Found the earlier chapters more interesting, but as a whole this was fascinating and extremely well written.
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I don't like doing reviews, so I'm just sticking to comments. Really like how bookwyrm lets you do this. I like to make lists and play a bunch of self-designed reading games - nearly everything I read is off some queued list or part of a game. It helps with not being able to pick what to read because I always have a limited number of choices. I'm focusing on reading books by women for the time being.
Current games/lists:
Classics. Sub-categories: (1) mid-18th c, (2) Corvey Women Writers, (3) gothic fiction, (4) Library of Medieval Women, (5) The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe, and (6) earlier classics.
New Fiction. Sub-categories: (1) uncommon Library of Congress categories, (2) translated books, and (3) Graywolf Press.
Moderate to Heavy Reading. Sub-categories: (1) authors I've read before, (2) books I own, (3) international TBR list #1, (4) international TBR list #2, and (5) stuff I put on hold or meant to get back to and never did.
Light Reading. Sub-categories: (1) classic SFF, (2) authors I've read before, (3) 20th c gothic, and (4) books I own.
Influences on Games 1-3.
NF related to select books in Games 1-3.
Started series.
The import I tried way back didn't work - both 'read' and 'to read' are books I've read and I'm missing most of what I tried to add. 'Finish' dates from 2022 are false. Some of the books are the wrong ones. 'Currently-reading' should be correct.
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SilenceEtchedOnAWall finished reading The history of Lady Julia Mandeville by Frances Brooke
I've read a few of these old novel scans that no one reads anymore, and this is one where I really think more people should read it.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall started reading The history of Lady Julia Mandeville by Frances Brooke
Just started this one - the author's a possible influence on Elizabeth Bonhote.
Epistolary. Book expects you to pay attention in the beginning with memorizing the family relationships and figuring out who is writing which letter and what everyone's name is, I haven't gotten grounded yet.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall wants to read Race after Technology by Ruha Benjamin
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how …
The writing style in this is a bit too chatty for me, I do not normally like NF written in that way, but I've started reading it and haven't DNF'd.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall started reading Daemon's Angel by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sent into the body of a beautiful woman by an evil sorceress, Arina, an angel, …
This, apparently, is now connected to the Dark-Hunter novels, too, think this is the last of the older novels I have to catch up on. Otherwise I'm into the 2010's in this series. Kenyon is one of my most-read authors, but I stopped enjoying the series a while back. I'm giving it another chance.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall finished reading Sword of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor (Lords of Avalon (1))
The new king of Camelot wears no shining armor: Arthur and his knights have fallen …
Kenyon's Dark-Hunter Universe has ballooned to include this one too, so it was in my 'started series' queue.
Think a reviewer nailed it when they suggested it was originally a juvenile work or written soon after the author graduated college.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall finished reading Ghostroots by 'Pemi Aguda
The Lagos of these twelve sinister and beguiling stories is multi-faceted, peopled by Pentecostal Christians …
Competent MFA-type stories. Was starting to get tired of them by the end and it's a short collection.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall finished reading Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #9)
Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her …
DNF'd this but picked it up again, was in the mood for something extremely trashy that I have little respect for. And that is definitely this.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall started reading Ghostroots by 'Pemi Aguda
The Lagos of these twelve sinister and beguiling stories is multi-faceted, peopled by Pentecostal Christians …
Started this. Nice juicy stories.
Category: New Books: (1) uncommon Library of Congress call numbers. This one's PR9387, within the section for Nigerian fiction written in English.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall finished reading The secret of Sinharat by Leigh Brackett
Enter Eric John Stark, adventurer, rebel, wildman. Raised on the sun-soaked, savage world of Mercury, …
4 novels left in this series, now.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall finished reading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier
Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. …
Enjoyed this, but not think the ending landed entirely. The POV's final actions worked off of coincidence that was a bit too neat, author could have had the same result but been a bit more creative with it.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall started reading Colonialism/Postcolonialism by Ania Loomba
Seems informative.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall stopped reading The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
I don't like this one either.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall started reading My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier
Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. …
The writing style and plot draws me along but the POV choice is pretty unpleasant.
Light Reading: Authors I've read before.
SilenceEtchedOnAWall commented on Arabian Jazz by Diana Abu-Jaber
I like this one - bunch of people preparing for a party, solid plot choice.