July 2021 Reading Wrap-Up

this book does feel kind of derivative but it's not bad in any way it's still a worthwhile read in its own right it's just certainly not the best historical fiction that i've read ever

this is a novel that tackles exactly that systemic corporate borderline invisible racism at a almost cellular level in the uk it does all of this in a hundred pages of fiction

it is harrowing it is mostly about her relationship to her parents primarily her mum as her mum gets and dies of cancer this was very triggering for me i found this book very difficult to read i cried

cursed bunny is a short story collection by korean author borah chung translated by anton hur and it is fabulous this is one of my favorite books published this year especially as translated fiction goes

as the book goes on we get to understand elena's truth her daughter's truth everything comes out and it's a real page turner it's also very short and a really quick read

fingersmith is a very beautifully written book not only does she set her characters in her world in the 19th century but she sort of echoes that style of writing

i'm afraid of men is a very short 80-page non-fiction manifesto slash memoir about vivek shreya's experience with men throughout her entire life and why men are so toxic intimidating and frightening to her and i related to it in a intense way it is an incredible book

in isabel widener's trademark style which is like nothing else literally in the world nobody writes like they do and i really need you to check this book out if you haven't already

this is one of the most clever ambitious well-realized and well-written fantasy novels i have ever read in my entire life and i'm saying that as a huge fantasy fan

possibly my favorite book that i read this month is the other black girl by zakiya dalila harris

the subtweet is again a really impactful book about the power and impact of social media on our lives and how we build our relationships with each other

it is a real genuine masterpiece of modern day literary fiction from the us about black lives about the black experience about migration about religion about family about what migration religion and capitalism does to family dynamics

they're very different styles and they definitely read like nonfiction because they borderline are really good