Thats So Poe | 2023 Reads | Week 7 [CC] @ThatsSoPoe | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
This week I read a wide range of books and had a pretty wide range of experiences with them, plus I’m wrapping up some HarperCollins titles now that the strike is over.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:33 The Shame Machine
2:35 Shubeik Lubeik
3:58 Solito
5:19 Iveliz Explains It All
7:16 That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon
8:47 We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled
10:14 The Dispossessed
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Emma @OverstuffedShelf
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Solito by Javier Zamora | Book Review
youtube.com/watch?v=1y-W2p6B5bE
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Shame Machine by Cathy O’Neil
goodreads.com/book/show/59342743-the-shame-machine
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil
goodreads.com/book/show/28186015-weapons-of-math-destruction
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed
goodreads.com/book/show/62594914-shubeik-lubeik
Solito by Javier Zamora
goodreads.com/book/show/59900688-solito
Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango
goodreads.com/book/show/60372447-iveliz-explains-it-all
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
goodreads.com/book/show/58648147-that-time-i-got-drunk-and-saved-a-demon
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled by Wendy Pearlman, Erin Bennett (Narrator), Assaf Cohen (Narrator), Susan Nezami (Narrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/32051585-we-crossed-a-bridge-and-it-trembled
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
goodreads.com/book/show/54297097-the-dispossessed
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
End to HarperCollins Union Strike
twitter.com/hcpunion/status/1626296434348654593
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Shame Machine: systemic inequality, shame, fatphobia, trauma, extreme poverty, drug addiction, rape, sexual abuse, sexism, racism
Shubeik Lubeik: injury, violence, death, illness, sexism, domestic abuse, mental health shaming, depression, animal abuse, colonialism, imprisonment, child marriage
Solito: racism, injury, illness
Iveliz Explains It All: trauma, grief, bullying, self-harm ideation, illness, mental health shaming, death of a family member
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: violence, injury
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: war, torture, injury, death, family separation, trauma, displacement
The Dispossessed: bullying, trauma, depression, family separation, sexism, sexual assault
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
This week I read a wide range of books and had a pretty wide range of experiences with them, plus I’m wrapping up some HarperCollins titles now that the strike is over.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:33 The Shame Machine
2:35 Shubeik Lubeik
3:58 Solito
5:19 Iveliz Explains It All
7:16 That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon
8:47 We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled
10:14 The Dispossessed
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Emma @OverstuffedShelf
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Solito by Javier Zamora | Book Review
youtube.com/watch?v=1y-W2p6B5bE
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Shame Machine by Cathy O’Neil
goodreads.com/book/show/59342743-the-shame-machine
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil
goodreads.com/book/show/28186015-weapons-of-math-destruction
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed
goodreads.com/book/show/62594914-shubeik-lubeik
Solito by Javier Zamora
goodreads.com/book/show/59900688-solito
Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango
goodreads.com/book/show/60372447-iveliz-explains-it-all
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
goodreads.com/book/show/58648147-that-time-i-got-drunk-and-saved-a-demon
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled by Wendy Pearlman, Erin Bennett (Narrator), Assaf Cohen (Narrator), Susan Nezami (Narrator)
goodreads.com/book/show/32051585-we-crossed-a-bridge-and-it-trembled
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
goodreads.com/book/show/54297097-the-dispossessed
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
End to HarperCollins Union Strike
twitter.com/hcpunion/status/1626296434348654593
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Shame Machine: systemic inequality, shame, fatphobia, trauma, extreme poverty, drug addiction, rape, sexual abuse, sexism, racism
Shubeik Lubeik: injury, violence, death, illness, sexism, domestic abuse, mental health shaming, depression, animal abuse, colonialism, imprisonment, child marriage
Solito: racism, injury, illness
Iveliz Explains It All: trauma, grief, bullying, self-harm ideation, illness, mental health shaming, death of a family member
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: violence, injury
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: war, torture, injury, death, family separation, trauma, displacement
The Dispossessed: bullying, trauma, depression, family separation, sexism, sexual assault
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe
![2023 Reads | Week 7 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B727sbqlDEY/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Week 7 [CC]
This week I read a wide range of books and had a pretty wide range of experiences with them, plus I’m wrapping up some HarperCollins titles now that the strike is over.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:33 The Shame Machine
