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Finished reading Elder Race

Finished reading Sour Cherry

Wants to read La Révolution française - Vérités et légendes

Wants to read Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection

Wants to read What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher

Wants to read Why We're Polarized

Rated Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia 6/10

<div>It is a fascinating book, but too speculative for my taste. Yes, all the logical “leaps of faith” are sound and plausible, but they remain leaps of faith.&nbsp;</div>

Wants to read Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else

Rated Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI 8/10

Wants to read Rogue Moon

Finished reading Kill It with Fire: Manage Aging Computer Systems

Rated Dieci splendidi oggetti morti 6/10

È un piccolo viaggio fra dieci oggetti che abbiamo perso di vista. Alcuni capitoli sono riusciti e fonte di interessante riflessione, altri meno e appaiono un po’ forzati. Tutto sommato, leggere questo libro è stato tempo ben speso.

Finished reading Deep Freewriting: How to Masterfully Navigate the Creative Flow

Rated Supernova 6/10

Wants to read Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture

Wants to read Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print

Rated Stories for Boys: A Memoir 10/10

I read this touching memoir in one sitting. Beginning with the suicide attempt of his father, Gregory Martin discovers why the man who raised him has reached this point. Not only was his father sexually abused as a child, but he has also been a closeted gay man throughout the entirety of his 39 year marriage. He has admitted to Martin’s mother that he has sought out “hundreds” of unknown partners at parks and rest stops while traveling and while the rest of the family slept at home. Because they lived in Spokane, Washington, the settings were very familiar to me, having myself lived there for several years.<br><br>Though the book focuses on Martin’s perspective and not his father’s, this isn’t a simple story of “troubled man comes out” — this is about a father and a son having to navigate an almost entirely new relationship. It’s an interesting exploration of memory, identity, and empathy, and I’m glad I read it.<br><br><i>(Full Disclosure: Hawthorne Books provided me with the e-book for review. This review originally appeared in <a href="http://persephonemagazine.com/2013/08/22/5-book-recommendations-for-your-reading-pleasure/">Persephone Magazine</a>.)</i>

Rated Survivors - Series Nine 8/10

Rated The Best American Essays 1988 6/10

<div>I picked up this 34 year old collection of essays, along with the 1990 edition, during one of the times I went to our local school district's free book giveaway day (when they pull some older books from circulation). It sat around for a long time before this challenge, but I enjoyed reading it for the most part. Most everything holds up, and the lived history from some people who are (presumably) no longer alive was interesting to read. Fav essays include work from Anne Carson, Mary Lee Settle, and Paul Horgan.</div>

Wants to read The Rust Maidens

Rated The Catcher in the Rye 4/10

Rated La guerra 8/10

Rated La grande invenzione: Storia del mondo in nove scritture misteriose 6/10

Rated Pioggia 8/10

Wants to read The Role Ethics of Epictetus: Stoicism in Ordinary Life