Jasmine Sawers through the air Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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I Will Fear No Evil
Robert A. Heinlein
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
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Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
@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
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Monster Portraits
Sofia Samatar
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
Pretty much always thinking about my most-often reread book: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn.
Paperback, 2002
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Maxine Hong Kingston
@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
@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
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The Memory Police
Yoko Ogawa
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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The Children's Hospital
Chris Adrian
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
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At the Edge of the Woods
Masatsugu Ono
@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
The Way I Went Last Friday
Patrick Sawers
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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