MoonyReadsByStarlight | Saga Reading Vlog @moonyreadsbystarlight | Uploaded October 2020 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
I'm Bek (they/them) and here was my experience reading through volumes 2-9 of the comic series, Saga. I was definitely engrossed and loved it. Reflecting after having sat with the books and this vlog for a little while, there were some other issues that I could have looked at more closely, I realize (especially with a few of the background characters). But this was spoiler-free so it's probably for the best (this is definitely long enough as it is). Enjoy watching me constantly making tea and having my mind blown.
Vlog covering Vol 1: youtube.com/watch?v=ZyPUj3ZKO90
Mentioned:
R's Twitter: twitter.com/actualgrantaire
R's Youtube: youtube.com/c/RJenson
Music from BenSound
First Nations COVID Fund: firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund
BLM:
standwithbre.com
justiceforbreonna.org
supportblackwomen.carrd.co
intransitive.org
marshap.org
blacktranstravelfund.com
tgijp.org
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
I'm Bek (they/them) and here was my experience reading through volumes 2-9 of the comic series, Saga. I was definitely engrossed and loved it. Reflecting after having sat with the books and this vlog for a little while, there were some other issues that I could have looked at more closely, I realize (especially with a few of the background characters). But this was spoiler-free so it's probably for the best (this is definitely long enough as it is). Enjoy watching me constantly making tea and having my mind blown.
Vlog covering Vol 1: youtube.com/watch?v=ZyPUj3ZKO90
Mentioned:
R's Twitter: twitter.com/actualgrantaire
R's Youtube: youtube.com/c/RJenson
Music from BenSound
First Nations COVID Fund: firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund
BLM:
standwithbre.com
justiceforbreonna.org
supportblackwomen.carrd.co
intransitive.org
marshap.org
blacktranstravelfund.com
tgijp.org
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
![Reading Wrap-Up || Aug-Oct Reads, Crochet, and Topical TBR Discussion [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uW9nRrCoC0I/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Wrap-Up || Aug-Oct Reads, Crochet, and Topical TBR Discussion [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read the past 3 months. This includes a lot of nonfiction, some young adult fiction, and a childrens picture book. Stay to the end for discussion of some new topical TBRs and to see my crochet projects.
11:29 Topical TBR discussion
13:06 Crochet discussion
Books Mentioned:
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
The Principals of Comunism by Fredrich Engles
A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow
Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price
The Heartbreak Bakery by AR Capetta
Crystal Zodiac by Katie Huang
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Reading and Writing Vlog || National Poetry Month and 48 Hour Superheroes Readathon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uYXBinByWsc/hqdefault.jpg "Reading and Writing Vlog || National Poetry Month and 48 Hour Superheroes Readathon [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is my final reading vlog for April. Little bits of poetry, little bits of reading, and only little bits of faith in humanity that Im trying to hold onto for dear life.
Timestamps:
Intro/Check-in 1 (why am I talking about Top Chef?): 00:00
Poem 1: 02:27
Check-in and Poem 2 and 3: 03:50
Check-in 3 and Poem 4: 08:19
Cat intermission: 10:14
Check-in 4 and Poem 5: 10:44
Check-in 5 and Poem 6: 13:54
Beginning the Superheroes Readathon 18:09
Cat intermission 2: 19:47
Check-in 6 (Nimona wrap-up): 20:02
Check-in 7 (Aphrodite Made Me Do It wrap-up): 23:57
Nubia wrap-up: 27:27
Book Mail: 28:52
Writing wrap-up: 32:18
Reading wrap-up 33:55
Poem 7: 36:31
Books Mentioned:
Captive Genders by Eric A Stanley and Nat Smith
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
People Mentioned:
Bear (Et Tu Brody): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5_VSVesoDYFCeLIbskRYw
Julia (FuzzyFairy): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmP-t_5wUsKfKILHnrkFi7A
Wilmarie (lesbe.reader): https://www.instagram.com/lesbe.reader/
Books and Chamomile: https://www.instagram.com/booksandchamomiletea_/
Important links:
COVID Mutual Aid in India: http://mutualaidindia.com/
Support survivors of anti-Asian hate crimes: https://twitter.com/RedCanarySong/status/1372990146170253318
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Classic Book and Retelling Discussion || The Great Gatsby and The Chosen and the Beautiful [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ud5OQzG5idI/hqdefault.jpg "Classic Book and Retelling Discussion || The Great Gatsby and The Chosen and the Beautiful [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I read The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald and the retelling, The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo, back-to-back and these were my thoughts. This is not totally spoiler-free because I do talk about a lot of details, though I dont talk about the big event at the end of either book.
