t a o rated The Dictionary of Lost Words: 3 stars
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an …
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as a kid, i thought libraries were so magical that i put little library card pockets on the back of all my books should my friends want to borrow them
rating system: ★☆☆☆☆ it is through sheer spite and latent sadism that i finished this book ★★☆☆☆ this had its merits, but it was a slog to get to the good bits ★★★☆☆ perfectly worth the time it took me to queue this at the library ★★★★☆ this book is amazing and everyone i've ever loved needs to pick it up right now ★★★★★ my atoms have been rearranged after this experience
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t a o rated Unthinkable: 3 stars
Unthinkable by Helen Thomson
"Our brains are more extraordinary--and far stranger--than we think. We take it for granted that we can remember, feel emotion, …
t a o rated Translating Myself and Others: 4 stars
t a o rated The Wonder Engine: 3 stars
The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War, #2)
Pull three people out of prison--a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin. Give them weapons, carnivorous tattoos, …
t a o rated Clockwork Boys: 3 stars
Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War, #1)
A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, …
t a o rated Interior Chinatown: 4 stars
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as a protagonist even in his own life: he’s merely Generic Asian Man. Every day, …
t a o rated Portrait of a Thief: 3 stars
t a o rated The Message: 4 stars
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s classic Politics and the …
t a o rated Are Prisons Obsolete?: 4 stars
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis
With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement …
t a o rated Parable of the Talents: 4 stars
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #2)
In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful …
t a o rated Parable of the Sower: 3 stars
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1)
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. …
t a o rated Mornings in Jenin: 4 stars
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
Forcibly removed from the ancient village of Ein Hod by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948, the Abulhejas …
t a o rated The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms: 3 stars
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin (Inheritance Trilogy, #1)
Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned …