : bullying, trauma, suicidal ideation, toxic relationships, homophobia, self-hatred, rape
Nettle & Bone: domestic abuse, death of a family member, miscarriage, enslavement, body horror, murder
Data and Divination: trauma, toxic relationships, child neglect
Dream of the Divided Field: graphic surgery recovery, toxic relationships
Gibberish: (none)
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
This week I reread a favorite book, listened to a memoir, and got in a few 2022 releases!
TIMESTAMPS
0:20 The Jasmine Throne
2:04 ¡Hola Papi!
4:12 Nettle & Bone
6:00 Data and Divination
8:01 Dream of the Divided Field
8:58 Gibberish
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Adri @ perpetualpages
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Jasmine Throne
youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
Series Review | Windflower series by Andi C. Buchanan
youtube.com/watch?v=wpvNdpEVQD4
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
¡Hola Papi! by John Paul Brammer
goodreads.com/book/show/55711622-hola-papi
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
goodreads.com/book/show/56179377-nettle-bone
Data and Divination by Andi C. Buchanan
goodreads.com/book/show/61760507-data-and-divination
Dream of the Divided Field by Yanyi
goodreads.com/book/show/58133514-dream-of-the-divided-field
Gibberish by Young Vo
goodreads.com/book/show/58739418-gibberish
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Jasmine Throne: violence, injury, murder, child abuse, illness, drug addiction, death, homophobia, imperialism, cultural & religious persecution
¡Hola Papi! : bullying, trauma, suicidal ideation, toxic relationships, homophobia, self-hatred, rape
Nettle & Bone: domestic abuse, death of a family member, miscarriage, enslavement, body horror, murder
Data and Divination: trauma, toxic relationships, child neglect
Dream of the Divided Field: graphic surgery recovery, toxic relationships
Gibberish: (none)
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![2022 Reads | Week 31 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wDcHgZ-EGOI/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 31 [CC]
This week I reread a favorite book, listened to a memoir, and got in a few 2022 releases!
TIMESTAMPS
0:20 The Jasmine Throne
2:04 ¡Hola Papi!
4:12 Nettle & Bone
6:00 Data and Divination
8:01 Dream of the Divided Field
8:58 Gibberish
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Adri @ perpetualpages
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Jasmine Throne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYdG4h32CM
Series Review | Windflower series by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvNdpEVQD4
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50523477-the-jasmine-throne
¡Hola Papi! by John Paul Brammer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711622-hola-papi
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179377-nettle-bone
Data and Divination by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61760507-data-and-divination
Dream of the Divided Field by Yanyi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58133514-dream-of-the-divided-field
Gibberish by Young Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739418-gibberish
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Jasmine Throne: violence, injury, murder, child abuse, illness, drug addiction, death, homophobia, imperialism, cultural & religious persecution
¡Hola Papi! : bullying, trauma, suicidal ideation, toxic relationships, homophobia, self-hatred, rape
Nettle & Bone: domestic abuse, death of a family member, miscarriage, enslavement, body horror, murder
Data and Divination: trauma, toxic relationships, child neglect
Dream of the Divided Field: graphic surgery recovery, toxic relationships
Gibberish: (none)
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2021 Reads | Week 43 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wUyvtb52bgA/hqdefault.jpg "2021 Reads | Week 43 [CC]
This week I ended up DNFing more than I read, but that’s more to do with trying to read all kinds of Hugo nominees and less to do with any sort of reading mood.
TIMESTAMPS
0:29 Legendborn
3:42 Raybearer
7:26 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
9:56 A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky
13:03 Axiom’s End
BOOKS MENTIONED
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892338-legendborn
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50158128-raybearer
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40864002-a-psalm-for-the-wild-built
A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky by Lynell George
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52594134-a-handful-of-earth-a-handful-of-sky
Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51171377-axiom-s-end
CONTENT WARNINGS
Legendborn: graphic violence, injury, death, death of a family member, rape, racism, slavery
Raybearer: child abuse & neglect, domestic abuse, child soldier, injury, death, death of a family member
A Psalm for the Wild-Built: (none)
A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: (none)
Axiom’s End: (unknown)
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 52 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wXotZnQYTmQ/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 52 [CC]
This was the last week of the year, and I ended it with a group of really good reads!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 Soonish
2:01 Everything is OK
3:05 Cinnamon Bun Vol. 3 & 4
BOOKS MENTIONED
Soonish by Kelly & Zach Weinersmith
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34490192-soonish
What If by Randall Munroe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413662-what-if-serious-scientific-answers-to-absurd-hypothetical-questions
Everything is OK by Debbie Tung
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60320130-everything-is-ok
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 3 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58876397-cinnamon-bun-3
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 4 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60047117-cinnamon-bun-4
CONTENT WARNINGS
Soonish: medical experimentation, weapons, injury, death
Everything is OK: depression, anxiety
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 3: violence, injury, death, kidnapping
Cinnamon Bun Vol. 4: war, violence, gun violence, injury, death, animal injury/death
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2023 Reads | Week 6 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wgvLmN-P44M/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 6 [CC]
This week I read some neat graphic works, plus NFN’d a book that I might try again later.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:15 In the Black Fantastic
1:37 Spy x Family Vol.8
3:42 The World Suit
4:38 Gunpowder Alchemy
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKS MENTIONED
In the Black Fantastic, ed. by Ekow Eshun
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59811378-in-the-black-fantastic
Spy x Family Vol.8 by Tastuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60321373-spy-x-family-vol-8
The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59880647-the-wolf-suit
Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22837890-gunpowder-alchemy
CONTENT WARNINGS
In the Black Fantastic: colonialism, slavery, racism
Spy x Family Vol.8: violence, injury, death
The Wolf Suit: (none)
Gunpowder Alchemy: drug addiction, death of a family member, colonialism
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Anticipated Releases | 2023 Q3 (Jul, Aug, Sep) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wvsYFTW65lA/hqdefault.jpg "Anticipated Releases | 2023 Q3 (Jul, Aug, Sep) [CC]
Here are 10 upcoming releases that I’m looking forward to in Q3 (Jul, Aug, Sep) of 2023!
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Jen Campbell @jenvcampbell
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Book Reviews/Discussions Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7tcJIT5sKwO-o7hj6zwcNSsTGAPMDVzl
Author Spotlight | P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_XiHzLbmXA
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro, Frances Riddle (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75582270-a-little-luck
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro, Frances Riddle (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56802275-elena-knows
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61653410-silver-nitrate
Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61884948-abeni-s-song
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62949035-family-lore
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63261311-bright-fear
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63132362-he-who-drowned-the-world
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48727813-she-who-became-the-sun
Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96178193-dearborn
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58007996-mammoths-at-the-gate
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51190882-the-empress-of-salt-and-fortune
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53265678-when-the-tiger-came-down-the-mountain
Undiscovered by Gabriela Wiener, Julia Sanches (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70240502-undiscovered
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62226126-the-last-devil-to-die
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![2023 Reads | Week 15 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x24uhyUyfNU/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 15 [CC]
This week I read a classic sci-fi, some books for #TransGirlApril, and some picture books, plus DNF’d a book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 Nova
2:21 I Hope We Choose Love
4:00 There Are Trans People Here
5:25 The Heartbreak Handshake
8:10 My Neighborhood
8:52 Swimmers
9:47 World Running Down
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Kevvie @CestKevvie
BOOKS MENTIONED
Nova by Samuel R. Delany
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20567462-nova
I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44000539-i-hope-we-choose-love
There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57110402-there-are-trans-people-here
The Heartbreak Handshake by J.R. Hart
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60168776-the-heartbreak-handshake
My Neighborhood by María José Ferrada, Ana Penyas (Illustrator), Kit Maude (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60593183-my-neighborhood
Swimmers by María José Ferrada, Mariana Alcántara (Illustrator), Kit Maude (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60593198-swimmers
World Running Down by Al Hess
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61152848-world-running-down
CONTENT WARNINGS
Nova: violence, injury, body horror, death, torture, ableism
I Hope We Choose Love: transphobia, misgendering, child abuse, sex work, rape, toxic relationships, domestic abuse, exploitation, racism, microaggressions, violence, murder, illness, death
There Are Trans People Here: transphobia, misgendering, illness, suicide
The Heartbreak Handshake: anxiety
My Neighborhood: (none)
Swimmers: (none)
World Running Down: transphobia, dead naming, microaggressions, toxic relationships, abuse, violence, injury, body dysphoria
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 43 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x8KdzY5HWXY/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 43 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of SFF in different subgenres, plus ended up DNFing a book.