In here, I discuss themes in The Great Gatsby (primarily themes of the American Dream and critique of the American Dream), racism and antisemetism in the book, and some thoughts on the characters of Nick and Gatsby (talking at length about why I think reading Nick as gay just makes sense). Then I discuss The Chosen and the Beautiful as how it responds to the themes and writing of the original text and some of the queer representation and insight on relationships (though I think its worth noting that what I say in here about particular identities is specific to the characters. I dont want my words to be taken as a commentary on any sexuality its just the situation in this particular book with these characters).
01:04 The Great Gatsby
16:40 Textual evidence that Nick Carraway is gay (I will not be taking criticism at this time)
26:23 The Chosen and the Beautiful
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![#RentReadathon TBR || September Pile of Possibilities [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/up_4LYwRxIg/hqdefault.jpg "#RentReadathon TBR || September Pile of Possibilities [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are some of my reading plans for Septembers RENT Readathon!
Announcement Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg7YcY0LMx8
@KathyTrithardt s TBR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2z7Wy3ymIM
Queerthology IG: https://www.instagram.com/queerthology/
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads")
![September TBR and Library Haul || Sapphic September and Sci-fi September [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vI-thTwhZfQ/hqdefault.jpg "September TBR and Library Haul || Sapphic September and Sci-fi September [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is my TBR for the upcoming month and a haul from my last trip to the library. I have a few graphic novels, memoir, scifi, nonfiction, and several other things planned to read.
#Scifi September: https://twitter.com/SciFiSeptember
#SapphicSeptember host: https://www.instagram.com/manicfemme/
Account Mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/cosmicbooknook/
Books Mentioned:
Basic Principals of Marxism-Leninism: A Primer by Jose Maria Sison
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Discourse of Colonialism by Aimé Césaire
Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku
March Book Three by John Lewis
This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Failure to Communicate by Kaia Sønderby
The Gentrification of the Mind by Sarah Schulman
You Will Get through This Night by Daniel Howell
Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? by Mumia Abu-Jamal
Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Johnny Garza Villa
How Fascism Works: the Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley
Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing Americas Heartland by Jonathan Metzl
Important Links:
Support survivors of anti-Asian hate crimes: https://twitter.com/RedCanarySong/status/1372990146170253318
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Whats Your Pronoun by Dennis Baron || Standalone Book Review [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vwl7DNE9qvI/hqdefault.jpg "Whats Your Pronoun by Dennis Baron || Standalone Book Review [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these were my thoughts on Whats Your Pronoun: Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron. This was a history of pronouns and provided discussion about current discourse around pronouns.
01:46 Summary chapter-by-chapter
13:43 Reaction/critique
30: 24 Summary/Wrap-up
Educate yourself, contact your representatives, and support Palestinians where you can: https://decolonizepalestine.com/
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads")
![February Wrap-Up || VaLITines and the Black Lit Challenge [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wFadicTLc84/hqdefault.jpg "February Wrap-Up || VaLITines and the Black Lit Challenge [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are the books I read in February. Lots of graphic novels and unfinished nonfiction.
