Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi (Trans. Jonathan Wright) Contemporary Fiction / Magical Realism 281 pages Published in Arabic in 2013, in English 2018 This book won at least two awards; the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and France’s Grand Prize for Fantasy, and the author had previously been named one of the 39 best … Continue reading
Gender Outlaw – On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstein Memoir / Nonfiction / Gender Theory 299 pages Published 2016 (1st edition pub. 1994) This book has one of the best forewords I’ve ever seen. Bornstein explains that since 1994, when the book was first published, language has changed a lot, … Continue reading
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences. This week’s quote is from Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated from its original Arabic by Jonathan Wright. The cat escaped once … Continue reading
And I Darken / Now I Rise / Bright We Burn by Kiersten White Alternate History 475 / 476 / 416 pages Published 2016 / 2017 / 2018 I’ve heard a lot about this trilogy, but it was a close friend of mine gushing about it that finally brought it to the top of my … Continue reading
Well, I made up for last week! I picked up five titles that I’m super excited about this week. Superman: Dawnbreaker is the fourth title in the DC Icons series; I have previously read Wonder Woman: Warbringer, Batman: Nightwalker, and Catwoman: Soulstealer. I wish they were a little more connected to each other, but … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is your summer TBR list. I’m going to try to make this not just a hodgepodge of my last few Library Loot posts, though those are definitely all on my summer TBR list! You can find a linkup on … Continue reading
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