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Tsundoku

lapis@bookwyrm.social

Joined 4 years, 7 months ago

Author, Voracious Reader, Crocheter of many things, Very Autistic

Languages: EN, ES (B1)

(Pronouns: they / them) Mainly reads: Young Adult (contemporary, sci-fi or fantasy), Japanese Literature, Romance, and Fantasy / Sci-fi for adults

lapiswrites.xyz - Official ™ Blog with pictures @lapis@booktoot.club - Book & Riverdale account @lapis@elekk.xyz - General Shitposting, sometimes game related

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2025 Reading Goal

81% complete! Tsundoku has read 57 of 70 books.

commented on Making Friends: Together Forever by Kristen Gudsnuk (Making Friends, #4)

Kristen Gudsnuk: Making Friends: Together Forever (GraphicNovel, Scholastic) No rating

Content warning minor spoiler alert for the alien invasion plot/ talking about colonization / a joke from the artist / author

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Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry: The Bright Ages (Hardcover, 2021, Harper)

A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, …

Love to see historians stand against white supremacy

I'm never going to be mad about a history book written by pasty authors who call out white supremacy, islamophobia, antisemitism, etc. Plus the authors went out of their way to talk about women from the time period. All of these things are wins in my books.

The overall structure of the book is more or less chronological, but when the authors zoom in two specific moments during the Middle Ages, there still aren't a lot of details. It was enough for me in audiobook form, but I can see it being disappointing for somebody who wants to really do a deep dive into the time period. I personally liked it a lot though and had a few good chuckles while reading.

It does look like the two authors got together again for another book that talks about a specific event during the Middle Ages that I definitely want to …

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