TaxideaDaisy wants to read Hild by Nicola Griffith
Hild by Nicola Griffith
You are a prophet and seer with the brightest mind in an age. Your blood is that of the man …
(good words from Charles Vess and Caitlín Matthews)
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TaxideaDaisy wants to read Menewood by Nicola Griffith
In the much anticipated sequel to Hild, Nicola Griffith’s Menewood transports readers back to …
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@christa Excellent. That guy's argument/boast is one we've heard all too often, and we're so sick of it and have never been half as clever as she was in retort.
TaxideaDaisy wants to read Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality by John Boswell
John Boswell's National Book Award-winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the …
the description sounds good, and I like the bunny on the cover :-D
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TaxideaDaisy reviewed A Furry Faux Paw by Jessica Kara
Online, MauveCat (a cool, confident, glittering pixie cat) has friends and a whole supportive furry …
Poignant, real, interesting & enjoyable
5 stars
This seems like a book one could read in one sitting, on one of those long days devoted to reading. As it is, we stayed up much later than intended to finish it. I found the painful parts manageable and the fun parts only a little on the giddy side -- suitable to the teen POV, at least how we remember those years being more intense than these much later decades. We accompany Mauve/Maeve to her first furcon, a lively gathering (convention) where fans and artists gather and enjoy shared hobbies and interests. (If you've ever dressed up for a renaissance fair, you might relate.)
I'm not a teenager, nor a furry, but you don't have to be either to enjoy this story. Even if you aren't familiar with words like "fandom" or "con" or "fursona," if you've had favorite pop stars, TV shows, cover artists, you'll probably pick up …
This seems like a book one could read in one sitting, on one of those long days devoted to reading. As it is, we stayed up much later than intended to finish it. I found the painful parts manageable and the fun parts only a little on the giddy side -- suitable to the teen POV, at least how we remember those years being more intense than these much later decades. We accompany Mauve/Maeve to her first furcon, a lively gathering (convention) where fans and artists gather and enjoy shared hobbies and interests. (If you've ever dressed up for a renaissance fair, you might relate.)
I'm not a teenager, nor a furry, but you don't have to be either to enjoy this story. Even if you aren't familiar with words like "fandom" or "con" or "fursona," if you've had favorite pop stars, TV shows, cover artists, you'll probably pick up the general lay of the land quickly enough. Definitely recommended, both for pleasure reading on its own merits, and for parents, grandparents, etc.
TaxideaDaisy reviewed A Furry Faux Paw by Jessica Kara
Online, MauveCat (a cool, confident, glittering pixie cat) has friends and a whole supportive furry …
Poignant, real, interesting & enjoyable
5 stars
This seems like a book one could read in one sitting, on one of those long days devoted to reading. As it is, we stayed up much later than intended to finish it. I found the painful parts manageable and the fun parts only a little on the giddy side -- suitable to the teen POV, at least how we remember those years being more intense than these much later decades. We accompany Mauve/Maeve to her first furcon, a lively gathering (convention) where fans and artists gather and enjoy shared hobbies and interests. (If you've ever dressed up for a renaissance fair, you might relate.)
I'm not a teenager, nor a furry, but you don't have to be either to enjoy this story. Even if you aren't familiar with words like "fandom" or "con" or "fursona," if you've had favorite pop stars, TV shows, cover artists, you'll probably pick up …
This seems like a book one could read in one sitting, on one of those long days devoted to reading. As it is, we stayed up much later than intended to finish it. I found the painful parts manageable and the fun parts only a little on the giddy side -- suitable to the teen POV, at least how we remember those years being more intense than these much later decades. We accompany Mauve/Maeve to her first furcon, a lively gathering (convention) where fans and artists gather and enjoy shared hobbies and interests. (If you've ever dressed up for a renaissance fair, you might relate.)
I'm not a teenager, nor a furry, but you don't have to be either to enjoy this story. Even if you aren't familiar with words like "fandom" or "con" or "fursona," if you've had favorite pop stars, TV shows, cover artists, you'll probably pick up the general lay of the land quickly enough. Definitely recommended, both for pleasure reading on its own merits, and for parents, grandparents, etc.
TaxideaDaisy finished reading A Furry Faux Paw by Jessica Kara
Online, MauveCat (a cool, confident, glittering pixie cat) has friends and a whole supportive furry …
I think if more people read stories like this one, this poignant, sweet, relatable story, there might be less fear and misunderstanding of furry culture and fandoms generally. Stayed up
TaxideaDaisy wants to read Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
there were several entries for this title, all with the same publication date but showing two different covers (with and without the gold award sticker), different page numbers, and different numbers of reviews. Suspect they're all the same book though. :-/
TaxideaDaisy started reading A Furry Faux Paw by Jessica Kara
A Furry Faux Paw by Jessica Kara
Online, MauveCat (a cool, confident, glittering pixie cat) has friends and a whole supportive furry community that appreciates her art. …
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TaxideaDaisy commented on Dark Castle, White Horse by Tanith Lee
IN DARKNESS SHE WAKES -- a beautiful young woman, forever imprisoned in the Castle of …
Interesting feature of our copy of this book: on page 285 Lee appears to refer to [the] Nulgrave as "Tarshish" as well as Nulgrave.
(First DAW printing, March 1986. DAW Collectors Book No. 665)
Oh, this is handy, a google books view of the page in question. Could not seem to "Update" with the link intact, so close the spaces:
http s://www.google.com/books /edition/Dark_Castle_White_Horse/DFGJEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Tanith+Lee+%22Nulgrave%22+%22Tarshish%22&pg=PT269&printsec=frontcover
TaxideaDaisy commented on Dark Castle, White Horse by Tanith Lee
IN DARKNESS SHE WAKES -- a beautiful young woman, forever imprisoned in the Castle of …
Interesting feature of our copy of this book: on page 285 Lee appears to refer to [the] Nulgrave as "Tarshish" as well as Nulgrave.
(First DAW printing, March 1986. DAW Collectors Book No. 665)
Oh, this is handy, a google books view of the page in question. Could not seem to "Update" with the link intact, so close the spaces:
http s://www.google.com/books /edition/Dark_Castle_White_Horse/DFGJEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Tanith+Lee+%22Nulgrave%22+%22Tarshish%22&pg=PT269&printsec=frontcover
TaxideaDaisy finished reading Dark Castle, White Horse by Tanith Lee
IN DARKNESS SHE WAKES -- a beautiful young woman, forever imprisoned in the Castle of …
About the most unusual thing we've read in a while, especially the 2nd story. Pretty good though; would recommend.
TaxideaDaisy commented on Gempedia by Rui Galopim de Carvalho
a glossary with more than 7300 entries related to gemstones and gemology aimed at students, …
brand new & looks like a winner! author website: ruigalopim.com/ publisher website in book listing also available from Gem-A hmm I think the editor name is meant to be in Portuguese & I picked up an autotranslation
TaxideaDaisy commented on Women's Work by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun …
(added to TBR after Kate at The Vagabond Tabby mentioned it as a favorite.)
TaxideaDaisy wants to read Women's Work by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Women's Work by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up …