People mentioned:
Brianna (Rad Reads) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFDSgzcZsjOi8XnWD2TlKg
Ariel (She Wants the Diction) https://www.youtube.com/c/SheWantstheDiction
Books Mentioned
The Girl from the Other Side Vol 3 by Nagbe
The Times I Knew I was Gay by Eleanore Crewes
The Black Panther Party: a Graphic Novel History by David Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson
We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protesting, and Possibility by Marc Lamont Hill
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston
Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex edited by Eric Stanley and Nat Smith
Breaking the Walls of Silence: AIDS and Women in a New York State Maximum Security Prison by The Members of the ACE Program
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Important Links:
Texas Mutual Aid: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mutualaidhou
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hhttps://endsars.carrd.co/
More on EndSARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![December TBR || Queer Lit Readathon, 24 in 7 Catch Up Readathon, and More [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wUjkkH0KS4Q/hqdefault.jpg "December TBR || Queer Lit Readathon, 24 in 7 Catch Up Readathon, and More [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here are my reading plans for December! Lots of short books, poetry, graphic novels, and more!
Queer Lit Readathon (be sure to check out the bingo board that I forgot to edit in 🙃): https://www.instagram.com/queer_lit/
24in7: https://www.instagram.com/24in7mix_n_match_readathon/
Books Mentioned:
A Country of Ghosts by Margaret Kiljoy
The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
After the Witch Hunt by Megan Falley
Shame is an Ocean I Can Swim Across by Mary Lambert
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Love on the Other Side by Nagabe
Some Things I Still Cant Tell You by Misha Collins
Lessons in Liberation: An Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators
What Youre Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte
Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi
Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo
Let the Record Show by Sarah Schulman
Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
We Want it All edited by Kay Gabriel and Andrea Abi-Karam
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![February TBR || Blackathon, Black Lit Challenge, VaLITines, and more! [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wvenYBg5Azk/hqdefault.jpg "February TBR || Blackathon, Black Lit Challenge, VaLITines, and more! [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here are the books that I am planning on reading in February.
Blackathon: https://twitter.com/Blackathon1
Black Lit Challenge: https://twitter.com/BlackLitChal
Buzzwordathon: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1111928-buzzwordathon
VaLITines: https://twitter.com/readvaLITines
Climate Fiction Book Club: https://twitter.com/ClifiBookClub
Briannas Library: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFDSgzcZsjOi8XnWD2TlKg
Sage Reads: https://www.youtube.com/c/SageReads/videos
A bit about Katrina Haslip (open in incognito if it says youre out of views): https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/15/weekinreview/conversations-katrina-haslip-an-aids-activist-who-helped-women-get-help-earlier.html
Books Mentioned:
Assata by Assata Shakut
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Breaking the Walls of Silence AIDS and Women in a New York State Maximum Security Prison by Members of ACE
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston
The Purpose of Power by Alicia Garza
War Girls by Tochi Onybuchi
Sontag by Benjamin Moser
Komi Cant Communicate by Tomohito Oda
Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Important Links:
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Philippians Relief: https://redcross.org.ph/
-About: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54759868
EndSARS: hhttps://endsars.carrd.co/
More on EndSARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m_W_BEmxI&ab_channel=BlackProseClub
BLM: https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
Help Black and trans people: intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Recent Trans Reads and Rambling About Solidarity [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x0-VQutPTvo/hqdefault.jpg "Recent Trans Reads and Rambling About Solidarity [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I talk about a couple of books that have made me feel seen or uplifted in the past few days.
Anti-trans nonsense happening right now (on the anniversary of the Pulse shooting, after recent murders of trans people and JKRd mess):
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/12/868073068/transgender-health-protections-reversed-by-trump-administration?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR03ty71VbWJDGKFnX68woP1gkteK6x8Ke2IcWxAVUCWk79lKra4Cjzl68g
Help Black trans women:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/dominiquefells?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sending-riah-home?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
https://www.change.org/p/reinstate-laws-that-protect-lgbt-people-s-right-to-healthcare
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/trump-admin-to-dismantle-trans-rights-tell-them-no?source=twitter&
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Books Mentioned:
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon https://www.alokvmenon.com/store
Trans Liberation by Leslie Fienberg
All Boys Arent Blue by George M Johnson (This is also the Enby Book club pick for June!)
All Boys Arent Blue Reviews:
BowtiesAndBooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeW1BFN_gFo
Cabe Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1RNWw2mIU
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
