𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 -

No real idea what I'm in for here, but it looks like colonialist dystopia in the Caribbean with a dark magic industrialist stealing the powerful spirit of the island peoples. But something quite a bit else, too . . .

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #matthewclarke #hardears #caribbeanliterature #graphicnovel

Barnes &Noble just made me laugh with this line from their July email ad:

"Did you know that a growing TBR is a sign of high ambition? "

They see me.

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#TBRpile
#tbrpiles

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗢𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 -

An epic poetic work of seven small volumes combined as quest, immigration challenge, and literary escape, multiple themes interweaving in probably Walcott's greatest work.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #poetry #derekwalcott #epicpoetry #omeros #caribbeanliterature

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘇 -

One of the most unique quest stories in a Caribbean-themed fantasy--and maybe one of the most unique love stories, too.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #simonjimenez #thespearcutsthroughwater #fantasy

If you ever feel bad about your TBR… I got this book for my 17th birthday. I am now 34. I am only now just getting around to reading it 😅
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗣𝗲𝘁" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝘇𝗶 -

What utopia? And underneath our complacency, as ever, are monsters we refuse to see or name.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #akwaekeemezi #pet #NigerianLiterature

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻 -

Another follow-up reading after taking on Magic Mountain last year! Too long on the TBR pile!

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #quotes #reading #thomasmann #deathinvenice #shortstory

𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

A few of the titles I'll be looking at this month! (And some more surprises this month, too!)

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 - "𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘆𝗰𝗲 -

Been a few years on this one! And since I read Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake a little bit ago, maybe I'll wind my way backwards!

#tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #jamesjoyce #aportraitoftheartistasayoungman #books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #quotes #reading

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Wicked Devotion

Wicked 3 book Series #1

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Faith and her sisters lost the only home and family they had. Their father did the best he could to protect them, but their stepmother made it nearly impossible until her father brought in some trusted friends to help.

#LilaFox #Wicked #AlphaMale #TBRList #ReadThisNow #booknerd #ContemporaryRomance #bookshelf #romance #TBR #booklover #contemporary #tbrpile #Possessive #Protective

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𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

A few of the books I'm reading this month!

#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #tbr #jewishamericanheritagemonth #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #elifshafak #thereareriversinthesky #vietthanhnguyen #thesympathizer #geneluenyang #supermansmashestheklan #jennyxie #eyelevel #saulbellow #IsaacBashevisSinger #zlatehthegoat #lmmontgomery #anneofgreengables

Even though I am aware of the allegations surrounding Neil Gaiman’s behaviour, I also believe that a person is innocent until they’re proven guilty: I definitely don’t believe in trial by media. As a result, this will be my next book to make it off of my teetering #TBRpile #Goodreads #ReadingChallenge #CurrentlyReading #BookLovers #Bookworm #Bibliophile #NorseMythology #NeilGaiman

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 -

After reading his "Exit West" a little while back, I've been itching to return to this potent writer of provocation and reverie. Happy to arrive.

#mohsinhamid #thereluctantfundamentalist #tbr #tbrlist #tbrpile

Today's book mail. My first physical ARC! So exciting! This one looks right up my alley too. Dark comedy weird girl litfic with a workplace love triangle at a newspaper office #books #readers #bookmail #tbrpile #litfic #NetGalley #SimonandSchuster

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗛𝘂𝗱𝗮 𝗙 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂?" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗱𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗵𝗺𝘆 -

Recommended book on immigrant life of a Muslim girl in Dearborn, Michigan, schools, part autobiography, part representative of all who seek the rules for adjustment, this is one of a series of books by Fahmy.

#graphicnovel #ya #hudafareyou #hudafahmy #islam #muslimamerican #TBR #tbrpile #tbrlist

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺𝘀" 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼 -

The not-uncontroversial Yevtushenko, a Soviet-Russian poet, moved through the political upheavals. This 1962 book has been on my shelf, just one of about 90 books he wrote.

#poetry #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #YevgenyYevtushenko #sovietpoetry #russianpoetry

As Betty Webb passed away earlier this month, I thought that this should become the next book to finally get off of my #TBRpile #Goodreads #ReadingChallenge #CurrentlyReading #BookLovers #Bookworm #Bibliophile #BettyWebb #NoMoreSecrets #BletchleyPark #Codebreaker

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 / 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘀 -

Collection from Detroit-born poet Jim Daniels, one that I've been wanting to get to for a "few" years, now, especially after meeting and working with him briefly in the 1980s.

#poetry #localpoet #detroit #jimdaniels #PlacesEveryone #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗯 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗧𝗼𝗵𝗮 -

Poetry from Palestine during this most recent siege upon Gaza, efforts to sustain some kind of daily life in occupation. Poet Toha has fled the region but his extended family was unable to leave.

#tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #mosababutoha #forestofnoise #palestine #poetry #poetryofresistance