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Overview Somewhere at the end of December, I remember considering the idea of doing mini review round ups throughout 2024… I did a post in January with all the books I read in 2023 but didn’t review. This is basically a way to get ahead of having to do one massive post like that for 2024. Thank-you to Annemieke @ A Dance with Books for writing Pocket Reviews and reminding […]
For this month’s life update, I have more work changes. While my acting term ended on Fri February 9, optional overtime began a week later on Mon February 19. I’m currently doing 5-10 hours/week of OT. Not sure how long it will last for but I’m striving to bring in the extra dollars while I have the opportunity. Of course, the trade off is that I’m not keen to hop […]
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Tolkien and Alterityedited by Christopher Vaccaro and Yvette KisorSource: paperback/ownPublished: Aug 2017Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature)Length: 261 pages Genre: Literary criticismTarget Age: Adult (suitable for 17+ due to academic language) Tolkien and Alterity features essays dedicated to Jane Chance, who has been publishing on Tolkien since 1980. As per the book’s introduction, “[d]ifference in Tolkien’s work is an abiding concern for Chance” (pg 5). Now, I am all over the place when it comes to […]
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Why we chose Jessica Johns’ Bad Cree While we were driving home from a winter activity during Christmas holidays, we heard a countdown on CBC Radio of the top selling Canadian books of 2023. Bad Cree came in at number 6. Johns spoke about how the novel originated as a short story. She described how the story grew around a woman who found herself bringing objects from her dreams into […]
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune/ When the Tiger Came Down the Mountainby Nghi VoSource: Paperbook/libraryPublished: Mar 2020/Dec 2020Publisher: TorDotCom (MacMillan)Length: 121/125 pages Series: The Singing Hills CycleGenre: FantasyTarget Age: Adult (suitable for 13+)Representation: Nonbinary protagonist, China-analogue fantasy world, WLW Sweet Bean Pasteby Durian SukegawaTranslator: Allison WattsSource: Paperbook/libraryPublished: Oct 2017Publisher: OneWorld Length: 218 pagesGenre: ContemporaryTarget Age: Adult (suitable for 14+) **Spoilers ahead: Contains discussion of Tokue’s past**