TIMESTAMPS
0:19 Fluff 2
2:33 Spy x Family Vol.6
4:10 The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
6:58 Half a Soul
10:00 How the Word is Passed
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
Kazen @AlwaysDoing
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVbVTyK1BXs
BOOKS MENTIONED
Fluff 2 by Ravens Dagger
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/35958/fluff/chapter/836316/fluff-volume-two
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62809045-fluff-2
Spy x Family Vol.6 by Tatsuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56898061-spy-x-family-vol-6
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54829360-the-daughter-of-doctor-moreau
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60717747-half-a-soul
How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55643287-how-the-word-is-passed
CONTENT WARNINGS
Fluff 2: all very mild: [violence, gun violence, injury, (temporary) death, anxiety, sexism]
Spy x Family Vol.6: violence, injury, stalking
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau: suicide, alcoholism, toxic family & romantic relationships, abuse, indentured servitude, colorism, sexism, graphic violence, gun violence, injury, death, body horror, medical experimentation
Half a Soul: child neglect & abuse, poverty, enslavement, war, injury, illness, death, toxic family relationships
How the Word is Passed: racism, slavery, abuse, violence, injury, death, family separation
CONNECT WITH ME
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![Review | Messy Roots [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xL5o39zCviI/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Messy Roots [CC]
I recently read Messy Roots, which is such a great graphic memoir, so I want to tell you all about it!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Messy Roots by Laura Gao
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55867756-messy-roots
CONTENT WARNINGS
Messy Roots: racism, internalized racism, homophobia, toxic family relationships
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Review | Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yBbFRy6LgIA/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency [CC]
Chen Chen has solidified himself as my favorite poet with his newest collection, which I could just read over and over again. Let me share with you why I love his poetry so much, and why this collection is worth picking up!
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67N1liNLKNU
BOOKS MENTIONED
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency by Chen Chen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60183497-your-emergency-contact-has-experienced-an-emergency
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31944953-when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-a-list-of-further-possibilities
CONTENT WARNINGS
Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency: homophobia, illness, death, death of a family member, grief, trauma, anti-Asian hate, mass murder
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities: homophobia, toxic family relationships, racism, microaggressions, illness
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2023 Reads | Weeks 46-48 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ybNd7UtbPng/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Weeks 46-48 [CC]
I’m wrapping up the past few weeks together as a bunch of my reading was covered in my Lovember vlogs. I’ll go over everything else I read, plus briefly wrap up Lovember reads too.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:55 Texts from Jane Eyre
2:22 It’s Navidad, El Cucuy!
3:22 Return to Love
5:46 Under the Meh-stletoe
6:42 Something Wild & Wonderful
7:54 Make a Scene
8:58 Christmas in Rose Bend
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Author Spotlight: Leonor Soliz | Latine Heritage Month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63eOYz8RVA
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Vlog | #Lovember2023 | Week 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi1wJFoalco
Vlog | #Lovember2023 | Week 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v PxT9rsFJrU
BOOKS MENTIONED
Texts from Jane Eyre by Daniel M. Lavery, Amy Landon (Narrator), Zach Villa (Narrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20695981-texts-from-jane-eyre
It’s Navidad, El Cucuy! by Donna Barba Higuera, Juliana Perdomo (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75314733-it-s-navidad-el-cucuy
Return to Love by Leonor Soliz
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198814791-return-to-love
Under the Meh-stletoe by Leonor Soliz
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200773319-under-the-meh-stletoe
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61399138-something-wild-wonderful
Make a Scene by Mimi Grace
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54698575-make-a-scene
Christmas in Rose Bend by Naima Simone
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57906689-christmas-in-rose-bend
CONTENT WARNINGS
Texts from Jane Eyre: (none)
It’s Navidad, El Cucuy!: (none)
Return to Love: death of a family member
Under the Meh-stletoe: injury
Something Wild & Wonderful: homophobia, toxic family relationships, anxiety
Make a Scene: toxic family relationships
Christmas in Rose Bend: death of a family member, trauma, grief
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
