Wyrm Theyfriend rated Machines of Consent: 4 stars
Machines of Consent by Sophia Turner
Dr. Jess Stockton is a scientist with high goals and even higher ambitions. Through her efforts, she has created a …
I want to read this but in English
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Wyrm Theyfriend wants to read Das Phantom by Susan Kay
"In this novel, Susan Kay re imagines Gaston Leroux's famous novel "The Phantom of the …
Wyrm Theyfriend rated Sea Legs: 4 stars
Wyrm Theyfriend rated American housewife: 4 stars
American housewife by Helen Ellis
Meet the women of American Housewife: they wear lipstick, pearls, and sunscreen, even when it's cloudy. They casserole. They pinwheel. …
Wyrm Theyfriend rated Strange Bedfellows: 5 stars
Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries
In this stunning graphic novel by two-time Ignatz award–winning graphic novelist Ariel Slamet Ries, Oberon must choose between fantasy and …
Wyrm Theyfriend wants to read When Trees Testify by Beronda L. Montgomery
This stunning cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery offers up …
I'm SO excited about this one. The format feels reminiscent of Moiya McTier's "The Milky Way: An Autobiography of our Galaxy", which I also love.
Wyrm Theyfriend rated Poppies of Iraq: 4 stars
Wyrm Theyfriend commented on I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider
In this lighthearted collection of one- and two-page comics, writer-artist Grant Snider explores bookishness in …
I really can't decide how I feel about this one... many of the individual comics are very cute but the order is a bit chaotic, the book doesn't flow, and at times they seem pretentious when collated and read together. I don't think I want to dnf but I might need to read it in smaller chunks than I have been?
Wyrm Theyfriend rated Klaus: How Santa Claus Began: 4 stars
Klaus: How Santa Claus Began by Grant Morrison, Dan Mora
Comics legend Grant Morrison introduces us to an old friend, Santa Claus, as we've never seen him before.
He’s a …
Wyrm Theyfriend commented on Freedom Was in Sight by Kate Masur
The Reconstruction era was born from the tumult and violence of the Civil War and …
The actual comic part of this was incredible, but the amount of un-illustrated historical material at the end really feels like two different books have been put into a single publication. I think I would've liked both very much if published separately, but picking up a comic and getting a 19th century primary source document makes it feel like a bit of a slog at the end.
Wyrm Theyfriend rated Freedom Was in Sight: 4 stars
Freedom Was in Sight by Kate Masur, Elizabeth Clarke
The Reconstruction era was born from the tumult and violence of the Civil War and delivered the most powerful changes …
Wyrm Theyfriend commented on Why?: What Makes Us Curious by Mario Livio
Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics—curiosity—as he …
A huge part of why this is taking me so long is that I hate the narration. Name pronounciation in particular has been excruciating. The actual content of the book has been excellent, though, and I still intend to finish this year.
Wyrm Theyfriend rated Mamá Yo Te Recuerdo: 5 stars
Mamá Yo Te Recuerdo by Emiliano Valenzuela, Consuela Terra
Una emotiva novela gráfica sobre una madre que tiene Alzheimer. Un relato real sobre la memoria, el amor y la …
Wyrm Theyfriend rated This Ends in Embers: 5 stars
This Ends in Embers by Kamilah Cole (Divine Traitors, #2)
Faron Vincent was once the saint of San Irie. Now, she’s done the unthinkable: betrayed her country. Alone, disgraced, and …
Wyrm Theyfriend rated So Let Them Burn: 4 stars
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole (Divine Traitors, #1)
Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her …