2:35 Shubeik Lubeik
3:58 Solito
5:19 Iveliz Explains It All
7:16 That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon
8:47 We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled
10:14 The Dispossessed
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Emma @OverstuffedShelf
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Solito by Javier Zamora | Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y-W2p6B5bE
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Shame Machine by Cathy O’Neil
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59342743-the-shame-machine
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28186015-weapons-of-math-destruction
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62594914-shubeik-lubeik
Solito by Javier Zamora
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59900688-solito
Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60372447-iveliz-explains-it-all
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58648147-that-time-i-got-drunk-and-saved-a-demon
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled by Wendy Pearlman, Erin Bennett (Narrator), Assaf Cohen (Narrator), Susan Nezami (Narrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32051585-we-crossed-a-bridge-and-it-trembled
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54297097-the-dispossessed
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
End to HarperCollins Union Strike
https://twitter.com/hcpunion/status/1626296434348654593
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Shame Machine: systemic inequality, shame, fatphobia, trauma, extreme poverty, drug addiction, rape, sexual abuse, sexism, racism
Shubeik Lubeik: injury, violence, death, illness, sexism, domestic abuse, mental health shaming, depression, animal abuse, colonialism, imprisonment, child marriage
Solito: racism, injury, illness
Iveliz Explains It All: trauma, grief, bullying, self-harm ideation, illness, mental health shaming, death of a family member
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon: violence, injury
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: war, torture, injury, death, family separation, trauma, displacement
The Dispossessed: bullying, trauma, depression, family separation, sexism, sexual assault
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2021 Reads | Week 46 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BykHwZ4bwtM/hqdefault.jpg "2021 Reads | Week 46 [CC]
This week I read a number of different things, some of which I loved, some of which I DNF’d.
TIMESTAMPS
0:17 New Spring
3:51 Feathers
6:15 How to Fail at Flirting
8:41 Yes, I’m Hot in This
9:47 The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @ BookWhimsy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyPRQsOqX3Rf0kXwoSRb7w
Olive @ abookolive
https://www.youtube.com/c/abookolive
Jen @ Remembered Reads
https://www.youtube.com/c/RememberedReads
Kristen @ Kristenelle - SFF Reader
https://www.youtube.com/user/kristenlaveck
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | The Fastest Way to Fall | Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0JOD38DH9Y
BOOKS MENTIONED
New Spring by Robert Jordan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8892653-new-spring
Feathers by Thor Hanson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18994701-feathers
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52057698-how-to-fail-at-flirting
Yes, I’m Hot in This by Huda Fahmy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40538900-yes-i-m-hot-in-this
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56898076-the-inheritance-of-orqu-dea-divina
CONTENT WARNINGS
New Spring: injury, violence, death, sexism, classism
Feathers: animal injury & death, mild gore
How to Fail at Flirting: domestic abuse, trauma, PTSD, sexual harassment, physical & sexual assault
Yes, I’m Hot in This: racism, microaggressions
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina: racism, child neglect, toxic family relationships
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 30 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CAiT6aFCr0M/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 30 [CC]
This week I read some awesome books, as well as some that were okay but not my style.
TIMESTAMPS
0:18 Between Two Kingdoms
2:23 Maya and the Return of the Godlings
5:03 The Round House
7:42 Spellbound
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Leo @pdxleo
BOOKS MENTIONED
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50743767-between-two-kingdoms
Invisible by Michele Lent Hirsch,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33931697-invisible
Maya and the Return of the Godlings by Rena Barron
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48712797-maya-and-the-return-of-the-godlings
Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45868801-maya-and-the-rising-dark
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13602426-the-round-house
Spellbound by Bishakh Som
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50483509-spellbound
CONTENT WARNINGS
Between Two Kingdoms: illness, hospitalization, death, grief, trauma, toxic relationship
Maya and the Return of the Godlings: illness, injury, war, death of a family member
The Round House: rape, trauma, PTSD, alcholism, underage alcohol & drug abuse, injury, hospitalization, car accident, death, ableism, graphic animal death
Spellbound: toxic relationships
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 6 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CGaZPF8BYHs/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 6 [CC]
This week I read a bunch of short things and really enjoyed them!
