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๐Ÿฏ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: โ€œ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒโ€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป -

Morrison's tangled examination of violence, misogyny, race purity, and myth-building is at once hyperlocal and expansively human, revealing at our hearts a terrifying mass of uncertainties.

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Do you ever change your book ratings? I just did it recently. Because I felt like this was a 3.5-star book, it made me re-evaluate how I rated Ghost Station which I did not like as much as this book. Sometimes I'm trying to be nice about a book I didn't particularly like and I need to be more honest with myself. Most of my ratings are based on vibes anyway. Haha.

๐Ÿ“•4/75: The Ex Hex - Erin Sterling โญโญโญ๐Ÿ’ซ
52 Book Club Challenge: Prompt 12 - Has a moon on the cover

I really enjoyed this book! The characters were cute and fun, making for an entertaining read, even if they werenโ€™t particularly memorable. The small-town setting was charming, and I loved the witchy college and how magic blended into everyday lifeโ€”I'd definitely read more about this world. The plot was lighthearted and fun, with a great โ€ฆ

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: "๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด" ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ -

While not as fully realized as some of his other works, this novella still packs some creative and absurd punches at the early Soviet Union (and the rest of us) by offering a dog the physical attributes of humans and then poses the political question of who we are.

https://buff.ly/3WiowPS

So, question: from readers for readers, rather not genre specific, esp. not scifi, fantasy or crime heavy - where do I find them?

I'm interested in existential stories, fiction that explores the meaning of life, complex characters with arcs and development, not stereotypical, scheme F narratives. I also love fine language, highly symbolic motifs, well paced writing, meaningful dialogue. Also, I listen to what I read in my head and if it sounds sloppy, I can't enjoy it.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: "๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€" ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ญ๐˜‚๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฎ -

Chinese indie comics talent Ma has not produced the slickest and most commercially-designed story for graphic novels. He's an uncertain artist (who isn't?) wading into public space to tell his own story, one which will feel familiar to all of us.

https://buff.ly/42fgLhj

๐Ÿฏ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: โ€œ๐—™๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ตโ€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ -

Elder's American-family-adjusting-to-Japan story has lots of close anecdotal experiences that offer some basic concepts from traditional Japanese culture; brief and unpursued, they remain enjoyable but basic.

THE REVOLUTION WILL BE SUPERNATURAL in this gorgeous fantasy thriller about a powerful ancient being who joins a group determined to right a terrible wrong. Lovely, distinctively trans and queer, tragic and hopeful. A MINUS

https://www.amazon.com/They-Who-Bring-Light-Flower-ebook/dp/B0DJD3FXPS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20RN0YL8SMDJA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nPqMSRFe2qhSf0SRa6iBQxzAmontZUTMQz6GNUMpEPKCMDAPjU6LlLmMyk93F7KJwSZg7TwF2GtfSKklkucyuW_3ovibhF5tTUQ9ZRyFS4dextWC137H6EwtZsXIIHy9efChZy6uFtOUXpCzwGMCxaBYwnC-f1hiLKXgErD5s-t3eIAnsAqugFPFrIxGQEtAk9D5qSbhARw_SUHr-Qorkt3Bi78A6j5tKGtMgoZOj9A.HDIMfsozzh9hlktzF1n6YVFjjRjTKNAZ9xvEHFYmxno&dib_tag=se&keywords=they+who+bring+the+light&qid=1736742063&sprefix=they+who+bring+%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1

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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: "๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜" ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—”๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต -

While Booth offers more hour-to-hour details and less reflection than I would like, his travelogue of walking rural Japan through its literary and military history is remarkable, memorable, and genuinely enlightening.

https://buff.ly/4fS5PcW