Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift. You are an early 18th century ship’s surgeon who is repeatedly Washed Ashore on various never before seen islands, whose inhabitants find you Unaccountably Strange due to differences in Size and Temperament, but nevertheless teach you several Important Lessons about merry old England, particularly its Superior Personages. 4 out of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈. @bookstodon#bookstodon#books#novels#reading#travel#satire
Recently, I finished a book that sounded like exactly the kind of book I would love, and watched a movie about which I knew nothing other than it was made by a director whose first film I adored. And in both cases, my expectations didn’t quite line up with my experience.
Everything shapes the way we respond to art. The colours on the book cover. The font choice. The first words. The words on the back cover, which the author didn’t write. The blurbs. The paper. The price of the book. The author’s social media presence. Some of these things can be ignored. Some are part of the process. #ReadingExpectations#Novels#Books#MassMedia#Reading#MassMediaExpectations
#QuestionOfTheDay: what's your books, comics or general writing hot take? Like an actually scorching hot take that you actually believe and would cause controversy.
We asked a non-binary person to review the new JK Rowling book. They had a lot to say
If you thought JK Rowling’s previous book in her Cormoran Strike series was an unsubtle nod to anti-trans bigotry, the latest instalment really said: “Hold my beer.”
David Day's A TOLKIEN BESTIARY is a scholarly, definitive and enchantingly beautiful explanation of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations,deities, fauna and flora of J.R.R- Tolkien's fantasy worlds of Middle-earth and the Undying Lands....
AN UNFLINCHING GEN X COMING-OF-AGE novel captures the summer heat, grime, and energy of early 80s New York, as well as the complicated friendship between two interns at a prestige newspaper (back when print still ruled the media). B PLUS
My wife and I recently read Firekeeper's Daughter & Warrior Girl Unearthed by Indigenous author Angelline Boulley and loved the learning & listening process through the novels.
We were wondering : anyone have any recommendations for other Indigenous-authored novels?
My debut novel PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD will be available in the United States on October 7th. Ask your local bookshop to order you a copy or pre-order it yourself on Amazon now: t.co/VR3xdKx007
You can read more about the novel here, as well as find out the best way to get your own copy wherever you are on Planet Earth: lnk.bio/colehaddon
A Tolkien Bestiary - David Day - 1949 (pdfhost.io)
David Day's A TOLKIEN BESTIARY is a scholarly, definitive and enchantingly beautiful explanation of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations,deities, fauna and flora of J.R.R- Tolkien's fantasy worlds of Middle-earth and the Undying Lands....