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Human Acts (Han Kang)
Not even halfway through yet and this book is blowing my mind. A brilliant translation by Deborah Smith makes it an easy read in the linguistic sense, but emotionally it's challenging.
Such an important topic. I'd known almost nothing about this terrifying era of Korean history. Sad to learn that the US (Carter administration) supported the Korean government's military violence against its own innocent citizens.
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\"The decisive factor dominating the morality of the crowd has not yet been clearly identified. One point of interest is the emergence in situ of a particular ethical fluctuation separate from the moral standards of the individuals who constitute the crowd. Certain crowds do not blench at the prospect of looting, murder and rape, while on the other hand, others display a level of courage and altruism which those making up that same crowd would have had difficulty in achieving as individuals. The author argues that, rather than this latter type of crowd being made up of especially noble individuals, that nobility which is a fundamental human attribute is able to manifest itself through borrowing strength from the crowd; also, similarly, that the former case is one in which humanity’s essential barbarism is exacerbated not by the especially barbaric nature of any of the individuals involved, but through that magnification which occurs naturally in crowds.\"
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“Magic permeated the atmosphere. It left a tangy taste in my mouth.”
Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom is now live everywhere.
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I need something to read, Just finished the new James M Corey and the works of John Buchan, tried the new Blackheart Man and not getting on with it (me not the book, in a different mood I would likely shoot through it).
Very widely read already, likes sharp Sci Fi, good (not 280,000 page long) fantasy and generally well written or interesting like Kate Atkinson or ANgela Carter.
ANy ideas of something I might have missed?
He had cats I am sure of it, Hobbit behaviour is explained by cats, second breakfasts, proper ordered sleep times, Pippin knocking random things off and playing with the shiny bauble, Hobbits are just anthropomorphised cats.
Thank you to everyone who followed along (and participated!) in this year's #queerBooksForPride. I hope you found something new that excites you.
I've collected the full list on my blog at https://kence.org/2024/07/01/queer-books-for-pride-2024-edition/
Happy reading and Happy Pride! 
Digital Ramblings · Queer Books for Pride – 2024 EditionFor Pride in June 2022 I posted a queer book a day on Twitter (may it rest in peace). I decided to do the same thing on Mastodon this year under the #queerBooksForPride tag. And here’s the ro…
June 30 
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On this, the ultimate day of #Pride month, the final #queerBooksForPride is ... whatever queer book you enjoyed! That's right we're crowdsourcing this one.
What book have you enjoyed that centers #queer relationships, is written by a queer author, or otherwise includes queer characters as a natural part of the world / plot? What book would you recommend to others?
Reply (bonus: include the #queerBooksForPride tag) and share! Boosts welcome!
Happy Pride!
BARNES AND NOBLE SCIFI THRILLERS
Here’s a promo for Nook readers who want to support indie authors!
Check out this list of indie horror, science fictions, and fantasy available at Barnes & Noble.
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Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
Happy Pride !
In June 2022 I posted a queer book a day for Pride month under #queerBooksForPride and I'm going to do that again this year!
Like 2 years ago: some of these center queer relationships, others have queer characters as a natural part of the world / plot. All are fantastic.
Attention Kobo Plus Readers: KOBO PLUS BOOK BINGE
Find your next favorite fantasy, scifi, or horror read from this selection of indie works available on Kobo Plus. Happy reading!
books.bookfunnel.comKobo Plus Book BingeSearching for books to binge via Kobo Plus?
Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of books to binge with your subscription. Available for a limited time.
The University of Toronto Library has posted a story on the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library becoming the Star Trek’s Eternal Archive.
#StarTrek #Archive #Discovery #Library #UniversityOfToronto #Booksodon @StarTrekChat @zora
www.utoronto.caLearn long and prosper: U of T’s Fisher Library becomes ‘eternal archive’ on Star Trek: DiscoveryThe team behind Star Trek: Discovery didn’t have to venture too far into the final frontier to find the perfect venue for a boundless library containing all the knowledge of the universe.
Finished reading #AlexanderBaron's memoir, 'A chapter of accidents'. I wouldn't particularly recommend. There are flashes of his great abilities, but is mostly a list of communists that he met in the 30s interpreted with splenetic attacks on the CPGB. The part describing life in the army is moving and worth reading.
It is a shame because some deeper reflection on life in Britain as a Jew in that period and why Stalinism seemed so attractive would have been very interesting.
His novels are brilliant and worth reading.
TIL about the author Richard Flanagan. This excerpt from his new book, 'Question 7', is compelling and a bit horrifying. While reading, I found myself making sure I could breath.The book is out in the UK and coming to the US in September.
‘I did not wish to die. I was 21 … But death was choosing me’: author Richard Flanagan on the accident that nearly killed him
The Guardian · ‘I did not wish to die. I was 21 … But death was choosing me’: author Richard Flanagan on the accident that nearly killed him
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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin audiobook review – from the civil rights frontline
Law & Order’s Jesse L Martin narrates two powerful essays examining the Black experience in the US, the first in a series marking the author’s centenary year
The Guardian · The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin audiobook review – from the civil rights frontline
The Church in a Secular Age series of books is just. So. Good! The historical narrative Andrew Root expertly describes of 20th and 21st century America and how mass consumer culture, mass media, and Protestant Christianity contributed to and adapted to each other to create the hell we live in today is just 
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@bookstodon
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Happy New Year #Fantasy Lovers!
"Once upon a time, there was a girl who spoke with birds"
Midnight Crow is now LIVE for Direct Purchase.
More info, plus the purchase link, can be found here: https://crcollins.org/
EDIT: The Vendor Links button has now been added to the site. Amazon is taking its time but every other vendor is live. I'll refresh the universal link once Amazon is up.
Just finished 'Not Without Flowers' by Amma Darko. It is definitely very readable. Some of the dialogue feels clunky, but only some. It feels like it doesn't quite have a moral vision though it is reaching for one. It reminds me of Soyinka, though with less big grammar and without Soyinka's metaphysical and political vision. ( This could just be me lumping West African writers together, because you know that old racism thing).
Darko gets extra points for not taking time to explain her Ghanian cultural references. I suspect other authors from the region get pressured into it by editors and publishers. It really grinds my gears when the narrator explains things that may be unfamiliar to an English reader like me. You are not writing ethnographic studies for tourists. You are writing, in this case, a Ghanaian novel. So I appreciated her consistency there.
It is also sad and scary. It is a cast of sad broken people. In Soyinka's hands they would have looked for redemption and failed to find it without extinguishing hope. In Darko's, I think, that they somehow find absolution or punishment. The ending feels weak. Having said that the build up towards the ending is magnificent. The various characters story arcs come together in a well worked crisis. It is the crisis itself that I'm unsure about.
Her plotting and pacing is great. The story telling pleasantly demanding. It was a Sunday well spent.
#booksodon, @bookstodon #AmmaDarko, #NotWithoutFlowers, #Darko, #Ghana
I hope you all enjoy #24books so far! We've still got plenty more books to come until Christmas, but if you've already found some you might want to read, please consider spreading the word about this advent calendar so it may reach as many people as possible. 
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After finishing the 9th book in Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache cozy Quebec murder mystery series, it was time to get back to my roots… #SCIFI!!!
First up before re-re-reading the Murderbot series from @marthawells is The Terraformers by @annaleen 
Only 4% in but off to a super interesting good start!
I just finished "Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme and Other Oddities of the English Language" and I can heartily recommend it for folks who, like me, are fascinated by language and how it changes over time. [Also why English words are such a bitch to spell (turns out you really can blame the French!).]
And I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention how amazing "Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language" is in the same vein.