TIMESTAMPS
0:15 FIYAH Magazine
3:16 A Snake Falls to Earth
5:13 Neverforgotten
7:32 Oksi
9:11 The People Could Fly
10:30 Nina
11:48 The Best of All Possible Worlds
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Reija @ The Book Finch
https://www.youtube.com/c/Bofinkins
Angela @ Literature Science Alliance
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo-HASiBd0Iidab6L-tydUA
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Literature Science Alliance | NEW ALL TIME FAVORITE | The Best of All Possible Worlds Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tCvyNFa_LI
BOOKS MENTIONED
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #18
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57824224-fiyah-magazine-of-black-speculative-fiction-issue-18
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #20
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59562872-fiyah-literary-magazine-of-black-speculative-fiction-issue-20-autumn-2
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56036276-a-snake-falls-to-earth
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49089632-elatsoe
Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, Iván Rickenmann (Illustrator), Aida Salazar (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817368-neverforgotten
Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu, Silja-Maaria Aronpuro (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817372-oksi
The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton, Leo & Diane Dillon (Illustrators)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228034.The_People_Could_Fly
Nina by Traci N. Todd, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57286019-nina
The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15743440-the-best-of-all-possible-worlds
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12959951-redemption-in-indigo
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
Levine Querido Publishing
https://www.levinequerido.com/
CONTENT WARNINGS
FIYAH Literary Magazine Issue #20: car accident, death of a family member, seizures, prejudice, microaggressions, worker exploitation, battle, injury, police brutality, murder
A Snake Falls to Earth: ecological disaster, extinction, illness, injury, gun violence
Neverforgotten: injury, illness, death
Oksi: violence, murder, death of a family member, gore, toxic family relationships, isolation
The People Could Fly: enslavement, torture, injury, child abuse
Nina: racism, murder
The Best of All Possible Worlds: emotional abuse, slavery, injury
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Review | Arboreality [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CHO8hX90eLU/hqdefault.jpg "Review | Arboreality [CC]
Recently I read Arboreality and thought it was just such a stunning cli-fi novella. Let me tell you all about why I loved it so much!
BOOKS MENTIONED
Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61259096-arboreality
CONTENT WARNINGS
Arboreality: ecological disaster, injury, illness, fire, displacement, death
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2023 Reads | Weeks 19 & 20 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cm0CQgt2d34/hqdefault.jpg "2023 Reads | Weeks 19 & 20 [CC]
The past two weeks have been a bit busy for me, so I’m combining my wrap-up, but I still have some excellent books to talk about (plus, some DNFs).
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:20 Messy Roots
1:06 Marya Khan and the Fabulous Jasmine Garden
2:22 Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim
4:38 Realm of Ash
6:25 Red Paint
7:46 Second Chance at Rancho Lindo
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
BookWhimsy | Second Chance At Rancho Lindo by Sabrina Sol | Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJlFipURiA
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | The Books of Ambha by Tasha Suri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBw14odd5tE
BOOKS MENTIONED
Messy Roots by Laura Gao
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55867756-messy-roots
Marya Khan and the Fabulous Jasmine Garden by Saadia Faruqi, Ani Bushry (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61783781-marya-khan-and-the-fabulous-jasmine-garden
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61356589-imposter-syndrome-and-other-confessions-of-alejandra-kim
Realm of Ash by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43192642-realm-of-ash
Red Paint by Sasha LaPointe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58903070-red-paint
Second Chance at Rancho Lindo by Sabrina Sol
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60568487-second-chance-at-rancho-lindo
CONTENT WARNINGS
Messy Roots: racism, internalized racism, homophobia, toxic family relationships
Marya Khan and the Fabulous Jasmine Garden: (none)
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim: death of a family member, suicide, depression, grief, toxic family relationships, racism, homophobia, microaggressions
Realm of Ash: genocide, mass murder, PTSD, imperialist subjugation of a people, racism, blood magic, bodily injury, death of a family member
Red Paint: child sexual assault, trauma, PTSD, homelessness, genocide, illness, death, death of a family member, toxic relationships
Second Chance at Rancho Lindo: toxic family relationships, injury
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Series Review | The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CvLb0mlxvfQ/hqdefault.jpg "Series Review | The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman [CC]
If you like mysteries with excellent characters, a ton of humor, and equal parts cozy and thrilling, the Thursday Murder Club series is such a perfect one to pick up. Let me tell you about why I love this series so much!
