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Read Harder 2020

Progress tracking for Book Riot’s 2020 Read Harder Challenge.

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[ 2020 Book Riot #readharder challenge : Read a gr [ 2020 Book Riot #readharder challenge : Read a graphic memoir ] They Called us Enemy by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott Finished February 29th, 2020 “ That remains part of the problem—that we don't know the unpleasant aspects of American history...and therefore we don't learn the lesson those chapters have to teach us. So we repeat them over and over again. “ This was not an easy read but definitely important... relevant to events today, and also to the tendency to brush the unpleasant parts of history under the rug.
[ 2020 #popsugarreadingchallenge : A Book That Pas [ 2020 #popsugarreadingchallenge : A Book That Passes the Bechdel Test ] The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Finished January 10th, 2020 " ...maybe being an artist is also really about the work. It’s not about standing up and trumpeting one’s own genius to a throng of adoring inferiors, agog with admiration. Maybe an artist is simply one who does an artist’s work, over and over. A process, not a paragon. " This prompt refers to the Bechdel Test, which is "a work that features at least two women, who talk to each other, about something other than a man". While men taking credit for the work of women is a major plot thread, Lucy and Catherine also discuss their work (astronomy and embroidery), the nature of science and art, love, sex, translation, social issues, and plenty more outside of this context.
Top Ten Tuesday post up on the blog (link in bio): Top Ten Tuesday post up on the blog (link in bio): 10 books from my TBR that feature supernatural creatures, events, etc. for this week’s Halloween freebie. Are you planning to read something spooky for Halloween? I’m not, but I’ve watched lots of classic Halloween movies this month to get that seasonal fix. 🎃
Had a rare day to myself last week and spent a goo Had a rare day to myself last week and spent a good chunk of it book shopping. 😜 Lots of great thrift finds and a few brand new. #bookstagram #bookhaul #bookstack #catsandbooks #cats #newbooks #thriftstorefinds #thriftbooks
[ 2020 Book Riot #readharder challenge : Read a de [ 2020 Book Riot #readharder challenge : Read a debut novel by a queer author ] Crier’s War by Nina Varela Finished October 17th, 2020 “ She had never really seen a pair of eyes like this. It was like standing in the doorway to a dark room, like balancing on a threshold, holding a lantern up and watching how it kissed some things gold and left other things in shadow. It was the kind of dark that hid and held a lot of things. A hot fluid dark, a summer tide pool dark, a wild breathless dark. “ Also fills the “A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character” prompt for #popsugarreadingchallenge 2020. The only thing keeping me from Iron Heart is the remainder of this year’s self-imposed challenges... might have to squeeze it into November’s TBR regardless. 😍
[ 2020 #popsugarreadingchallenge : A Book set in a [ 2020 #popsugarreadingchallenge : A Book set in a country beginning with C ] The Hidden Moon by Jeannie Lin Finished October 9th, 2020 “ A man shouldn’t be allowed to have everything purely on name and birth... He should have to fight and scheme and risk ruin for what he wants. Then he’d be a match for you. “ Jeannie Lin’s Pinkang Li Mysteries is a historical cross-class romance/murder mystery series set in Tang dynasty China. Haven’t read the prequel novella yet but I’ve really enjoyed the rest of the series! The Hidden Moon is book three. Swipe for a detail on the plate that didn’t fit into the main photo. The plate depicts Xue Baochai from Dream of the Red Chamber, which is set about a millennium later than the historical period of The Hidden Moon, but is relevant to the photo in that it shows an aristocratic lady chasing two butterflies. The Butterfly Lovers/Liang Zhu is Wei-Wei’s favourite story.
Happy Saturday! What are your weekend plans - book Happy Saturday! What are your weekend plans - bookish or otherwise? Today I’m hoping to finish The Light Fantastic, introduce the kids to The Nightmare Before Christmas, and get in a walk or two while the weather’s nice. 🍂 #currentlyreading #currentread #discworld
[ 2020 #popsugarreadingchallenge : A fiction or no [ 2020 #popsugarreadingchallenge : A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader ] The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black Finished throughout September 2020 " It’s ridiculous the way everyone acts like killing a king is going to make someone better at being one... Imagine if, in the mortal world, a lawyer passed the bar by killing another lawyer. " This prompt was a lesson in keeping your options open. All of the books I'd planned to read were nonfiction - but by September I was so burned out on world politics that none of them appealed. If you’re doing the challenge: what did you read for this prompt?
[ 2020 Book Riot #readharder challenge : Read an a [ 2020 Book Riot #readharder challenge : Read an audiobook of poetry ] Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill Finished April 3rd, 2020 “ She wears strength and darkness equally well, The girl has always been half goddess half hell “
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