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Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
There were certainly stand out stories I particularly liked the interview with George Orwell and “My evil Mother” as well as the one about the slug and “a dusty lunch”
All in all a good read but it definitely felt like Atwood’s musings with a couple of tie in stories to Nell and Tig, who were sweet but I didn’t find the believablility of them being husband and wife. (I thought for a moment tig was a cat??? It perhaps I’m just stupid)
Def felt like Atwood’s publishers were like hey got any stories at the moment and she just sent them without editing them and they chucked them all together and called it an anthology.
At the same time my best work is never going to half as good as Atwood’s simple “musings”. All in all some enjoyable writing I think you’ve just gotta see it as they’re all separate rather than trying to make any sense of them together.
All in all a good read but it definitely felt like Atwood’s musings with a couple of tie in stories to Nell and Tig, who were sweet but I didn’t find the believablility of them being husband and wife. (I thought for a moment tig was a cat??? It perhaps I’m just stupid)
Def felt like Atwood’s publishers were like hey got any stories at the moment and she just sent them without editing them and they chucked them all together and called it an anthology.
At the same time my best work is never going to half as good as Atwood’s simple “musings”. All in all some enjoyable writing I think you’ve just gotta see it as they’re all separate rather than trying to make any sense of them together.
David Shrigley The Life Model by Serena Bentley, Lisa Radford, Will Self, Chris Kraus, Jess Johnson, Laure Prouvost, Justin Clemens, Justin Paton
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Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia by Bobuq Sayed, Yves Rees, Sam Elkin, Alex Gallagher
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia and Homophobia
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better by Rob Reich
informative
medium-paced
3.0
As dry a read as the Sahara desert. Informative? Yes. Do you also need at least a masters in economics to understand it? YES
The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions by Greta Thunberg
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.5
Greta, as per usual, ate and left no crumbs
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Mahogany, rum, spice, warmth.