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urn

urn@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years ago

torn between a desire to get recommendations and read reviews from other humans and a desire to just track things offline, goddamn it. maybe this is the middle ground!

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Claire Kohda: Woman, Eating (2022, HarperCollins Publishers)

A young, mixed-race vampire must find a way to balance her deep-seated desire to live …

Review of 'Woman, Eating' on 'Storygraph'

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Unbearable dialogue, vapid inner monologue, all the angst of the gen z/millennial with none of the quality writing that might compel me to give a shit. 

Richard Johnson-Sheehan: Writing proposals (2008, PEARSON Longman, Pearson/Longman)

Written for college students or professionals seeking a reference, Writing Proposals offers a comprehensive, strategic …

Review of 'Writing proposals' on 'Storygraph'

I read this from a technical writing perspective rather than a proposal writing one. 

Chapter 3 (The rhetorical situation, audience and context analysis) and chapter 9 (High level style guide) were both somewhat helpful.

Sarah Bargiela, Sophie Standing: Camouflage (2019, Kingsley Publishers, Jessica)

Autism in women and girls is still not widely understood, and is often misrepresented or …

Review of 'Camouflage' on 'Storygraph'

very short. i wanted vastly more depth and more personal anecdotes.