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Thank you to Andrew McNeel and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
Available October 17th 2023
Reading Fariha Róisin's work is a perpetual delight. In turn reflective, bold, and revolutionary, this collection places as much value in inner pleasure as it does in outward contemplations of capitalism, genocide, and history. The personal is political and nowhere is this more exemplified than in Roisin's own struggles as a queer, Bangladeshi mixed media artist. I loved this collection and will be returning to it again and again for a place of solace, Hope, and healing.
Available October 17th 2023
Reading Fariha Róisin's work is a perpetual delight. In turn reflective, bold, and revolutionary, this collection places as much value in inner pleasure as it does in outward contemplations of capitalism, genocide, and history. The personal is political and nowhere is this more exemplified than in Roisin's own struggles as a queer, Bangladeshi mixed media artist. I loved this collection and will be returning to it again and again for a place of solace, Hope, and healing.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for this Advanced Copy!
Part love letter to Miami, part Pitbull fan fiction, part ode to Moby Dick, Jennine Capo Crucet's newest work definitely puts it all on the line with a dazzling cast of characgetd. We start with Izzy, a washed up first generation Cuban American. Threatened by a cease and desist from Pitbull, Izzy turns to another hero, Tony Montana from Scarface. In his attempt to find glory, and his own Michelle Pffiefer, Izzy navigates through the seedy underbelly of Miami. As much as Capo Crucet romps in the hilarious absurdity of Miami, she also asks deeper questions of ourselves, our histories, and our legacies. I found this book somewhat difficult to start with, especially the portions that were in the form of an orca named Lolita who is in love with Izzy, the book definitely picks up steam and is worth weathering out the storm (pun intended).
Part love letter to Miami, part Pitbull fan fiction, part ode to Moby Dick, Jennine Capo Crucet's newest work definitely puts it all on the line with a dazzling cast of characgetd. We start with Izzy, a washed up first generation Cuban American. Threatened by a cease and desist from Pitbull, Izzy turns to another hero, Tony Montana from Scarface. In his attempt to find glory, and his own Michelle Pffiefer, Izzy navigates through the seedy underbelly of Miami. As much as Capo Crucet romps in the hilarious absurdity of Miami, she also asks deeper questions of ourselves, our histories, and our legacies. I found this book somewhat difficult to start with, especially the portions that were in the form of an orca named Lolita who is in love with Izzy, the book definitely picks up steam and is worth weathering out the storm (pun intended).
Queer Voices of the World: Stories, Poems, and Essays Responding to Worldwide LGBTQ+ Criminalization
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Thanks to FSG & NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy!
I came to this book because I loved the way Amitav Ghosh is able to interweave several different histories together. I stayed for the political commentary on the opioid pandemic. Although many Americans consider the opioid crisis to be a modern crisis, Ghosh patiently walks us through the vast history of opium - from its origins in the fields of India to the British & American colonization of the drug to the Opium Wars in China to the modern crisis today. Along the way, we also see the influences of Chinese culture on both American and Indian lives today and vice versa. I greatly wished the copy came with the images Ghosh outlines, but I was able to visualize the cultural exchange in my mind. This is a very well researched and fascinating book, especially for readers who enjoy tracing objects to their origins!
I came to this book because I loved the way Amitav Ghosh is able to interweave several different histories together. I stayed for the political commentary on the opioid pandemic. Although many Americans consider the opioid crisis to be a modern crisis, Ghosh patiently walks us through the vast history of opium - from its origins in the fields of India to the British & American colonization of the drug to the Opium Wars in China to the modern crisis today. Along the way, we also see the influences of Chinese culture on both American and Indian lives today and vice versa. I greatly wished the copy came with the images Ghosh outlines, but I was able to visualize the cultural exchange in my mind. This is a very well researched and fascinating book, especially for readers who enjoy tracing objects to their origins!