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Book Review: Year of No Garbage by Eve O. Schaub
A vivid and horrifying picture of the trap we’ve built for ourselves.
Book Review: Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz by Garth Nix
It was a fun read with some concepts I’ve not seen in other fantasy books.
Book Review: In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
The entire work is completely charming, in the most magical sense of the word.
Book Review: Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows
On the list of books I want to revisit every few years.
Book Review: Feeding Each Other by Nicole Civita and Michelle Auerbach
Inspirational and unflaggingly optimistic despite the serious nature of the problem addressed.
Book Review: Our Fermented Lives, A History: How Fermented Foods Have Shapes Cultures and Communities by Julia Skinner
This book was a good read that I recommend to anyone who wishes to consume and create more mindfully.
Book Review: The Witch King by Martha Wells
It’s a solid story with well-rounded characters set in a meticulously crafted world.
Book Review: The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
The story builds well upon the foundation laid in the first book.
Book Review: Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
It was an entertaining read, worth seeking out if you’re lowercase-b-biblically inclined.
Book Review: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
By the end of it, I was grateful to know that I wouldn’t need to wait more than a few weeks for the second book to be available.
Book Review: Danger and Other Unknown Risks: A Graphic Novel by Ryan North and Erica Henderson
There’s magic! And dimension hopping! And a talking dog!
Book Review: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Liu’s writing remains as skillful here as in his short fiction
A weighty tome
A recent acquisition got me wondering, ‘Of all the books that I own, which one is the heaviest?’
Book Review: The Sword of Midras by Tracy Hickman and Richard Garriott
If you’re looking for the usual fantasy fare, then this will fit the bill in an inoffensive and diverting enough way.
Book Review: The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky
If you’ve ever wondered about the relationship between macaron, macaroon, and macaroni, then this is the book for you.
Book Review: Digger Unearthed by Ursula Vernon
I enjoyed every single nibble of this work and was sad when it was finally over.
Book Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Jack Zipes
If you like the comparative literature thing, or folk tales, then you’ll probably enjoy this book.
Book Review: Rethinking Thin by Gina Kolata
A valuable work that I want to hand to everyone who mentions they’re on a diet
Book Review: Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
It’s a Nnedi Okorafor book. Of course I enjoyed it.
Book Review: Set Phasers on Stun by Steven Casey
This book was a great read. I’m glad I got to it more than ten years after my initial deep dive into failure.