battlepoet rated Sister outsider: 5 stars
This book taught me to read slowly. Loved it.
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battlepoet reviewed The Honey Month by Amal El-Mohtar
Review of 'The Honey Month' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
battlepoet reviewed To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through …
Review of 'To Be Taught, If Fortunate' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Fantastic! I loved this so much. The joy, the love, the queerness. Wow! I look forward to reading more of her work.
battlepoet reviewed The Banished Immortal by Ha Jin
Review of 'The Banished Immortal' on 'Goodreads'
This book was the biography of a Chinese poet unknown to me, Li Bai. He’s so well known that if I had asked my Chinese students about him, they would know who he is. It was a fun read, although his parenting and husband skills were awful which was rather frustrating.
I recently learned he's one of China's most famous poets, so clearly I need to go take a look at his work!
This book was the biography of a Chinese poet unknown to me, Li Bai. He’s so well known that if I had asked my Chinese students about him, they would know who he is. It was a fun read, although his parenting and husband skills were awful which was rather frustrating.
I recently learned he's one of China's most famous poets, so clearly I need to go take a look at his work!
battlepoet reviewed Blessings of Fire and Ice by Connla Freyjason
Review of 'Blessings of Fire and Ice' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This is a book of poetry for the heathen liturgical year. If you are a heathen who likes poetry, you might enjoy this! There's lots of poems here you could use in ritual.
I like his poems well enough, but… there’s a lot of “I” statements in these poems. It threw me off sometimes, because I guess I expected the poetry to be more deity-centric? There's a strong thread between the devotee and the divine, certainly. That might work for some folks! I think the issue is that forcing myself to read the same poet every day is a bit intense--picking it up randomly for light reading might work better for me.
On the whole though, it’s nice to read heathen poetry and think about the deities I worship, rather than read Christian poetry and try to distantly sorta-kinda relate it to the deities I worship.
This is a book of poetry for the heathen liturgical year. If you are a heathen who likes poetry, you might enjoy this! There's lots of poems here you could use in ritual.
I like his poems well enough, but… there’s a lot of “I” statements in these poems. It threw me off sometimes, because I guess I expected the poetry to be more deity-centric? There's a strong thread between the devotee and the divine, certainly. That might work for some folks! I think the issue is that forcing myself to read the same poet every day is a bit intense--picking it up randomly for light reading might work better for me.
On the whole though, it’s nice to read heathen poetry and think about the deities I worship, rather than read Christian poetry and try to distantly sorta-kinda relate it to the deities I worship.
battlepoet reviewed Broken Places & Outer Spaces by Nnedi Okorafor
Review of 'Broken Places & Outer Spaces' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
If you enjoy this author, you’ll enjoy this small, short biography she wrote.
battlepoet rated Poèmes du thé: 4 stars
Rikyū Sen: Poèmes du thé (French language, 2005, Editions Alternatives)
Poèmes du thé by Rikyū Sen (Collection Pollen)
battlepoet reviewed The Daughter of Odren by Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea Cycle, #Short 1)
The Daughter of Odren is a short story of betrayal and revenge set in the …
Review of 'The Daughter of Odren (Kindle Single)' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Ebook. A short story set in the world of Earthsea, although you don’t need to know the world to follow the story. I have to be careful reading LeGuin’s work now, as she has passed on and there is a limit to how much work of hers there is left for me to read. Here, LeGuin returns to writing about women in Earthsea.
Some of you may know that this was a struggle for her: to move away from male characters and figure out women’s roles in her own work. In this story, there is a stone that has a spirit in it. A woman visits it every day to feed it. She speaks of vengeance.
Why?
You read on to find out.
battlepoet reviewed Saint Joan by Bernard Shaw (Penguin classics)
Review of 'Saint Joan' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A play about the life of Joan of Arc. I liked this quite a bit. It was funny. There was a good balance of Joan’s fervent belief and varying degrees of belief from other characters, offering skepticism, faith, and desperation. The ending was too religious for me, but then again, she is a saint. If you like Joan of Arc and want to know what famous authors have said about her, this is worth a read. I’d like to read Mark Twain’s book about her eventually.
battlepoet reviewed Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
Have you ever seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in …
Review of 'Hallucinations' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Well-written, but tough to read if you suffer from any of the issues he writes about!
battlepoet reviewed Red Men And White by Owen Wister
Review of 'Red Men And White' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Hilarious, heart-warming, gay read.
battlepoet rated Case of Possession, A: 4 stars
Case of Possession, A by K. J. Charles
Magic in the blood. Danger in the streets.
Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as …
battlepoet reviewed A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland
A young storyteller must embrace his own skills—and the power of stories—to save a nation …
Review of 'A Choir of Lies' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
So intriguing. Hard to put down. Had the pleasure of 'meeting' the author in a trans/non-binary book club. What a delight.
So intriguing. Hard to put down. Had the pleasure of 'meeting' the author in a trans/non-binary book club. What a delight.
battlepoet reviewed In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
Despite his aversion to war, work, and most people (human or otherwise), teenaged Elliott, a …
Review of 'In Other Lands' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Such a hilarious, clever, thoughtful read. I'll be rereading this for years to come.
Such a hilarious, clever, thoughtful read. I'll be rereading this for years to come.
battlepoet reviewed Finna by Nino Cipri
Review of 'Finna' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Hilarious & fun.