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The Blade Between by Sam J. Miller
★★★★☆
Read in 2022
It's gay and made me cry. Beautifully written. Only 4 stars because the ending was a bit too sad for me.
The Black Mage by Daniel Barnes and D.J. Kirkland
★★★☆☆
Read in 2022
A funny and punny story, with interesting art and amazing fight scenes. Would have liked it better if there was more to the story.
Olympians- Dionysus: The New God by George O'Connor
★★★★☆
Read in 2022
Accurately and artfully depicts the most prominent mythos surrounding the Greek God Dionysus.
Dark Pants #4 by Matt MacFarland
★★☆☆☆
Read in 2022
A silly comic series. The idea behind it is a bit dry, but the art and jokes are moderately enjoyable. A quick read.
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
★★★★★
Read in 2023
I liked this one even better than A Wrinkle in Time. Absolutely stunning storytelling, emotionally moving and highly imaginative. Now I know what goes on in the power house of the cell.
Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman
★★★★☆
Read in 2023
A thrilling read. A wonderful blend of Native American mysticism and Euro-American realism.
The Neon God by Ben D'Alessio
★☆☆☆☆
Read in 2023
It pained me to read this.
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
★★★☆☆
Read in 2023
An absolute classic and must read simply because it is the crux of modern sci-fi. However, imo it has aged poorly, as it is misogynistic and a sausage fest.
The Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft by Stein & Stein
★★★★☆
Read in 2023
I read this for school. Enjoyable and informative read. Able to touch on cultural sensitivities and inequalities with grace, and delivers quality information about a variety of cultures around the world.
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
★★★☆☆
Read in 2023
An interesting and enjoyable read. A bit too much navel gazing for my taste. I do like the dynamic and unique female characters.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
★★★☆☆
Read in 2024
Absolutely enthralling. Terrible. Very racist and sexist and many other -ists I can't even think of. But it is honest. Too honest. The zing of Thompson's writing is everything that makes this good. Had to dock 2 stars for all the -isms, though.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
★★★★☆
Read in 2024
A passionte work of writing that is both sci-fi/fantasy and like a slice of time in a book. Quintessential of the 1890s. A bit misogynistic, but not too much so. Quite ableist and slightly racist, hence only 4 stars. Saving grace of the whole story, truth be told, is how much everyone loves Mina (rightfully so).
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
★★★☆☆
Read in 2024
Hilarious but also very ableist and mean. I like a lot of the scifi, but find the humor lacking when it focuses solely on intelligence and various mental illnesses. Still, when the jokes land, they hit like no other.
Prison Profiteers:
Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration
Edited by Tara Herivel and Paul Wright
★★★★★
Read in 2024
Very informative, eye-opening, and heartbreaking. Highly recommend reading this if you are desiring to educate yourself about the US prison system.
Physics and Philosophy by Werner Heisenberg
★★★★★
Read in 2024
Absolutely fascinating. Through this text I have realized that science is the evolved form of theology, as both strive towards the same goal of understanding life and the world we live in. Science, in particular physics and its progression from the classics to our modern particle, astro, and quantum physics, gets closer than theology ever could to the truths of our reality.
How Can The Jews Survive? by George Novack
★★★★★
Read in 2024
Accurately predicts the future of Israel-- the Israel we see in the news today. Discusses the consequences of a Zionist state that lacks the self awareness to keep the Jewish people from becoming the very enemy they were persecuted by.