Thats So Poe | 2023 Reads | Week 6 [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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
goodreads.com/book/show/59811378-in-the-black-fantastic
Spy x Family Vol.8 by Tastuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/60321373-spy-x-family-vol-8
The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp
goodreads.com/book/show/59880647-the-wolf-suit
Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin
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
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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
goodreads.com/book/show/59811378-in-the-black-fantastic
Spy x Family Vol.8 by Tastuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/60321373-spy-x-family-vol-8
The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp
goodreads.com/book/show/59880647-the-wolf-suit
Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin
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: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![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
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![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
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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
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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
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![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
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![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
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![Tag | Ratings and Reviews [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z2FlJ_FZtDo/hqdefault.jpg "Tag | Ratings and Reviews [CC]
Sush and I got tagged to do this video, and we ended up having a lot to say!
BOOKTUBER TAG VIDEOS
Original tag by Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuynyN67WI4
I was tagged by Jen @ Remembered Reads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY1n6mJa2Jk
And Sush was tagged by Becca @ ReadBecca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6AhVWVLxgU
TAG PROMPTS
1. Tag folks.
2. How do you know you’ve just finished a good book? Is it a thinking or a feeling response?
3. When you begin to form your review/rating - what is the first question you ask yourself?
4. Do you do star ratings? Why? Why not?
a. If YES
i. Explain your star rating system – what does a good book get in your rating system?
ii. Is your star rating consistent? ie. are all your 5 star books better than all your 4 star books?
b. If NO
i. What language do you use to convey the quality of a book in your reviews?
ii. Does this form an informal rating or ranking?
5. Do you believe every book has its perfect reader? Does this contradict the idea that a book can be “bad”?
6. What book that you hated have you recommended?
7. What makes a book good, bad or great by your evaluation?
8. When evaluating the quality of a book do you have specific criteria or aspects of the book, such as character development, that you consider? Does this change if you are writing an in-depth review vs. just thinking about the book for enjoyment?
9. Do you consider star ratings or ave. ratings when choosing books to read/add to your TBR?
10. Who on BookTube; does reliable and interesting reviews of books that you know you can use to decide if a book is for you or not. What makes their reviews so good?
11. Does that/those booktuber(s) use different language than you to evaluate and review the overall quality of a book?
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Jen @ Remembered Reads
https://www.youtube.com/c/RememberedReads
Becca @ ReadBecca
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadBecca
Rachel @ Kalanadi
https://www.youtube.com/c/Kalanadi
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/user/kristenlaveck
Njeri @ ONYX Pages
https://www.youtube.com/c/ONYXPages
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | Uncanny Magazine Issue #24: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz1hmp_I34w
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41302953-the-witness-for-the-dead
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55145261-the-anthropocene-reviewed
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51777605-the-office-of-historical-corrections
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44436221-interior-chinatown
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43301353-the-space-between-worlds
“The Pill” by Meg Elison in Big Girl
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53052208-big-girl
The Wheel of Time series
https://www.goodreads.com/series/41526-the-wheel-of-time
Penric and Desdemona series
https://www.goodreads.com/series/183152-penric-and-desdemona-publication-order
Uncanny Magazine Issue #24: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41546530-uncanny-magazine-issue-24
Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9532.Ender_s_Shadow
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/375802.Ender_s_Game
The Deep by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42201962-the-deep
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36546128-the-haunting-of-tram-car-015
“Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” by Ted Chiang in Exhalation
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41160292-exhalation
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![Review | Signal to Noise [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zO36crKdEzM/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Signal to Noise [CC]
I recently read Signal to Noise and loved it so much! Here I talk about what made it such a great read.
MY OTHER SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA BOOK REVIEWS
Review | Mexican Gothic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYDOaXYUbbs
Review | Prime Meridian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6FQbqybm_8
Review | The Return of the Sorceress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrkq0Zhk0cg
Review | This Strange Way of Dying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=210hSq-u8_M
Review | Untamed Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuupqvd5w7I
BOOKS MENTIONED
Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609306-signal-to-noise
CONTENT WARNINGS
Signal to Noise: parental alcoholism, toxic family relationships, bullying, violence, injury, illness, infidelity
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![Revisiting Anticipated Releases | 2022 Q2 (Apr, May, Jun) [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zbUcPhHj7dE/hqdefault.jpg "Revisiting Anticipated Releases | 2022 Q2 (Apr, May, Jun) [CC]
Here I revisit 15 books that were on my anticipated releases list from Q2 (Apr, May, Jun) of 2022 to see what I loved, what I DNFd, what Ive lost interest in, and what I still need to pick up.
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKS MENTIONED
High Spirits by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57912352-high-spirits
A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58312060-a-duet-for-home
Woman, Eat Me Whole by Ama Asantewa Diaka
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58079461-woman-eat-me-whole
Sanctuary by Andi C. Buchanan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59684041-sanctuary
Forbidden City by Vanessa Hua
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58621983-forbidden-city
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57127277-kaikeyi
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54102727-siren-queen
The One Who Loves You the Most by Medina
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739417-the-one-who-loves-you-the-most
Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54101798-breathe-and-count-back-from-ten
The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58951004-the-women-s-house-of-detention
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58532200-we-measure-the-earth-with-our-bodies
Ma and Me by Putsata Reang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58772754-ma-and-me
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58587145-woman-of-light
The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58724898-the-grief-of-stones
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41302953-the-witness-for-the-dead
The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59366249-the-dawnhounds
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