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46000520-the-thursday-murder-club
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55457493-the-man-who-died-twice
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58957615-the-bullet-that-missed
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62226126-the-last-devil-to-die
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Thursday Murder Club: murder, suicide, euthanasia, unhealthy relationship with food, drug trade
The Man Who Died Twice: murder, illness, violence, injury, trauma, infidelity
The Bullet That Missed: murder, gun violence, imprisonment, bullying, kidnapping
The Last Devil to Die: illness, violence, death, death of a family member, suicide
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![2022 Reads | Week 40 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D7FRTzqaCQ0/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 40 [CC]
This week I finished some buddy reads and some neat middle grade.
TIMESTAMPS
0:14 The Warden
2:22 State Tectonics
4:41 Aviva vs the Dybbuk
6:43 Dawn Raid
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Becca @ReadBecca
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206368.The_Warden
State Tectonics by Malka Older
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36452099-state-tectonics
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739419-aviva-vs-the-dybbuk
Dawn Raid by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith, Mat Hunkin (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54817883-dawn-raid
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Warden: illness, classism, bullying
State Tectonics: violence, injury, bombing, terrorism
Aviva vs the Dybbuk: death of a family member, grief, trauma, depression, mental health struggles, isolation, antisemitism, hate crimes, injury, illness
Dawn Raid: racism, police brutality, injury
CONNECT WITH ME
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12431045-that-s-so-poe")
![Publisher Spotlight | Levine Querido [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DFLz-LICOvQ/hqdefault.jpg "Publisher Spotlight | Levine Querido [CC]
Levine Querido is an amazing new kid lit publisher that has been doing excellent work, so I want to tell you about why I like them so much and recommend a few of their books!
TIMESTAMPS
0:25 About Levine Querido
2:11 Picture Books
3:54 Middle Grade
6:27 YA
LEVINE QUERIDO WEBSITE
https://www.levinequerido.com/
BOOKS MENTIONED
Osnat and Her Dove by Sigal Samuel, Vali Mintzi (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54503782-osnat-and-her-dove
Gibberish by Young Vo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739418-gibberish
Shy Willow by Cat Min
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54503780-shy-willow
A is for Bee by Ellen Heck
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739421-a-is-for-bee
The Wanderer by Peter Van den Ende
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50999306-the-wanderer
The Four Questions by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Ori Sherman (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/541826.The_Four_Questions
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44318533-lupe-wong-won-t-dance
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817365-the-last-cuentista
Neverforgotten by Alejandra Algorta, Ivan Rickenmann (Illustrator), Aida Salazar (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817368-neverforgotten
Dawn Raid by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith, Mat Hunkin (Illustrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54817883-dawn-raid
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58739419-aviva-vs-the-dybbuk
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49089632-elatsoe
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56036276-a-snake-falls-to-earth
Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu, Silja-Maaria Aronpuro (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56817372-oksi
CONNECT WITH ME
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![2022 Reads | Week 48 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DPdvi4S2EZk/hqdefault.jpg "2022 Reads | Week 48 [CC]
This week I finished up a bunch of things I’d been reading for a while, plus got in a few more romances for the end of Lovember.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:23 Terraform
2:18 The Oleander Sword
3:45 A Rover’s Story
5:10 Disability Visibility
6:17 West Side Love Story
8:34 Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure
10:43 Easy Beauty
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Angela @LiteratureScienceAlliance
Kristen @KristenelleSFFReader
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Review | The Oleander Sword
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAJBSoT0aP8
BOOKS MENTIONED
Terraform ed. by Brian Merchant, Claire L. Evans
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693611-terraform
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53446712-the-oleander-sword
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60091384-a-rover-s-story
Disability Visibility ed. by Alice Wong, Alejandra Ospina (Narrator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51456746-disability-visibility
