February 2024 Reading Wrap-Up!

if you've never read him before he has a short story collection called 100 boyfriends which is really good

another book that I read and reviewed and absolutely adored was Aftershock by Jang Ling this was translated from the Mandarin into English by Shelley Bryant and it bowled me over

one of the best poetry collections I have ever read is the air year by Caroline bird this is a remarkable work of poetry it is queer it is feminist it is thought-provoking it is beautiful it is heartbreaking

I've never read her before this is my first book of hers and I really enjoyed it's fun I wouldn't say at any point it is truly terrifying it's more aesthetically horror

butter is still a novel that really disappointed me it's not bad in any real way I just thought it was going to be fantastic and it turned out to be frustratingly mid

it is an incredible history book that also Blends political philosophy sociology economics and many other disciplines all into one incredible academic text that traces the history of capitalism and patriarchy in Western Europe over the past 5 600 years

Cemetery boys is great it's a brilliant mix of genres and I've never really read anything like it before it's not perfect it won't shake your world but I had a really good time with it

I read this at just the right time and it is fascinating it is a real emotional Spectrum there are stories in here of people being lost people losing their loved ones but there are also some really funny poems in here as well

I who have never known men is a trick it is very clever very thought-provoking very thematically dense and I had an amazing time reading it

another sci-fi book I read this month which was a lot of fun and a pretty impressive debut is the principle of Moments by Esme gkm Pearson

this is the first schy book I've ever read and I fell in love with it

I'm so glad I checked out sinking Bell bjan Lewis is an amazing literary writer and these stories really open my eyes to the lives of D Native American people

10 Bridges I've burnt by brontes panel is a wonderful thing and a very original and creative thing

to help his mental health he wrote something more fun more happy more exciting and adventure-filled and this is the result and it is wonderful

I return to this collection constantly because it really is miraculous Andrea Gibson is a poet that everybody should read and you better be lightning is amazing

they are a dream team and this is something very special this will be one of the big highlights of this year so do not miss it