Our ideas of what makes a good life for a dog are often based on our ideas of what makes a good life for a human, and those in turn are often based on white supremacist, patriarchal, and capitalist ideas.
Book Blog
Book Review: A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
As you might have guessed from the title, A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock is about Frankensteining up a monster out of plants and mushrooms.
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
I think this book is really approachable, because Oluo uses accessible language, her real-life experiences, and examples of how we can be better.
Book Review: Pinocchio (abridged) by Carlo Collodi
I’ve never read the entire original Pinocchio. I’ve watched the Disney movie, and I seem to recall reading some excerpts or short versions of the original story, and I had heard that the full thing was a lot weirder and darker than the Disney movie (as is usually the case), but friends, I was not prepared for how weird and dark it was.
Book Review: Non-Binary Lives Essay Collection
If you’re looking for a few dozen snapshots of some of the different ways to be non-binary and the various experiences that can come with it, then check out Non-Binary Lives, edited by Jos Twist, Ben Vincent, Meg-John Barker, and Kat Gupta.
Book Review: Projections by S.E. Porter
Projections is too long. And the weird thing is, every scene does serve to either reveal something about the characters or advance the story in some way, but it still feels like it drags on.
Book Review: We Are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga
As I’ve said before, I like doing Book Bingo challenges because they help me discover books I might not have read otherwise. For example, We Are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga.
Book Review: Spirals in Time by Helen Scales
As part of my continuing effort to learn at least a little bit about as many animals as possible in my lifetime, I recently listened to the audiobook version of Spirals in Time by Helen Scales.
Book Review: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner scratched my epic fantasy itch while sticking to a more manageable page count, and giving me a more diverse cast of characters than I ever got back in the 90s and early 00s.
Book Review: The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu is a science fiction retelling of the story of Aladdin. But it’s also a story about revolution. And a story about personhood. And there’s also a robot fighting tournament.