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59088703-west-side-love-story
Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44084867-mrs-martin-s-incomparable-adventure
Easy Beauty by Chloé Cooper Jones
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58438546-easy-beauty
CONTENT WARNINGS
Terraform: worker exploitation, child labor, imprisonment, enslavement, violence, gun violence, injury, war, death, genocide, body horror, dismemberment, assisted suicide, depression, suicide, illness, addiction, medical experimentation, unwanted pregnancy, forced sterilization, death of a family member, family separation, deportation, isolation, toxic family relationships, bullying, abuse, verbal abuse, sexual assault, trauma, ableism, sexism, racism, colonialism, ecological disaster, gentrification, animal cruelty/death
The Oleander Sword: war, violence, injury, body horror, death, human sacrifice, suicide, loss of bodily autonomy, torture, religious extremism, child & domestic abuse, family separation
A Rover’s Story: injury, illness, grief
Disability Visibility: (see beginning of each essay in book for list of content warnings)
West Side Love Story: death of a family member, child abandonment, trauma, sexism
Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure: sexism, ageism, rape, toxic family relationships
Easy Beauty: ableism
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This week I read a bunch of varied things, some of which I loved, and some of which weren’t quite for me.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:17 The Dispossessed
1:26 Kiss Me, Catalina
3:57 Cryptid Club
4:54 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
7:35 Uncommon Charm
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Reija @TheBookFinch
BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
The Book Finch | Best Books I Read in 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS87qFb7sTk
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54297097-the-dispossessed
Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61131311-kiss-me-catalina
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59088703-west-side-love-story
Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60320162-cryptid-club
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, Anton Hur (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808426-i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki
Uncommon Charm by Emily Bergslien, Kat Weaver
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57132720-uncommon-charm
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
HaperCollins Union Strike
https://linktr.ee/hcpunion
CONTENT WARNINGS
The Dispossessed: bullying, trauma, depression, family separation, sexism, sexual assault
Kiss Me, Catalina: patriarchy, machismo, family separation, family abandonment, trauma
Cryptid Club: anxiety
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: anxiety, depression, negative self-talk, domestic abuse, toxic relationships
Uncommon Charm: child sexual abuse, injury, gun violence, death of a family member, self-harm
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This week I read a couple of short things, plus I wrap up the books I read for the vlog I posted a few days ago.
TIMESTAMPS
0:19 A Prefect’s Uncle
1:28 One Bed for Christmas
3:29 The Smell of Other People’s Houses
4:18 Mean
5:09 Pasty
6:20 Witchlings
7:45 Acting on Impulse
BOOKTUBERS MENTIONED
Cynthia @bookwhimsy
MY PREVIOUS BOOKTUBE VIDEOS MENTIONED
Series Review | Balwin Village by Jackie Lau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfl42Io5HA
Reading Vlog | Great Minds Think Alike (Featuring Cynthia @BookWhimsy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7vYwOHh3kc
BOOKS MENTIONED
A Prefect’s Uncle by P.G. Wodehouse
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19198084-a-prefect-s-uncle
One Bed for Christmas by Jackie Lau
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43228383-one-bed-for-christmas
The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19370304-the-smell-of-other-people-s-houses
Mean by Myriam Gurba
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34381333-mean
Pasty by Nicole Dennis-Benn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41817523-patsy
Witchlings by Caribel A. Ortega
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57468730-witchlings
Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33783458-acting-on-impulse
CONTENT WARNINGS
A Prefect’s Uncle: bullying
One Bed for Christmas: illness
The Smell of Other People’s Houses: animal death & gore, child neglect & sexual abuse, domestic abuse, alcoholism, unintended pregnancy, injury, death of a family member, plane & vehicle accidents, trauma, mental health issues, poverty
Pasty: child neglect/sexual abuse, unintended pregnancy, miscarriage, domestic abuse, extreme poverty, toxic family & romantic relationships, infidelity, depression, eating disorders, suicide attempt, racism, microaggressions
Mean: rape, child sexual abuse, trauma, eating disorders, suicide attempts, murder, racism, microaggressions, graphic bodily functions/violence
Witchlings: bullying, injury, murder, death of a family member, child neglect/abuse, discrimination, worker exploitation
Acting on Impulse: graphical sex scenes, relationship with a client
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