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Book Cover for: I Will Fear No Evil, Robert A. Heinlein

I Will Fear No Evil

Robert A. Heinlein
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When I was 12, before I knew anything about transhood, I read I Will Fear No Evil by Heinlein. In it, a rich old man has the opportunity to transfer his consciousness into a new body upon his death. The new body ends up being that of a newly deceased young woman. The book was—

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys
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@vic_toriawrites She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Next up: The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston (gonna get my Asian card taken away if I don’t read this one soon) Blackass by A. Igoni Barrett Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Paperback, 2016

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Monster Portraits

Sofia Samatar
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I reread Dept. Of Speculation last night. Thinking about some I haven’t read for ~15 years: Lonesome Dove, Remains of the Day, The Children’s Hospital by Chris Adrian. Newer favorites I’d love to revisit: The People in the Trees, Circe, Monster Portraits by Sofia Samatar.

Paperback, 2018

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Geek Love

Katherine Dunn
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Pretty much always thinking about my most-often reread book: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn.

Paperback, 2002

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Book Cover for: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, Maxine Hong Kingston

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

Maxine Hong Kingston
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@vic_toriawrites She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Next up: The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston (gonna get my Asian card taken away if I don’t read this one soon) Blackass by A. Igoni Barrett Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Paperback, 1989

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The Hole

Hiroko Oyamada
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@writesforlife Have you read Blackass by A. Igoni Barrett? Brilliant. And I’m currently reading and enjoying At the Edge of the Woods by Masatsugu Ono. Haven’t read it yet but really looking forward to The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada.

Paperback, 2020

$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Memory Police, Yoko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yoko Ogawa
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I read Ella Minnow Pea in January and I’m reading The Memory Police now, and it’s a hell of an accidental theme in 2023.

Paperback, 2020

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Book Cover for: The Children's Hospital, Chris Adrian

The Children's Hospital

Chris Adrian
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I reread Dept. Of Speculation last night. Thinking about some I haven’t read for ~15 years: Lonesome Dove, Remains of the Day, The Children’s Hospital by Chris Adrian. Newer favorites I’d love to revisit: The People in the Trees, Circe, Monster Portraits by Sofia Samatar.

Paperback, 2007

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: At the Edge of the Woods, Masatsugu Ono

At the Edge of the Woods

Masatsugu Ono
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@writesforlife Have you read Blackass by A. Igoni Barrett? Brilliant. And I’m currently reading and enjoying At the Edge of the Woods by Masatsugu Ono. Haven’t read it yet but really looking forward to The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada.

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Way I Went Last Friday, Patrick Sawers

The Way I Went Last Friday

Patrick Sawers
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My cousin's book, The Way I Went Last Friday, is true cr*me that delves into a rash of attempted kidnappings & a child murder perpetrated by a 15 y/o girl. Patrick examines not only the investigation but the nature of post-WWII mental health treatment. https://t.co/6cm0RnfsKc

Paperback, 2022

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